Natural calendar
When to visit the Alto Tajo
Every month in the Alto Tajo has its moment: waterfalls in March and April, wild blossoms in May, stars and cool air in summer, the deer rut in September and October, wild mushrooms and autumn foliage, and truffles and silence in winter. Pick a month and discover what happens in the land.
January · -1° / 7°
snow, silence and long nights
Frosts and snow · Wildlife tracks · Black truffle February · 0° / 9°
cranes, antler shedding and early march mushrooms
Migrating cranes · Deer antler casting · Early march mushrooms March · 2° / 12°
march mushrooms, snowmelt and returning birds
March mushroom season · Swollen rivers · Egyptian vulture returns April · 4° / 15°
spring, morels and courtship displays
Riverbank leafing · Migratory birds · Spring mushrooms May · 7° / 20°
wild orchids, peonies and peak greenery
Wild orchids · Wild peonies · Nesting birds June · 12° / 25°
short nights, the Milky Way and cool rivers
Mild temperatures · Butterflies · Milky Way July · 16° / 30°
cool shade, gorges and starry nights
Refuge from heat · Shaded routes · Starry nights August · 15° / 29°
Perseids, rivers and village fiestas
Perseids · Village fiestas · Cool riverbanks September · 11° / 23°
the red deer rut begins
Red deer rut · Raptor migration · Early wild mushrooms October · 8° / 18°
deer rut, wild mushrooms and autumn colours
End of deer rut · Peak mushroom season · Fallow deer rut November · 3° / 11°
peak autumn foliage
Peak autumn colours · Late mushrooms · Crane migration December · 1° / 9°