Cantabria by Bike

Bárcena de Pie de Concha, Mediumjo Frío, Lanchares, Alsa

Route 06

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

Map

Basic Data

Kilometers/Miles	42 / 26
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet	1280 / 4200
Maximum height	1325 / 4346
Duration	4 hours
Beginning and end location	Bárcena de Pie de Concha
Difficulty	High
Month	May 2006
Recommended period	Spring-Summer

Profile

Pictures

The fog covers the view of the valley of the Besaya river	The reservoir of Alsa
The reservoir of river Ebro, from the top of the Mediajo Frío peak	From the edge of the Alsa reservoir we can see the dam of the Mediajo reservoir, at the top left of the picture, beside the Jano peak

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Instructions

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