La Cabrera () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in central

Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , i ...

, around away from

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...

. La Cabrera belongs to the

comarca A ''comarca'' (, or , or ) is a traditional region or local administrative division found in Portugal, Spain and some of their former colonies, like Brazil, Nicaragua, and Panama. The term is derived from the term ''marca'', meaning a "march, ...

called Sierra Norte de Madrid which is part of the wider autonomous

Community of Madrid The Community of Madrid (; es, Comunidad de Madrid ) is one of the seventeen autonomous communities of Spain. It is located in the centre of the Iberian Peninsula, and of the Central Plateau (''Meseta Central''). Its capital and largest munici ...

. Covering an area of , it is bordered to the north by Lozoyuela-Navas-Sieteiglesias, to the east by El Berrueco, to the south by Cabanillas de la Sierra and Torrelaguna, and to the east by Valdemanco. European route E-05 runs through the town, following the old N-I radial road connecting Madrid to Irun and France (later split into the A-1). La Cabrera is characterised by its mountainous topography with the prominent La Cabrera mountain range forming a natural limit to the North. The town is situated in the easternmost part of the range at about above sea level. Although most of the mountain range is in La Cabrera, it also reaches the neighbouring municipalities of Valdemanco and Lozoyuela. The landscape is formed by a granite massif of Palaeozoic origin. Its main features include the summits of Cancho Gordo (), Pico del Miel () and Cerro de La Cabeza (), as well as natural springs and streams, including the Alfrecho stream which feeds the Jarama River. Among its flora are the trees and thickets of the southern slopes, such as: Pyrenean Oak, Holm Oak, Poplar, Willow, and Pink Rockrose.

Buses

* 191:

Buitrago Buitrago is a municipality located in the province of Soria, Soria, Spain. According to the 2004 census (INE INE, Ine or ine may refer to: Institutions * Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, a German nuclear research center * Instituto Nacional ...

(

Plaza de Castilla The Plaza de Castilla ( en, "Castile Square") is a roundabout in the north of Madrid, Spain. Location It is located in the north of the city and is bisected by Paseo de la Castellana, one of the main thoroughfares of the capital, almost at its ...

) * 193:

El Vellón El Vellón is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain. It is known for the Watchtower of El Vellón. Transport system El Vellón has three line buses, all of them operated by ALSA. Two of them connect the village with Madrid. Thes ...

Pedrezuela Pedrezuela is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain. Public transport Pedrezuela has three line buses, one local line and two that connect the village with Madrid. These lines are: L-1: Pedrezuela - Urbanizations 191: Madrid - ...

- Madrid (Plaza de Castilla) * 194:

Rascafría Rascafría is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain. In its territory is the Monastery of Santa Maria de El Paular The Monasterio de Santa María de El Paular (Santa María de El Paular Monastery) is a former Carthusian monastery ...

- Madrid (Plaza de Castilla) * 195:

Braojos Braojos () is a municipality of the autonomous community of Madrid in central Spain. It is located in the comarca of Sierra Norte. Public transport Braojos only has two bus lines, one of them connecting it to Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the c ...

- Madrid (Plaza de Castilla) * 196:

La Acebeda La Acebeda () is municipality of the autonomous community of the Community of Madrid in central Spain. It has a population of 62 inhabitants (INE, 2011). Public transport La Acebeda has two bus lines. One of them communicates with Madrid alth ...

- Madrid (Plaza de Castilla) (only at weekends) * 197B:

Torrelaguna Torrelaguna () is a municipality in the Community of Madrid, Spain. It covers an area of 43.40 km2. , it has a population of 4,724. History Public transport Torrelaguna has three line buses. They are: Line 197: Torrelaguna - Madrid (Pl ...

- El Berrueco - La Cabrera - Valdemanco * 197C: Torrelaguna -

Venturada Venturada is a municipality of the Community of Madrid, Spain. Public transport Venturada has several bus lines, most of them connect the municipality with Madrid. This lines are: 191: Madrid - Buitrago 193: Madrid - Pedrezuela - El Vell ...

- Cabanillas * 725: Valdemanco - Bustarviejo - Miraflores - Madrid (Plaza de Castilla) (2 daily trips)

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