Route 3: Portillo de las Batuecas - Risco de los Altares - Riomalo de Abajo

Tipe: Linear

Distance: 15,6 km.

Time: About 7 hours

Desnivel máximo: 894 metros (de bajada)

Difficulty: High (for the the narrow of the path in some zones; the weather can complicate the route, even the rain or the snow can do it)

Recommended season: All year round, if the weather is not adverse

Route summary: The path surrounds some of the highest peaks of the Natural Park of the Sierra de France Batuecas . It begins in the Portillo de las Batuecas, it reaches the Portilla Bejarana , then it changes the slope and goes down almost Herguijuela de la Sierra. The final zone surrounds the Sierra del Castillo and follows the course of the Cabril, goes to the Fuente El Águila and ends in Riomalo de Abajo.

The route overlooks the incredible scenery of Las Batuecas , La Sierra de Francia, La Sierra de Béjar and del Castillo, adding the chance to know " La Torrita", a millennial has, the remains of the Monasterio of Belén and the urban whole of Herguijuela de la Sierra.

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