Cantabria by Bike

Tama, Tudes, Height of Juan Solano, Piasca

Route 40

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

Map

Basic Data

Kilometers/Miles
36 / 22
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet
1177 / 3860
Maximum height: meters/feet
1189 / 3900
Duration
4 hours and 3 quarters
Beginning and end location
Tama
Difficulty
High
Month
June 2007
Recommended period
All year round

Profile

Pictures


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 In the beginning of the PR-S6 trail  we can see Potes
with the Picos de Europa in the background

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  The trail goes up thought the beautiful forest of cork oaks of Tolibes 

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The Picos de Europa framed within a cork oak that stands by the trail

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  The trail used to be part of the pilgrim way from
León to Santo Toribio de Liébana

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The abandoned village of Porcieda

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The hermitage of Santiago de Porcieda
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The trail by which we have climbed from Tudes
to the height of Juan Solano. In the background, at the other side
of the valley, is the village of Cucayo
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The romanesque church of Santa María la Real in Piasca leans out
  looking at the valley of river Bullón

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Instructions

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