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Gredos and Avila
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Gredos and Avila

Eight days of granite and walls: Avila, the Puerto del Pico, Hoyos del Espino, the Gredos cirque, Pedraza. Tesla in Avila; mountain lanes eat range.

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Season: Valley year-round. Puerto del Pico can hold snow. Gredos high walks typically June-October.

Eight days of granite and walls: Avila, the Puerto del Pico, Hoyos del Espino, the Gredos cirque, Pedraza. Tesla in Avila; mountain lanes eat range.

Day by day

Day 1

Avila

The walls hold the evening. Overnight Tesla.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Avila) — typical arrival 30%, about 22 min to 80%. Why stop here: Avila, Barco de Avila. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Gredos
GredosPhoto: LBM1948 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Day 3

Hoyos del Espino

The gate of the cirque. Destination charger.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Hoyos del Espino. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Hoyos del Espino
Hoyos del EspinoPhoto: Xemenendura / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Day 5

Barco de Avila

A quiet night after the Pico. Charge in Avila.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Avila) — typical arrival 30%, about 22 min to 80%. Why stop here: Avila, Barco de Avila. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Puerto del Pico
Puerto del PicoPhoto: Xemenendura / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Day 6

Pedraza

A plaza that still looks medieval.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Pedraza. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Pedraza
PedrazaPhoto: GFreihalter / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Day 8

Avila

Last Tesla. The granite is still in the rear-view.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Avila) — typical arrival 30%, about 22 min to 80%. Why stop here: Avila, Barco de Avila. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Avila night
Avila nightPhoto: Javier Perez Montes / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Quiet charging pauses

  • Tesla Supercharger in Avila — a calm stop on this leg, about 22 min.

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