Cantabria by Bike

Rubalcaba, Alto de Somo, Bustablado, Puerto de Alisas

Route 22

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

Basic Data

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Kilometers/Miles	57 / 35
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet	1520 / 4985
Maimum height	914 / 3089
Duration	4 and a half hours
Beginning and end location	Rubalcaba
Difficulty	High
Month	November 2006
Recommended period	Todo el año

Profile

The step in the first ascent is due to the low number of satellites that the GPS was capturing at that time.

Perfil route 22

Pictures

The church of La Cárcoba near San Roque de Riomiera	View of the Cantabrian sea from the Alto de Somo
Descent to Bustablado	A view of the city of Santander
Ascent to the pass of Alisas	View from the pass of Alisas

Downloads

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Route 22 Google Earth (KMZ) format
Route 22 OziExplorer (PLT) format
Route 22 GPS exchange format (GPX)

Instructions

See the instructions and disclaimer, as well as other routes, in the main page.