Cantabria by Bike

La Braña de los Tejos from Liébana

Route 78

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

Map

Basic Data


Kilometers/Miles
31 / 19
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet
5015
Maximum height: meters/feet
4165
Duration
4 hours and a quarter
Beginning and end location
Tama
Difficulty
High
Month
July 2008
Recommended period
Spring, summer, autum


Profile

Pictures


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Pumareña, from the ascent to San Pedro

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In Liébana, mountains are covered by forest

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The ascent is hard

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Arriving at the top, near la Braña de los Tejos
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Cross-country descent

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Continuing the descent

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We pass a non-cyclable torrent

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The track that goes down to Lebeña

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The mozarab church of Santa María de Lebeña

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A view of Lebeña
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The hard ascent to Cabañes
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The village of Cabañes

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Instructions

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