Cantabria by Bike

Correpoco, Cruz de Fuentes, Venta Vieja

Route 16a

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

Map

Basic Data


Kilometers/Miles
46 / 28
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet
1447 / 4746
Maximum height: meters/feet
1319 / 4326
Duration
4 and a half hours
Beginning and end location
Near Correpoco
Difficulty
Medium
Month
November 2007
Recommended period
Spring, summer, autum


Profile

Pictures


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The track from Bárcena Mayor crosses a beautiful
beech forest

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Impressive beeches with their Autum colours

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From the top we can see the valley of river Queriendo,
and the Cantabrian sea behind the mountains

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  A fun cross-country descent, towards the cottage
that can be seen at the left

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The track that goes down to Braña Palombera
offers us great views of the valley

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During the ascent to Venta Vieja we can see
the track that goes down to Saja
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The valley covered with forests contrasts with the
meadows in the higher areas

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  The end of the ascento to Venta Vieja

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Instructions

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