Cantabria by Bike

Virgen de la Peña, Collado de Cieza, Alto del Toral

Route 52

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

Map

Basic Data



Kilometers/Miles
39 / 24
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet
1376 / 4513
Maximum height: meters/feet
897 / 2942
Duration
5 hours and a quarter
Beginning and end location
Virgen de la Peña
Difficulty
High
Month
October 2007
Recommended period
All year round
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Profile

Pictures


foto1
The sun slowly heats up the air in this lovely autum morning

foto2
The path that goes form Herrera de Ibio to Coo goes
by the South side of mount Ibio

albarcas
Mr. Fernando Gómez shows us his workshop in Coo,
where he makes the wodden shoes called albarcas

foto 4
  The path form the peak of La Garita Collado

foto5
Some horses feeding by the peak of Mozagro, with mount Ibio in the back

foto 6
  The path by the ridge offers splendid views
foto 7
The valley of Cieza
foto 8
These trees look as if they were helping each other to stand up

foto 9
The ascent to the Alto del Toral
foto 10
  The villages of Ucieda and Ruente, with the Sierra del
Escudo de Cabuérniga in the background

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Instructions

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