Cantabria by Bike

Rubalcaba, Valdició, Calseca, Alto de Somo

Route 20

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

Basic Data

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Kilometers/Miles	48 / 30
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet	1316 / 4316
Maximum height	917 / 3007
Duration	4 hours
Beginning and end location	Rubalcaba
Difficulty	High
Month	October 2006
Recommended period	All year round

Profile

The step in the last descent is due to the low number of satellites that the GPS was capturing at that time.

perfil route 20

Pictures

The mountains near San Roque de Riomiera	The valley of the river Asón is famous for the rocky mountains that surround it
View from the antenna location	Descent from the Alto de Somo
A cottage in the descent from the Alto de Somo	Descent from the Alto de Somo

Downloads

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Route 20 Google Earth (KMZ) format
Route 20 OziExplorer (PLT) format
Route 20 GPS exchange format (GPX)

Instructions

See the instructions and disclaimer, as well as other routes, in the main page.