Cantabria by Bike

Piedras Luengas, Caloca, Altos de Pineda, Lores

Route 14

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

Basic Data

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Kilometers/Miles	56 / 35
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet	1511 / 4956
Maximum height	1582 / 5190
Duration	5 hours
Beginning and end location	6 Km from the pass of Piedras Luengas
Difficulty	High
Month	August 2006
Recommended period	Spring, summer

Profile

Pictures

The view from the ascent to the pass of Piedras Luengas	The heights of Pineda are impressive becase there are no constructions for many miles
The trail near the heights of Pineda	The village of Caloca
The descent off-track towards the village of Lores, in Palencia	The impressive iew of the valley of Liébana from the pass of Piedras Luengas. The Picos de Europa can be seen in the distance

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Route 14 GPS exchange format (GPX)

Instructions

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