Cantabria by Bike

Llerana, Carcabal, Solana, Height of la Tejada

Route 66

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

Map

Basic Data


Kilometers/Miles
26 / 16
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet
1161 / 3809
Maximum height: meters/feet
785 / 2575
Duration
4 hours
Beginning and end location
Llerana
Difficulty
Medium-High
Month
February 2008
Recommended period
All year round


Profile

Pictures


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We cycle on the ridge that separates the valleys
of the Pisueña and Miera rivers

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We approach the village of Noja, close to the massif of Peña Herrera

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  The cross of Solana marks this road crossing in the valley of Miera

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  We go down from Solana to Merilla through a difficult path
in the forest

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We continue in the forest

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A house in Los Cerrillos

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We return to the height of Carcabal
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The ridge has some sections of steep slope

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  The descent is through a fun trail
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The village of Llerana

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