Cantabria by Bike

Ascent to Cueto Cucón from Polaciones

Route 47a

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

Basic Data

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Kilometers/Miles	29 / 18
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet	1326 / 4349
Maximum height: meters/feet	1952 / 6402
Duration	4 hours
Beginning and end location	La Laguna
Difficulty	High
Month	October 2007
Recommended period	Summer or start of Autum

This is an alternative version of route 47

Profile

Pictures

The end of the ascent to the ridge of Peña Sagra	The view of Liébana shows the depth of this valley and the wide forests in its mountains
Cycling on the ridge of Peña Sagra, with the peak of Cornón behind	The ridge has some very large rocks
The peak of Cueto Cucón	In the last part of the ascent we need to push the bicycle
The descent towards the valley	The pass of Brañas, as seen from Peña Sagra

Downloads

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Route 47a Google Earth (KMZ) format
Route 47a OziExplorer (PLT) format
Route 47a GPS exchange (GPX) format

Instructions

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