Cantabria by Bike

Carasa, La Alcomba, Matienzo

Route 74

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

Map

Basic Data

Kilometers/Miles	54 / 34
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet	1469 / 4818
Maximum height: meters/feet	533 / 1748
Duration	5 hours
Beginning and end location	Carasa
Difficulty	Medium
Month	June 2008
Recommended period	All year round

Profile

Pictures

The village of Carasa, with the estuary of Treto behind	The Sierra of Breñas
We climb towards the height of Bermilla	We leave the pass of Campolayal behind
We cycle in the Sierra of Sel. In the background, San Vicente peak	The hermitage of St. Bernabé in La Alcomba
Peak San Vicente, to the left	We cross river Asón in Lastras
The valley of Matienzo	We cycle on the ridge that divides the valleys of Voto and Solórzano
A few cows resting with the views of mount Buciero and Laredo	The estuary of Rada, near the end of the route

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Instructions

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