Cantabria by Bike

Paracuelles, Gulatrapa and Brañavieja

Route 99

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

cascadas del híjar
The falls of river Híjar

Map

Basic Data




Kilometers/Miles
43 / 27
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet
1160 /3804
Maximum height: meters/feet
1644 / 5392
Total time
6 hours
Time moving
4:47 hours
Beginning and end location
Paracuelles
Difficulty
High
Month
June and July 2009
Recommended period
Summer

Profile

Pictures

Note: Some pictures are from June 2009 and others from July

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  We cross river Híjar, near Paracuelles

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The bushes have exploded with their yellow flowers

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We pass by a herd of cattle
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The ascent to Mazandrero

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The ascent to Gulatrapa

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Baby horses
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The track in Gulatrapa
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We can see the valley of Campoo

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We can see the Sierra of Cordel
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The track goes into a beech forest

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We cross Trescanales creek

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The ascent is complicated because of the bushes
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We have to walk for some time in this narrow footpath

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We cycle cross-country by the side of river Híjar

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The last meters of the ascent to the sky station of Alto Campoo
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The descent towards Abiada is fun

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Instructions

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