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Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Monte de El Pardo
Monte de El Pardo — about 25 km (15 mi) from Leganés. Image credit: Image: No machine-readable author provided. Miguel303xm~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5

Protected areas

Protected areas Near Leganés, Spain

Research 4 protected areas within weekend reach of Leganés, classified from Wikidata types and ordered by measured straight-line distance from the city centre. Distances only — no travel times, schedules, or rankings.

Places listed
4
Closest
Monte de El Pardo — about 25 km
Furthest listed
about 54 km
Last updated
2026-05-16
Data year
2025

How this list is built

Each place is classified from its own Wikidata type, not from its name, and is ordered by measured straight-line distance from the centre of Leganés. Distances are great-circle kilometres between two published coordinates — this page does not publish travel times, transport schedules, opening hours, ticket prices, or rankings. Confirm access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with an official source before travelling.

How far these are

Reachability is a second axis over the same places: the category says what a destination is, the band says how far it sits from Leganés. Distances are measured in a straight line — this page publishes no travel times.

  • 4nearby

What is out there

  • 4protected areas
  • 2forests
  • 1national park

4 places near Leganés

Ordered by straight-line distance from Leganés, closest first. Distance bands: nearby is up to 60 km.

Places near Leganés

  • Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Monte de El Pardo
    ForestNearby

    Monte de El Pardo

    Straight-line distance
    about 25 km (15 mi)
    Recorded type
    forest

    Monte de El Pardo is Large protected Mediterranean holm-oak forest just north of Madrid, nearby north of Leganes, designated a Special Protection Area for birds. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.

    View place — Monte de El Pardo, about 25 km (15 mi) from Leganés

    Image credit: Image: No machine-readable author provided. Miguel303xm~commonswiki assumed (based on copyright claims). / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.5

  • Verified Wikimedia Commons image of Cuenca Alta del Manzanares Regional Park
    Protected areaNearby

    Cuenca Alta del Manzanares Regional Park

    Straight-line distance
    about 42 km (26 mi)
    Recorded type
    biosphere reserve

    Cuenca Alta del Manzanares Regional Park is Regional park and biosphere reserve around the upper Manzanares river to the north, nearby from Leganes, including the granite formations of La Pedriza. Research access, facilities, and seasonal conditions with official sources before visiting.

    View place — Cuenca Alta del Manzanares Regional Park, about 42 km (26 mi) from Leganés

    Image credit: Image: Balles2601 (iNaturalist profile: Balles2601) / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0