Cantabria by Bike

Hermitage of la Virgen de la Luz, from Tama

Route 79

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

Map

Basic Data


Kilometers/Miles
34 / 21
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet
1372 / 4500
Maximum height: meters/feet
1428 / 4684
Duration
5 hours and a quarter
Beginning and end location
Tama
Difficulty
High
Month
July 2008
Recommended period
Summer, autum


Profile

Pictures


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The Picos de Europa stand at the end of the path

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Potes, in the valley

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The views of the Picos de Europa are impressive

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The hermitage of St. Tirso
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Arriving at Cahecho

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The slope is very hard

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A cottage on the slopes of the massif of Peña Sagra

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The mountains are covered vith forests

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A tree destroyed by lightning

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The track goes along the slopes of  Peña Sagra
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We continue getting impressive views

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We can see a good part of Liébana
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The hermitage of la Virgen de la Luz

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The descent to Torices is on a fun ridge

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Instructions

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