Cantabria by Bike

Coast of San Vicente de la Barquera, Prellezo, Luey

Route 91

By: Javier Tovar, Jesús Rodriguez, and Michael González Harbour

Map

Basic Data




Kilometers/Miles
44 / 27
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet
1078 / 3565
Maximum height: meters/feet
350 / 1148
Total duration
4 hours and three quarters
Time moving
3:52 hours
Beginning and end location
San Vicente de la Barquera
Difficulty
Medium
Month
December 2008
Recommended period
All year round

Profile

Pictures from 2008


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  The estuary of San Vicente de la Barquera
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  The church of Nuestra Señora de los Ángeles,
is on top of a hill over the estuary

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  Fishing boats in the port of San Vicente
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The massif of Picos de Europa forms the skyline at the end of this path

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  The Picos de Europa, with mount Naranjo de Bulnes in the center

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We pass by a pond
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  The beach of Fuentes
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  The village of Prellezo, with the Picos de Europa behind

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The beach of Prellezo

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  The snowy mountains reflect on the estuary of  Tina Menor
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A view of San Vicente, from the village of Serdio

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  The village of Luey

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  The final part of the ascent to Sel del Avellano

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  The final descent to San Vicente

Pictures from 2015


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The beach of Fuentes
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Prellezo cove

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The cliffs that close Prellezo cove
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Prellezo cove opens to the Cantabrian sea

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The beach of Prellezo

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Rock arch over the sea
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The castle-tower of Rudi, in Pechón
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The beach of Pechón

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Another view of the beach of Pechón

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Beach in the estuary of Tina Mayor

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Instructions

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