Cantabria by Bike

The forests of Brañosera from Mataporquera

Route 102

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

Map

Basic Data




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


Profile

Pictures


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The menhir of Peñuco is part of the route of the
menhires of Valdeolea

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We approach the church of Our Lady, in las Henestrosas

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The romanesque church of Our Lady stands on the top of a hill
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  The ruins of el Torrejón de Las Henestrosas, from the XIII-XIV century

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  The miner's village of Barruelo de Santullán

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The route goes around Mount Cocoto, which is topped with a wind mill farm
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The track goes into the forest
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Some trees are covered with impressive red berries

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We come out from the forest

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The village of Brañosera surrounded by the forest

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A long descent inside the forest

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  Arriving in Mataporquera

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Instructions

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