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One of the Beautiful Hiking Trail outside Madrid. San Rafael is famous for all time green mountains ( covered by pine tress) with many hiking trails and small Rivers. The most interesting part is refugio de cueva valiente. A very well restored refuge with incredible views with Altitude 1.915m from the sea level and There are many remains of the civil war.
Note: We will be going and coming back to madrid on the same day. we will try to enjoy the maximum of this lovely hiking trail. This time come with enough food because we will have enough time to do picnic in the middle of nature. we will go with normal pace, taking breaks for photos and snacks. At the end of hike we will go to a Local bar for Drinks.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Information and Technical Sheet of the Hike:
Important: To maintain the quality of our hikes and events, This Hiking Route is not Recommended for initial or basic hikers.
Total Hike: 15km
Hike Type: Loop ( Circular )
Maximum altitude: 1.915m
Minimum altitude 1.338m.
Elevation change: 594m.
Dificulty: Hard Level (Alto)
Leaving Madrid: 10:08am
Coming back to Madrid: we will take the train at 19:15pm and we will reach to Madrid 20:30pm Aprox.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ How to get there.
We will meet at underground cercanías train station at Nuevos Ministerios. Platform Number 1 at 9:45am. the trian is leaving at 10:08 am. Please buy your ticket online from Renfe website. Link: https://www.renfe.com/es/en/experiences . our Departure station will be Nuevos miniterios, and distination station will be San Rafael.
How to buy the Ticket online? please watch this video: https://youtu.be/nwRXlgMEwwQ.
Both ways (Roud Trip) ticket cost is 14.80€.

People with Abono joven or Zone C2 Card Holders : You need to buy Ticket from Cerdedilla to San Rafael. Roud trip cost will be 4€.

Our Train (Renfe) line is C8 and this train will pass by, Chamartin, Ramon y Cajal, Pitis, Villaalba and cercedilla Station. so you can join us from your nearest cercanias Station. if you will joining us from different stations please check and confirm the train arrival timing by own. if someone miss the train, it will be not our responsibility and we will not wait.

BY CAR: You can come by Car. meet us at San Rafael Cercanias Station at 11:30am. Google maps: bit.ly/40Drg9R This station has own large Parking Area. if you want to share your car and fuel charges, please mention your whatsapp number, pickup point and departure time in the chat of this event.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ What to Bring?
We will start the hike after breakfast or just a coffe at the town of San Rafael. It is necessary to bring hiking shoes, Comfy clothes with warm jersey in the backpack in case the weather get Chilly ( Normally Segovia is colder than Madrid). Come with Summer Cap, Sun Glasses, Sun protection Cream. Your lunch, Snacks and 1.5L water (minimum). Do not forget the Happy Mood. At the end of hike we will go for Drinks at san Rafael.
in case of rain please come with rain Jacket.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Cost / Charges:
The Charges are only 10€. Cash in hand on hike day.

The Price includes Hike guide. if you want insurance, It is possible to arrange a personalized accident insurance for only 5€ providing name, surname and ID/Passport Number.

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Contact/Whatsapp for the event day: 697 761 642 (Rafa).
Whatsapp Direct Link: https://wa.me/+34697761642

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Event Rules: This Group is all about, outdoor events inside Madrid. we organize hikes, horse riding and picnic Events. we are not any company, or tour Agency. we doing it as a volunteer/Hobby, to connect people, Spending weekends in the nature and discover healthy activities. Everyone is Practicing our events by own Responsibility.

Rules to Follow.
1. if you signup for any event, and at any moment you feel that you are not able to make it, Then please Mark your Spot as not joining. so other person can take your Spot. if you ignore this rule, you may not able to join any Future event.
2. we publish our event photos at our social media Accounts. such as instagram, facebook, youtube and Tiktok. we respect everyone privacy. if you don’t want to be in the Photos, please let us know at the start of event.
3. All our hiking events are lead by experience hiking guide, who sets the pace of the group, stops, etc. The Guide have the Right to block the person from the Group in case of misbehave, bad vibes or messing with other members of the Group.
4. All our events are accessible by Madrid Public Transport. We do not offer any type of Travel or Accident insurance.