Cantabria by Bike

Guriezo, Agüera, Ridge of Peak Ventoso-Anguía

Route 103

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

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The view from the ridge of Peak Ventoso, with the Peak of  Hilar highlighted by the fog behind it

Map

Basic Data




Kilometers/Miles
35 / 22
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet
956 / 3136
Maximum height: meters/feet
724 / 2374
Total Time
3 and a half hours
Time moving
2:48 hours
Beginning and end location
Nocina (Guriezo)
Difficulty
Medium
Month
September 2009
Recommended period
All year round

Profile

Pictures


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The fog partially covers the mountains around Guriezo

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The ascent by the track in the area called Cojoreal

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The track continues unpaved, always inside the forest
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At the end there are a couple of short steep sections

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  We can see Castro Urdiales and the coast from Peak Ventoso

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The route continues on the ridge, from which we get
excellent views of the valleys

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We pass by the menhir of Ilso Anguía
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  We cycle while looking at Castro Urdiales from the height

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We continue cross country

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The final descent is by a steep track in a eucaliptus forest


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