Cantabria by Bike

Sierra of Dobra from Puente Viesgo

Route 77

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

Map

Basic Data


Kilometers/Miles
29 / 18
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet
1111 / 3644
Maximum height: meters/feet
608 / 1994
Duration
3 hours and 3 quarters
Beginning and end location
Puente Viesgo
Difficulty
Medium
Month
July 2008
Recommended period
All year round

Profile

Pictures


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Puente Viesgo, during the ascent to the cave of El Castillo

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  The valley of river Pas

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We cycle on the ridge of the Sierra of Dobra

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  Dobra peak
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Los Corrales de Buelna

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Spectacular views of the valley

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  On the top of peak Dobra, with Torrelavega below

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The descent has a complicated initial section

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  An abandoned house near Las Presillas

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  The descent to Puente Viesgo

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Instructions

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