Cantabria by Bike

Llerana, Carcabal, Solana, Height of la Tejada

Route 66

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

Basic Data

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Kilometers/Miles	26 / 16
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet	1161 / 3809
Maximum height: meters/feet	785 / 2575
Duration	4 hours
Beginning and end location	Llerana
Difficulty	Medium-High
Month	February 2008
Recommended period	All year round

Profile

Pictures

We cycle on the ridge that separates the valleys of the Pisueña and Miera rivers	We approach the village of Noja, close to the massif of Peña Herrera
The cross of Solana marks this road crossing in the valley of Miera	We go down from Solana to Merilla through a difficult path in the forest
We continue in the forest	A house in Los Cerrillos
We return to the height of Carcabal	The ridge has some sections of steep slope
The descent is through a fun trail	The village of Llerana

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Instructions

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