# Sunday in the Duratón Gorges: Canoeing the Canyon, Roast Lamb in Sepúlveda and San Frutos

You paddle through the canyon between hundred-metre walls, eat lamb in Sepúlveda and climb to the San Frutos hermitage in the afternoon light.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/castile-and-leon/duraton-gorges/itineraries/duraton-gorges-canoe-roast-lamb-and-san-frutos · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 08:15 · Salida: 1 h 45 by car (Towards Sebúlcor or San Miguel de Bernuy, as the company tells you)
- 10:00 · Canoe Trip through the Duratón Canyon (Guided route · 3 h 30 · €33 adults, €20 children · advance booking) · Situral, From €33 per adult; €20 children up to age 14
  - 15 min by car, 14 km
- 14:15 · Asador El Panadero (Wood-fired roast lamb in Sepúlveda · order it when you book) · Asador El Panadero, €€€
  - 15 min by car, 14 km
- 16:45 · Path to the Hermitage of San Frutos (From the San Frutos car park, via Villaseca · 1 h return)
- 18:00 · Vuelta (You reach Madrid around 20:00)

The Duratón Gorges can be understood in two ways: from the water, paddling between hundred-metre limestone walls with the vultures overhead, and from above, at the meander of the San Frutos hermitage. This plan does both in one Sunday. The canoe is booked in advance and so is the roast: both are prepared for the number of people.

## The Day, Hour by Hour

8:15 · Departure. From Madrid, around an hour and a half to the park area; from Segovia, a little over an hour. Situral has two meeting points: its premises at San Miguel de Bernuy, with changing rooms and showers, or the Sebúlcor warehouse, next to the football ground. They tell you which when you book.

10:00 · Canoe route. The guided one covers some 8 or 9 km of calm water in about three and a half hours, in a group and with an instructor. It costs €33 per adult and €20 per child up to age 14. At Sebúlcor you can only pay in cash.

14:15 · Lunch in Sepúlveda. Asador El Panadero roasts milk-fed lamb and suckling pig in an oak and holm-oak wood-fired oven. You have to order it when you book; as it does not publish opening hours, confirm them when you call.

16:45 · San Frutos hermitage. From Sepúlveda, via Villaseca, to the San Frutos car park; the last kilometres are on a track. The path is 925 metres each way, an hour there and back, and needs no permit at any time of year. On the way back, look at the meander from the viewpoint.

18:00 · Return. You reach Madrid around 20:00.

## Where and What to Eat

Sepúlveda is roast lamb country. El Panadero, on Calle Conde de Sepúlveda, a few steps from the Casa del Parque, roasts milk-fed lamb and PGI suckling pig. If you cannot get a table, ask at the tourist office about the village's other roast houses.

## With Children

The canoe has a children's rate up to age 14 and the San Frutos path is short and without difficulty. At the viewpoint and the hermitage, hold hands: there are hundred-metre drops. If the children are small, swap the canoe for the Casa del Parque and the Senda de los Dos Ríos.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
The only way. From Madrid, along the A-1 towards Sepúlveda; from Segovia, via Cantalejo.

## Consejos

### Bring a change of clothes
For after the canoe. At San Miguel de Bernuy there are showers.

### Do not count on your phone
There is no signal in the canyon.

### Water for San Frutos
There are no facilities at the car park.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much does the canoe cost?
The guided one, €33 per adult and €20 per child up to age 14; on your own, €25 and €15.

### Do you need a permit for San Frutos?
No, the path needs no permit at any time of year.

### How long does it take from Madrid?
Around an hour and a half by car to Sepúlveda.

### Can you do it with children?
Yes, with a children's rate on the canoe and a short path to the hermitage.