# Sunday in the Montejo Beech Forest and the Buitrago walls

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.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/community-of-madrid/sierra-norte/itineraries/montejo-beech-forest-and-buitrago · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 07:50 · Salida: 1 h 30 by car (via the A-1 to exit 74 and Montejo de la Sierra)
- 10:00 · Guided path through the Hayedo de Montejo (pick up the pass at 9:30 in Montejo · free guided trail)
  - 45 min by car, 30 km
- 12:45 · Buitrago del Lozoya Wall and the Clock Tower (go in before 13:30)
  - 1 min on foot
- 14:00 · Asador Las Murallas Restaurant (grill restaurant · €€ · inside the site) · Asador Las Murallas Restaurant, €€
  - 4 min on foot
- 16:00 · Arrabal Bridge and a walk beside the Lozoya (stroll after lunch beside the Lozoya)
- 17:00 · Vuelta (You reach Madrid around 18:15)

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.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
It is the only practical way: the Beech Forest has no useful bus during the day. Buitrago is served by line 191 from Plaza de Castilla.

## Consejos

### Enter the draw
Online booking opens on the 1st and the 16th.

### Do not go on a Monday
The Beech Forest closes every Monday.

### Bring a coat
Montejo and the beech forest are higher and cooler than Madrid.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### 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.