Cantabria by Bike

The Height of Brenes from Las Fraguas

Route 94

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

At the top of Cueto de Brenes

Map

Basic Data

Kilometers/Miles	33 / 20
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet	1022 / 3352
Maximum height: meters/feet	766 / 2512
Total duration	3 hours and 3 quarters
Time moving	2:50 hours
Beginning and end location	Las Fraguas
Difficulty	Medium
Month	March 2009
Recommended period	All year round

Profile

Pictures

The Palace of Hormillos, with mount Peña del Cuervo behind In the middle of the slope we see the track that we will climb	We climb through a narrow path
A vulture approaches us	We leave the village of San Cristóbal below
The ascent is comfortable	The forest will soon be covered in leaves
The Height of Brenes	View of Villasuso de Cieza during the descent
The village of Villayuso de Cieza	The track goes over the tunnels of the motorway
A baby horse	The church of St. Jorge is a neoclasic temple close to the Palace of los Hornillos

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Instructions

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