Cantabria by Bike

Tama, Argüébanes, Los Conchilos, Pass of Ullances, Viñón

Route 101

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

canal de san carlos
The Eastern Massif of Picos de Europa covered with fog

Map

Basic Data




Kilometers/Miles
29 / 18
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet
1385 / 4542
Maximum height: meters/feet
1101 / 3611
Total time
4 hours and a quarter
Time moving
3:26 hours
Beginning and end location
Tama
Difficulty
High
Month
July 2009
Recommended period
Spring, Summer, Autum


Profile

Pictures


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The hard ascent from Argüebanes

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A huge chestnut tree

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The ascent has a lot of trees
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The fog is covering the track

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The peaks are getting covered with fog

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The village of Colio
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Castro Cillorigo
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Viñón

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Another chestnut tree

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Viñón

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The village of Lles has no paved road

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Lles, behind some huge chestnut trees

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Instructions

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