Gravel between Aranjuez and Chinchón along the Tajo and Tajuña valleys

A loop starting and finishing in Aranjuez, which has a Cercanías and a regional train station. It climbs along the Jarama valley floor to Titulcia, crosses to the Tajuña valley and reaches Chinchón. It returns via Colmenar de Oreja and Villaconejos between olive groves and vineyards, and drops back down to the Tajo valley floor. It mixes dirt farm tracks on the valley floors with climbs up to the high plateaus, where there are stretches of loose gravel and the odd ramp. There are fountains and bars in Titulcia, Chinchón, Colmenar de Oreja and Villaconejos. Spring and autumn are best. In summer the heat bites on the plateaus. If it rains, the valley floors can have puddles and mud.

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