Cantabria by Bike

Ascent to Mount Troncos from Puente Nansa

Route 84

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

Map

Basic Data


Kilometers/Miles
28
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet
1092
Maximum height: meters/feet
930
Duration
3 and a half hours
Beginning and end location
Puente Nansa
Difficulty
Medium
Month
September 2008
Recommended period
All year round

Profile

Pictures


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A cottage near the Hermitage of  La Virgen del Llano

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The descent to Cosío

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The initial part of the valley of Gormejón creek,
with the massif of Peña Sagra behind

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The track goes up to Mount Troncos
  through the valle of the Gormejón creek

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When we reach the end of the track we continue cross country

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 The deep valley of river Nansa is at the left

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We continue cross country on the ridge
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A view of the track that we left behind

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We now go to Cueto de la Fuente

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From Cueto de la Fuente we get a magnificent view
of San Sebastián de Garabandal

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We return using the same path

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When we arrive at Puente Nansa we have to cross
 river Nansa through a narrow bridge

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Instructions

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