Cantabria by Bike

Pass of las Llaves from Puente El Arrudo

Route 50

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

Basic Data

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Kilometers/Miles	48 / 30
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet	1598 / 5241
Maximum height: meters/feet	1074 / 3539
Duration	5 hours
Beginning and end location	Puente El Arrudo
Difficulty	High
Month	October 2007
Recommended period	Spring, Summer, Autum

Profile

Pictures

The romanesque church in Lafuente. Behind, we can see the massif of Peñarrubia, with the pass of las Llaves covered in fog	The path that goes up towards the pass of las Llaves can be seen by the side of the mountain
A section of the hard ascent towards the pass of las Llaves	A view during the ascent
At the pass of las Llaves we find a neolithic necropolis and an impressive menhir	The ascent to Braña Collao
Another view of the surroundings of the pass of las Llaves	The final part of the ascent to Braña Collao
From Braña Collao we get a magnificent view of the Canyon of la Hermida	The pretty village of Roza

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Instructions

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