Cantabria by Bike

Saja, Ozcaba, Llano Castrillo, Rumaceo, Pass of Palombera

Route 18

By: Javier Tovar, Pedro Ceballos, and Michael González Harbour

Map

Basic Data

Kilometers/Miles	50 / 31
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet	1443 / 4733
Maximum height	1684 / 5524
Duration	4 and a half hours
Beginning and end location	Saja
Difficulty	Medium
Month	October 2006 and November 2008
Recommended period	Summer

Profile

Pictures

Pictures of October 2006

Ascent from Saja to Ozcaba	View of Sejos from Llano Castrillo, with the peak Cornón de Peña Sagra in the background, to the right. We were able to see some female deer.
The sea and the dam of river Ebro in Reinosa can be seen from the pass of Rumaceo	Descent towards the pass of Palombera

Pictures of November 2008

The ascent towards Ozcaba	A view of the beech trees, with their Autum colours
Tha track going to Sejos has progressively more snow	We meet a group of bikers from Torrelavega
The snow doesn't allow us to continue	Spectacular views of the valley
We start the descent in the forest	The leaves cover the trail
The descent is fun	And shows us splendid colours

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Instructions

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