Cantabria by Bike

Caviedes, Cave of El Soplao, Bielva

Route 54

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

Map

Basic Data


Kilometers/Miles
40 / 25
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet
1161 / 3809
Maximum height: meters/feet
520 / 1706
Duration
4 hours and a quarter
Beginning and end location
Caviedes
Difficulty
Medium
Month
November 2007
Recommended period
All year round

Profile

Pictures


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The ascent from La Cocina through the path called "las lastras"
has a complicated initial section

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Later, the slope is not so steep, but the mud makes it difficult to cycle

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The village of La Concha

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  The path of "las lastras" crosses an eucalyptus forest
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San Vicente de la Barquera from the ascent to El Soplao

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We climb up to Bielva via a narrow path between trees
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The ascent to the Hight of la Rehoya
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The village of Labarces

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