04 / Roads

Leave before the city wakes.

One road out of Madrid. The right car, the right hour and somewhere worth stopping.

An ink-and-red sketch of a folded road map, car key and morning coffee
An aubergine early 911 on a winding road through the Sierra de Guadarrama

Route reconnaissance / Researched

M-607 / M-611 / La Morcuera

The researched line leaves Madrid on the M-607, reaches Miraflores de la Sierra and takes the M-611 over Puerto de la Morcuera toward Rascafría. The city gives way to stone walls, pine forest and a mountain pass used as seriously by cyclists as drivers.

Leave before the traffic, but do not treat the empty road as permission. Expect bicycles, changing weather and animals near the carriageway. Stop in Rascafría before deciding whether the return needs another pass.

REVIEW NOTE / RESEARCHED Not yet personally driven. Check DGT conditions on the morning of departure.

Departure
Before 07:00, after checking conditions
Character
Empty exit, stone towns, measured return
Status
Researched reconnaissance; route card withheld until driven
Safety
Not an invitation to drive aggressively

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