Section A
·The tour begins at the highest part of the village, to the west. We will use the directions to access the Euroforum Felipe II as a reference, but we will not reach it.
·We ascend until we reach Presa Street, along which we will continue as far as the height of theEl Romeral dam wall,where our path begins. At this point the road turns sharply to the right, and a narrow path begins that leads to the curious viewpoint of theRustic House, about the El Romeral dam.
·The wall, which can be seen in the modern dam, is said to be the work of Juan de Villanueva, carried out during the reign of Carlos III.
·Only some remains of the original dam, built during the time of Philip II, still exist. In the centre of the reservoir, remains of another wall belonging to the dam built in the era of Alfonso XIII can still be seen.
·The path runs through a grove of Austrian pine (Pinus nigra) and cedars (Cedrus atlantica), nestled between the dam fence and the remains of the Great Royal Fence or Maestra, which bounded the royal properties. The path is easily recognisable by the red and white markers of the Long Distance Path (GR-10), which will accompany us in several parts of the route.
·Immediately afterwards you reach theTeja Fountain Park or Miguel del Campo Forest Park, built in 1929. In this area, a large number of birds can be observed, such as the noisy great spotted woodpeckers (Dendrocopos major).
·A little further up, below the cliffs, we find thecurrutaca springand in its vicinity a ruined building.
·In this area, the reforestation work of Monte de la Jurisdicción began in 1892, carried out by the Escuela Especial de Ingenieros de Montes.
·We will continue along the path parallel to the El Romeral stream, leaving to the left the small valley with the two springs and the water pipes.
·We gently ascend once again through the dense woodland of oaks (Quercus robur), sycamore maples (Acer pseudoplatanus), horse chestnuts (Aesculus hippocastanum), limes (Tilia Platyphyllos) and some cherry trees (Prunus avium).
·This is how we got to theforest trackwhich leads down from the road. We cross, looking for the path that continues until it leads us to a small gate in the metal fence. At this point we encounter theCordel del Valle,a forest track that is actually a branch of the Cañada Real Leonesa which will lead us to it, to ascend to theport of San Juan de Malagón.This short section can also be traversed over the granitic slabs that cover the water distribution channel feeding the dam. We will observe that this curious path is accompanied by a large number of thorny shrubs such as the blackberry (Rubus ulmifolius) and the blackthorn (Prunus spinosa). A little further up, the entrance to this channel can be seen, with a width of about 50 cm and an underground height of one metre.
Section A ascends from the upper part of San Lorenzo de El Escorial towards the El Romeral dam, passing through pine forests, historic fountains, remains of the Gran Cerca Real and areas linked to the reforestation of Monte Abantos.