Morning
The slate lanes at dusk. The village's whole fabric is the sight — climb to the ermita's viewpoint as the lights come on and the slate turns blue-black.
Cancho de la Cabeza viewpoint. The signed loop above the village to the 832 m summit — the Atazar reservoir spread below like a fjord.
Afternoon
Barranco path & the Cancho loop — 8 km · 3 h. Patones de Abajo → the old ravine footpath up into Patones de Arriba → lanes and ermita → the Cancho de la Cabeza circuit for the Atazar panorama → descend to your dinner reservation. Dry country: hat and water.
El Atazar dam & reservoir. Madrid's biggest water — a dramatic dam, kayak rentals in season and the barrage-top road view, 15 minutes' drive.
Evening
Torrelaguna's plaza. The handsome Renaissance town below — Cardinal Cisneros' birthplace, with a Gothic church and porticoed square worth the detour.
Sleeping here? Rooms inside Patones de Arriba itself are few and extraordinary — book weekends a month or more ahead. Patones de Abajo, a 25-minute walk below, has cheaper practical beds. Nearby Torremocha and Torrelaguna widen the choice within ten minutes' drive.
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