Cantabria by Bike

Unquera, Alevia, Sierra of Cuera

Route 73

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

Map

Basic Data

Kilometers/Miles	35 / 22
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet	1021 / 3349
Maximum height: meters/feet	547 / 1794
Duration	4 hours
Beginning and end location	Unquera
Difficulty	Medium
Month	June 2008
Recommended period	All year round

Profile

Pictures

Going up to Colombres	The asturian village of Andinas
The hard ascent to Sierra of Cuera	The ascent
Alevia, with the gorge of Hermida behind	The crest of the sierra
A waterfall in Sierra of Cuera	The Cantabrian Sea in Pimiango

Downloads

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Route 73 Google Earth (KMZ) format
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Route 73 GPS exchange (GPX) format

Instructions

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