Cantabria by Bike

Bezana - Peña Cabarga

Route 36

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


Vista desde peña cabarga
  The view from Peak Llen, in Peña Cabarga

Basic Data

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Kilometers/Miles
 45 / 28
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet
 915 / 3001
Maximum height: meters/feet
 570 / 1870
Duration
 3 hours
Beginning and end location
 Santa Cruz de Bezana
Difficulty
 Medium-Low
Month
 April 2007
Recommended period
 All year round

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Pictures

Pictures from April 2007
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  The Estuary of  Solía and the city of Astillero,
as seen during the ascent to Santiago

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A herd of goats share part of the ascent
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The fog and the rain are continuous during this route

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The monument in memory of the emigrants to America,
at the top of peak Llen, in Peña Cabarga
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  This is the view from Peña Cabarga when it's foggy!
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For the return, we cycle along the new track of the Estuary of Solía

Pictures from December 2010
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La Cordillera Cantábrica desde Peña Cabarga
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La bahía de Santander desde Peña Cabarga


Downloads

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Instructions

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