Zone
Sierra de Gredos — Circo de Gredos y Alto Tormes
5 places in Ávila · Cáceres. What you can do at each one, at what level, at what time of year and under what restrictions.
What Sierra de Gredos — Circo de Gredos y Alto Tormes is
Snow
El macizo de alta montaña del Sistema Central: sin estaciones de esquí alpino, pero el mejor terreno de esquí de travesía y montaña invernal del centro peninsular, articulado alrededor del Circo de Gredos, la Plataforma de Gredos y el refugio de la Laguna Grande.
Mountain
Núcleo de alta montaña del Sistema Central: el Circo de Gredos, el mayor circo glaciar de la cordillera (unas 33 ha), con la Laguna Grande a 1.940 m, el refugio Elola y el Pico Almanzor (2.592 m, techo del Sistema Central). Parque Regional de 86.236 ha declarado en 1996.
Conditions right now
Weather reading from the centre of the zone. It gives you an idea; it does not replace the report for the specific place or the judgement of a professional.
Snow
Sep 13, 11:00 PM
- Temperature
- 18 °C
- Wind
- 5 km/h
- Snow depth
- 0 cm
- Snowfall forecast
- 0.0 cm
from the north
A weather model estimate, not a measurement. It is not the snow report of any ski resort.
Forecast for today
Mountain
Sep 13, 11:00 PM
- Temperature
- 18 °C
- Wind
- 5 km/h
- Precipitation
- 0.0 mm
from the north
Weather data from Open-Meteo, taken at the central point of the zone. Conditions vary a lot between places within the same zone: always check the report for the spot you are heading to.
Where each place is
The 5 places in the zone, on the map. Points cluster as you zoom out; click to open them.
Places in Sierra de Gredos — Circo de Gredos y Alto Tormes
Data verified one by one, with its source. Where there is no verified data, there is no data.
Snow
Mountain
- Mountain hut
Laguna Grande de Gredos y refugio Elola
Navalperal de Tormes · Ávila
- Hiking
- Snowshoeing
- Mountaineering
Level
Intermediate
When
jun–oct sin nieve; dic–abr con nieve, cuando la aproximación desde la Plataforma se convierte en travesía invernal
Restrictions and regulations
dentro del Parque Regional de la Sierra de Gredos. Laguna a 1.940 m. No verificado el régimen de vivac/acampada en el entorno de la laguna.
Sources
- Summit
Pico Almanzor
Candeleda / Navalperal de Tormes · Ávila
- Hiking
- Mountaineering
- Rock climbing
Level
Advanced
When
jun–oct en condiciones estivales; dic–abr en invernal, con temperaturas de 0 a -5 °C en cotas altas y nieve regular
Restrictions and regulations
Parque Regional de la Sierra de Gredos (Junta de Castilla y León), también ZEPA y ZEC. No se ha podido verificar el régimen exacto de acampada y vivac vigente ni si hay zonas de reserva con acceso restringido: queda en dudas.
- Trailhead
Plataforma de Gredos (Hoyos del Espino)
Hoyos del Espino · Ávila
- Hiking
- Snowshoeing
- Trail running
- Ski touring
Level
Beginner · Intermediate
When
todo el año; en invierno la pista de acceso puede quedar cortada por nieve
Restrictions and regulations
principal punto de acceso al núcleo del Parque Regional y al Circo de Gredos, a 1.750–1.770 m. Se satura en fines de semana de temporada alta; no se ha podido verificar si existe cupo o tasa de aparcamiento vigente.
The map coordinates are approximate: they are there to locate the area, not to navigate to the meeting point.
Best time of year
- Snow
- dic–abr
- Mountain
- jun–oct para montaña estival; dic–abr para invernal (nieve regular de diciembre a abril)
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