Kilometers/Miles |
45 / 28 |
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet |
1094 / 3588 |
Maximum height: meters/feet |
1377 / 4516 |
Total time |
4 hours |
Time moving |
3:35 hours |
Beginning and end location |
Mataporquera |
Difficulty |
Medium |
Month |
September 2009 |
Recommended period |
Summer and early Autum |
![]() The menhir of Peñuco is part of the route of the menhires of Valdeolea |
![]() We approach the church of Our Lady, in las Henestrosas |
![]() The romanesque church of Our Lady stands on the top of a hill |
![]() The ruins of el Torrejón de Las Henestrosas, from the XIII-XIV century |
![]() The miner's village of Barruelo de Santullán |
![]() The route goes around Mount Cocoto, which is topped with a wind mill farm |
![]() The track goes into the forest |
![]() Some trees are covered with impressive red berries |
![]() We come out from the forest
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![]() The village of Brañosera surrounded by the forest |
![]() A long descent inside the forest |
![]() Arriving in Mataporquera |