The oasis-like location is the only thing that makes it special - basically if you've seen one beech forest, you've seen them all and you're better off going to the north of Spain if you're really into beech trees for some reason. That's not to say that I don't think this is a great destination for school teachers to take their children for educational purposes, because it is. However, I found the "tour" we got a bit short, rushed and relatively uninformative for how long it takes to get here from Madrid by car: approximately 1.5 hours. In any case, you could combine this with another trail and get more bang for your buck.
This is a restricted area and you need both a permit and a guide to visit it (limited number - first-come-first-served - everyone wants to go in the Fall). Get the permit by calling the tourist information office at: 91 869 7058 / 91 869 7217
The address is:
Centro de Recursos de Montaña
Calle Real 64
28190 Montejo de la Sierra (Madrid)
 By Jarmad78 on Wikipedia (in Spanish) at: Hayedo de Montejo (CC).
 Beech Forests - From Wikipedia at: Forests of the Iberian Peninsula (CC).
Beech forests are found in the mountain layer of the Iberian Eurosiberian region from 800 to 1500 metres up. The soil is cool, as often chalky as siliceous (rich in silica), and nearly always acidified by rain. The layer is characterised by the beech tree. The beech tree projects a deep shadow, and so its dense foliage usually excludes other woodland species. It therefore has little undergrowth.
In spite of their Atlantic character, these forests reach Moncayo, in the centre of the peninsula. The southernmost are at the Hayedo de Montejo (in the autonomous community of Madrid at: Google Maps) and in the northernmost area of the province of Guadalajara, in the Parque Natural del Hayedo de Tejera Negra (Cantalojas), and Somosierra-Ayllón. The forests seek watercourses and shade, and so their reforestation is very difficult and they are being displaced by the Pyrenean Oak (Quercus pyrenaica). . . .
CC photo by Deivis on Flickr.com.
CC photo by Quedalapalabra
on Flickr.com.
CC photo by Xosé Castro
on Flickr.com.
CC photo by Flipao
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CC photo by Ecseivier
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The Ticket Office
  In order to go to the beech forest, you have to first visit the "Centro de Recursos de Montaña" in Montejo de la Sierra to pick your ticket up.
By the way, this is a quaint little town to walk around the downtown area. (5 minutes at most from here)
The Jarama River Trail 
 This trail lasts for about 1.5 hours including the chats on the way out, but the actual "fast" walk is only 20 minutes long. Most of it is flat like in the photo above, but there is a little bit of a climb at the very end which could pose a problem for older less-agile folks. There's a nice big picnic area (photo on left) just outside the park which everybody went to after our group of 20 or so did the trail. (about 20,000 people pass through here every year)
Buitrago de Lozoya
You might stop in for a second and have a quick glance at this town on the way to Montejo: Buitrago de Lozoya.
Links
Rural Hotels or Houses in Montejo de la Sierra: Hotel Montedeltejo, Casa Rural Las Tres Casitas, and in Horcajuelo de La Sierra: Apartamento Rural, Posada de Horcajuelo.
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