Cantabria by Bike

Correpoco, Cruz de Fuentes, Venta Vieja

Route 16a

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

Basic Data

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Kilometers/Miles	46 / 28
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet	1447 / 4746
Maximum height: meters/feet	1319 / 4326
Duration	4 and a half hours
Beginning and end location	Near Correpoco
Difficulty	Medium
Month	November 2007
Recommended period	Spring, summer, autum

Profile

Pictures

The track from Bárcena Mayor crosses a beautiful beech forest	Impressive beeches with their Autum colours
From the top we can see the valley of river Queriendo, and the Cantabrian sea behind the mountains	A fun cross-country descent, towards the cottage that can be seen at the left
The track that goes down to Braña Palombera offers us great views of the valley	During the ascent to Venta Vieja we can see the track that goes down to Saja
The valley covered with forests contrasts with the meadows in the higher areas	The end of the ascento to Venta Vieja

Downloads

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Route 16a Google Earth (KMZ) format
Route 16a OziExplorer (PLT) format
Route 16a GPS exchange (GPX) format

Instructions

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