From Navacepeda de Tormes by the Garganta de Gredos

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From Navacepeda de Tormes by the Garganta de Gredos

Page Type: Route

Location: Avila, Spain, Europe

Route Type: Hiking

Season: Summer

Time Required: A long day

Difficulty: PD II (U.I.A.A)

Grade: II

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Overview

As there is a road that goes to the 1750 meters of "La Plataforma" very few people wants to go to Almanzor's summit from the small village of Navacepeda de Tormes (1250m)
I recomended to do this route, because in the route that begins in La Plataforma there are lots of people in summer, and in this route are very few people.

The Garganta de Gredos is very nice

Getting There

The 3 airports more near to Navacepeda are Salamanca (west), Madrid
(South) and Valladolid (North)

From Valladolid:
From Salamanca:
From Madrid:

I'M TRYING TO FIND INFORMATION. I WILL FINISH THIS SECTION SOON

Route Description

The route begins in "Puente de las Paredes" (Walls bridge)
after passing the bridge the path of the right is the correct

Puente de las Paredes

Going up by the path to "La cuerda de la Joya"

The path arrives to a saddle in "La cuerda de la Joya" From this saddle you can see the first view of "La Garganta de Gredos" and the "Circo de Gredos"

Part of Gredos from the saddle in "La Cuerda de la Joya"

From the saddle we have to go down to "La Garganta de Gredos" without path. First we have to jump a fence (We don't find a step)

Going down to "La Garganta de Gredos"

The begining of "La Garganta de Gredos"

We have to go up by the "Garganta de Gredos" to "Puente de Roncesvalles" (Roncesvalles bridge)

Going up to "Puente de Roncesvalles"

"Puente de Roncesvalles"

After the "Puente de Roncesvalles" begins the part more impresionant of the excursion. The correct opcion from the "Puente de Roncesvalles" is to continue wining altitude by the "Garganta de Gredos"

"Garganta de Gredos" after the "Puente de Roncesvalles" That mountain is Mogota del Cervunal

In a moment the "Garganta de Gredos" is very steep and you have to change of side of the river (from the right to the left)

In this photo you can see the steep part of "La Garganta de Gredos"

The final part of the "Garganta de Gredos" is very impresionant. When you see the first time the "Circo de Gredos" from "La Garganta de Gredos" it looks that is very near, but is more far that it looks

"Garganta de Gredos"

Rocky step to "Circo de Gredos"

"Circo de Gredos" More far that it looks

High part of "Garganta de Gredos" near the "Circo de Gredos"

"Circo de Gredos" a little more near

Last hill to the "Circo de Gredos"

In the "Circo de Gredos" is Elola hut and "Laguna Grande" (Big Lake)
From "Circo de Gredos" you can see the first view of Almanzor

Elola hut

Almanzor from Laguna Grande, in the "Circo de Gredos"

Near the Elola hut there is a signal that indicates the direccion to Almanzor.
When you to the base of Almanzor you can see this view of "Los Tres Hermanitos) (The three brothers)

From Almanzor's base we have to go up by the "Portilla Bermeja" to a desviation with "Portilla del Crampón"

Going to the base of Almanzor

Going up Portilla Bermeja

Going up Portilla del Crampón

Near the Portilla del Crampón. In that desviation we have to get the left one

Cuerno del Almanzor

From the top of Portilla del Crampón we have to get a chimney (II) to the summit. We mistake the chimney and we get a more difficult one (possibly III)