The Rascafría walks meet at the parking lot of Restaurante Los Claveles, on the Cotos road in the pine forest above the village. The Bustarviejo walk meets at the parking lot of Restaurante Fuente del Collado.

What does the morning look like?

A talk on telling mushrooms apart at 10am, then a walk in the woods with the expert from 10:30am. Around noon there is a lunch break while the group sorts and names the finds, and it wraps up at 2pm.

Mushroom Walks with a Mycologist in Rascafría and Bustarviejo

Name: Mushroom Walks with a Mycologist in Rascafría and Bustarviejo
Start: 2026-10-17
End: 2026-11-29T23:59:59
Location: Restaurante Los Claveles (parking)

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Guided VisitRascafríaRoad Trip

Where

Rascafría, Restaurante Los Claveles (parking)

Ages

All ages

Duration

4h

Setting

Outdoors

Plan for

Half a day

What to bring

A packed lunch

Booking

By phone, 677 286 658

What you need to know

Book by phone: sign up ahead on 677 286 658, there is no online booking
Pack a lunch: there is a midday break for a sandwich while the group sorts its finds
Safety first: the opening talk covers how to tell edible mushrooms from risky ones before anyone picks

About

A morning in the woods of the Sierra Norte with a mycologist. It starts with a short talk on how to tell mushrooms apart and which ones to be careful with. Then the group walks the forest looking for fungi, and ends by sorting and naming what it found. Run by the Asociación de Amigos de la Casa de Campo. Suits curious kids who are happy on a long walk.