Cantabria by Bike

Bárcena de Pie de Concha, Pass of Pagüenzo, Reinosa, Alsa Dam

Route 44

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



Map

Basic Data



Kilometers/Miles
53 / 33
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet
1479 / 4851
Maximum height: meters/feet
1192 / 3910
Duration
5 hours and three quarters
Beginning and end location
Bárcena de Pie de Concha
Difficulty
High
Month
July 2007
Recommended period
Spring, Summer, Autum

Profile

Pictures


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  The ascent from Bárcena de Pie de Concha to the pass of
Pagüenzo goes through a thick forest

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  At the end of the forest we reach a pasture

foto 3
  The last ramps ascending to the pass of Pagüenzo
foto 4
  View of the valley of river Besaya from the pass of Pagüenzo

foto5
As we approach Reinosa we have magnificent views of the
Ebro reservoir

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Having fun in the descent from Aradillos to Fresno del Río
foto 7
The reservoir of river Ebro
foto 8
As we ascend towards the pass in Campo Alto we can see the Church
of  Nuestra Señora de las Nieves, with the reservoir of river Ebro
in the background

foto 9
The descent to San Miguel de Aguayo
through a green corridor
foto 10
Alsa Dam

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