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Hotels in El Espinar, 60 km from Madrid on the Sierra de Guadarrama at 1,200 m — ski, hike the GR-10, and explore Segovia province.
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About El Espinar
El Espinar
El Espinar sits at roughly 1,200 metres above sea level in the Sierra de Guadarrama, Segovia province, Castile and León — about 60 km north-west of Madrid via the A-6 motorway. The municipality anchors the southern slope of the range, giving it direct access to the Puerto de Navacerrada pass and the trails of the Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, designated in 2013. Stone-built architecture, pine forests, and granite outcrops define the town's character far more than any resort infrastructure.
Most visitors arrive from Madrid on long weekends to ski at the Navacerrada resort in winter or to hike and mountain-bike the GR-10 long-distance trail in summer. The town itself offers a quiet alternative to the more developed Cercedilla, with a 16th-century parish church — the Iglesia de San Eutropio — at its centre and a local market operating on Sundays. Families seeking cooler temperatures during the Madrid summer account for a steady share of longer stays.
El Espinar belongs to the comarca of Real Sitio de San Ildefonso and shares a municipal boundary with San Rafael, a smaller nucleus that functions almost as a residential annex. The combined area covers around 230 km². Road access is straightforward: the AP-6 toll motorway and the free N-VI both pass through, and Renfe Cercanías line C-8a connects San Rafael station to Madrid Chamartín in under an hour.
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