Cantabria by Bike

Vega de Liébana, Barrio, Riofrío Heights, Cucayo

Route 53

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

Map

Basic Data


Kilometers/Miles
40 / 25
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet
1539 / 5048
Maximum height: meters/feet
1772 / 5812
Duration
5 and a half hours
Beginning and end location
Vega de Liébana
Difficulty
High
Month
November de 2007
Recommended period
Summer or start of Autum

Profile

Pictures


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  The smoke coming out from the chimeneys of Barrio remarks
the beautiful colours of the trees

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  The track that climbs towards the pass of Casanzo

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  The track has some very steep sections; others,
like this one, are easier to cycle

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  From the pass of Casanzo we can almost see the
whole valley of Liébana

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The Casanzo peak, with the massif of Peña Sagra behind. On the side
of the mountain we can see the track where we came from

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  Looking back from this moon-like landscape in the heights of Riofrío,
we can see the Picos de Europa
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Crossing the Frío (Cold) river
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  The track goes to the base of peak Curavacas

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We enjoy some cross-country cycling

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  The peak of Curavacas has some ice on its North side
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  The valley of river Carrión, goes around the East side of peak Curavacas
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We return following the valley of river Frío

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We have enjoyed the colours of the forest in Autum
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  Near the village of Cucayo

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