Cantabria by Bike

Bárcena de Pie de Concha, Forest of Montabliz, Somaconcha and Mediaconcha
Route 09b

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

Alternatives for this route

Number	Title	Km	Ascent (m)
09	Bárcena de Pie de Concha, Collado de Pagüenzo, Alsa	38	1162
09a	Pesquera, Pass of Pagüenzo, Lantueno	26	880
09b	Bárcena de Pie de Concha, Forest of Montabliz, Somaconcha and Mediaconcha	21	884

Map

Basic Data

Distance (km)	21
Cummulative ascent (m)	884
Maximum height (m)	896
Total time	3:02
Time moving	2:33
Start and end location	Bárcena de Pie de Concha
Difficulty	Medium
Date	Nov 2012
Recommended season	All year round

Profile

Pictures

Ascent through Montabliz forest

The bridge of the highway goes over the forest

Descent to Mediaconcha

The autum colours can still be seen

We can see the Camino Real at the other side of river Besaya

Mediaconcha

We cycle on a small stretch of the Roman road

River Besaya in Bárcena de Pie de Concha

Downloads

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Route 09b in Google Earth format (KMZ)
Route 09b in OziExplorer format (PLT)
Route 09b in GPS exchange format (GPX)