Asador Las Murallas Restaurant
What to order: Torreznos or ham with beans to start, a roast Sierra de Guadarrama meat and, for dessert, French toast with ice cream
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Day itinerary · 41.00° N · 3.64° W
Sunday in the Montejo Beech Forest: beech trees with a pass and a wall by the river.
The guided trail through the Montejo Beech Forest first thing, with the pass collected in Montejo de la Sierra, the high wall of Buitrago and a roast inside the walled town.
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Part of Madrid's Sierra Norte: Patones, Buitrago and the Montejo Beech ForestThe Central System
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Total time10 h
By car1 h 30 each way
Beech ForestFree · pass required
Wall€5 · free up to age 10
DifficultyEasy
Cost€35–55 pp
Best timeOctober – November · May – June
With a dogNo: the beech forest does not admit them
The plan
The day at a glance
Any part can be swapped for another without spoiling the day.
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Leave Madrid 1 h 30 by car
via the A-1 to exit 74 and Montejo de la Sierra
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Guided path through the Hayedo de Montejo
pick up the pass at 9:30 in Montejo · free guided trail
- 45 min by car30 km
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Buitrago del Lozoya Wall and the Clock Tower
go in before 13:30
- 1 min on foot
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Asador Las Murallas Restaurant
grill restaurant · €€ · inside the site
Plaza de la Constitución, 3, 28730 Buitrago del Lozoya · +34 918 68 04 84
Restaurant €€Book - 4 min on foot
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Arrabal Bridge and a walk beside the Lozoya
stroll after lunch beside the Lozoya
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Back home
You reach Madrid around 18:15
Approximate cost
About €20–35 per person
Adds up the activities and meals in the plan at their published prices; travel and accommodation not included.
The route
Guided path through the Hayedo de Montejo
The Montejo Beech Forest can only be visited with a guide and a pass, and the pass is always collected in Montejo de la Sierra, 8 km before. That is why the day starts early and at the information centre. Afterwards you go down to Buitrago del Lozoya for the wall, which closes at 13:45 on Sundays, and for lunch inside the walled town.
Before you set off: the pass
There are two ways. One is online booking by draw on the Sierra del Rincón website, on the 1st to 5th and 16th to 20th of each month; the pass for the 10:00 trail is collected at 9:30. The other is turning up on the day at the information centre on Calle Real, 64, in Montejo de la Sierra, which hands out the remaining passes from 9:30. Children count, except babies in a carrier. Without a pass you cannot enter, and in autumn they sell out.
The day, hour by hour
7:50 · Set off. From Madrid, take the A-1 to exit 74 and then towards Montejo de la Sierra; allow a good hour and a half.
9:30 · Sierra del Rincón information centre. Collect your pass as soon as it opens.
10:00 · Guided trail through the Beech Forest. Eight kilometres further on. The visit is free and led by a guide. Dogs are not allowed.
12:45 · Buitrago wall. About 40 minutes by car. Park for free on Calle Tahona and climb the high wall and the Clock Tower: €5, free up to age 10. On Sundays it closes at 13:45 and there is no entry in the last quarter of an hour.
14:00 · Asador Las Murallas. On Plaza de la Constitución, inside the walls: traditional cooking and roasts. Book on their website.
16:00 · Puente del Arrabal. A post-lunch stroll along the Lozoya bank and the lower wall, free.
17:00 · Head home. About 75 km on the A-1 to Madrid.
If you cannot get a pass
Stay in Buitrago: the Picasso Museum on Sundays from 10:00 to 14:00, the wall and lunch. In summer, the Riosequillo swimming pool.
Change the route
Where to eat
Where to eat?
Lunch is half the plan: book before you set off.
El Rey de Patones
What to order: suckling kid or migas, and whatever is in season at the weekend
Las Eras Restaurant
What to order: chargrilled meat with sautéed vegetables, or migas with chorizo
El Bodegón de Patones
What to order: a spoon dish and whatever the garden gives that week
Map
The stops, in order
With where to park at each one.
What to do
Eat
88 €Stay
Services
Getting there
By car or without one?
When to go
When to go to Madrid's Sierra Norte: Patones, Buitrago and the Montejo Beech Forest
October and November are the beech forest's months and the most in demand. In spring there are fewer people. Never on a Monday: it is closed.
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Tips
Worth knowing first
- 1Enter the draw
Online booking opens on the 1st and the 16th.
- 2Do not go on a Monday
The Beech Forest closes every Monday.
- 3Bring a coat
Montejo and the beech forest are higher and cooler than Madrid.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to visit the Montejo Beech Forest?
Nothing; it is free, but with a pass.
Can you go with a dog?
Not to the Beech Forest; yes in Buitrago, on a lead.
Is there time for everything in one day?
Yes, if you take the first trail of the day: the wall closes at 13:45 on Sundays.
What if it rains?
The Beech Forest can be visited in the rain; wear non-slip footwear.
More plans like this
Other days of walking and good food
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Prices, opening hours and times are approximate: check them before you go. Each place has its own page on Geocalia.