Cantabria by Bike

Puente Nansa, San Sebastián de Garabandal, Collado de Abellán

Route 29

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

Map

Basic Data

Kilometers/Miles	39 / 29
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet	949 / 3113
Maximum height: meters/feet	1013 / 3323
Duration	3 hours and a quarter
Beginning and end location	Puente Nansa
Difficulty	Medium
Month	February 2007
Recommended period	All year round

Profile

Pictures

The ascent from San Sebastián de Garabandal	During the ascent, we can clearly see the "horn" of Peña Sagra which is the second peak from the left in the image
The Collado de Avellán is the mountain pass that can be seen in the background	There is still a little snow left in the shady areas
Near the cattle cottage where we start the return	The track that leads to Collado de Abellán

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Instructions

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