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Motorcycle routes in Madrid 🇪🇸

5 routes available

The Community of Madrid packs the Guadarrama mountain passes, the northern and western sierras, and charming mountain villages into a compact area. Biking roads just a stone's throw from the capital.

Mountain passes of the Central System, secondary roads through the Sierra Norte, generally good tarmac. Moderate traffic at weekends. Best in spring and autumn.

Riding character of the region
Published routes
5From 130 to 160 km per route
Total kilometres
700 km
Average difficulty
3/5 · Moderate
Best season
March, April, May, June, September, October, November
Highest elevation gain
2,400 mPeak altitude 1,860 m
Routes with GPX
5 of 5

What riding Madrid is like

By road character: linked curves (5 routes), charming villages (3 routes), mountain pass (3 routes), low traffic (2 routes), technical road (1 route).

The longest is Sierra Norte: Buitrago and Patones at 160 km; the shortest, Puerto de Canencia and Lozoya at 130 km. The highest point is reached on Puerto de Navacerrada and Cotos, at 1,860 m. The most demanding one rates 3 out of 5 for difficulty.

The season most of them share runs from March, April, May, June, September, October, November.

These routes pass through villages such as Patones de Arriba, Lozoya, Miraflores de la Sierra, Rascafría, and Robledo de Chavela. And stop at viewpoints such as Hayedo de Montejo, Puerto de Canencia, Puerto de Navacerrada, Puerto de Cotos, and Embalse de San Juan. They cross passes such as Puerto de Morcuera (1.796 m) and Puerto de Canencia (1.524 m).

Routes in Madrid

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5 published routes in Madrid, 700 km in total. Each row shows the route's actual figures: distance, riding time, route type, surface, difficulty, cumulative ascent, best season and downloadable GPX track.

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Motorcycle routes in Madrid: distance, riding time, route type, surface, difficulty, cumulative ascent, best season and GPX track for each route.
RouteDistanceRiding timeTypeSurfaceDifficultyElevation gainBest seasonGPX
Morcuera-Canencia: The Madrid Bikers' Big Loop140 km3h 30minLoopTarmac3/5 · Moderate2,400 mMarch, April, May, June, September, October, NovemberDownload
Puerto de Canencia and Lozoya130 km3h 15minLoopTarmac3/5 · Moderate1,400 mMarch, April, May, June, September, October, NovemberDownload
Sierra Oeste: San Lorenzo and Robledo140 km3h 15minLoopTarmac2/5 · Easy1,300 mMarch, April, May, June, September, October, NovemberDownload
Sierra Norte: Buitrago and Patones160 km4hLoopTarmac3/5 · Moderate1,700 mMarch, April, May, June, September, October, NovemberDownload
Puerto de Navacerrada and Cotos130 km3h 15minLoopTarmac3/5 · Moderate1,800 mMay to OctoberDownload