Cantabria by Bike

Salces, Barranco de las Hachas, Ozcaba, Cruz de Fuentes

Route 38a

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

Map

Basic Data

Kilometers/Miles
44 / 27
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet
1260 / 4133
Maximum height: meters/feet
1515 / 4969
Duration
5 hours
Beginning and end location
Salces
Difficulty
High
Month
October 2008
Recommended period
Summer, start of autum

Profile

Pictures


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  The valley of Campoo, with Brañavieja behind

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The track crosses the oak forest of las Camperas

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The leaves cover the trail
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The colours of the forest shine with the sun light

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We find this beatiful pond after coming out from the forest

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  The pass of Rumaceo, covered with snow
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A refuge and the pass of Rumaceo behind
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  The track that goes to the pass of Rumaceo is covered with snow

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We turn back

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We cycle on the ice in the barranco de las Hachas
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The snow covers part of the track

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We cross a pond
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The colours of the forest

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A holly tree stands before the Sierra del Cordel
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The landscape near the pass of  Cruz de Fuentes
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  The village of Argüeso, during the final descent

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