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The mountain pass of Las Erillas

San Martín del Pimpollar, El Barco de Ávila - Piedrahíta, Ávila

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The mountain pass of Las Erillas

Activity · San Martín del Pimpollar, El Barco de Ávila - Piedrahíta, Ávila

A mountain pass at 1,642 metres of altitude in the south of the province of Ávila, in the eastern part of the Sierra de Piedra Aguda, linking Navalsauz, Navadijos and Hoyos de Miguel Muñoz, with very little traffic. From its summit the sierras of Gredos, La Serrota, la Paramera, Hoyocasero and Villafranca can be seen. In the past it served as a shortcut, on the way to the Puerto del Pico and San Martín del Pimpollar, for the transhumant flocks that came down to Extremadura from the señoríos of Valdecorneja and Villafranca. The road climbing from Navalsauz strings together ramps of up to 18%, which has turned this pass into a climb sought out by cyclists riding the upper Alberche valley.

Photo: Xemenendura (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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