Kilometers/Miles |
34 / 21 |
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet |
1329 / 4359 |
Maximum height: meters/feet |
2178 / 7143 |
Duration |
4 hours |
Beginning and end location |
Riaño |
Difficulty |
High |
Month |
September 2008 |
Recommended period |
Summer, start of autum |
![]() The valley of Campoo, in the fresh air of the morning |
![]() The track goes into a small forest |
![]() The ascent becomes rather hard |
![]() The stony track forces us to walk pushing the bike |
![]() The last section of the ascent to the ski station is cross country |
![]() The ski station of Brañavieja |
![]() The ascent to La Fuente del Chivo, by a paved road |
![]() At the lookout of Fuente del Chivo we get spectacular views of the valley of Polaciones and the massif of Peña Sagra |
![]() The ski tracks through which we
will descend later
|
![]() We get wonderful views of the Cantabrian range from the Tresmares peak |
![]() Peña Labra, as seen from the Tresmares peak, with the Palentine Mountains behind |
![]() The descent by the ski tracks is very enyoing |