Cantabria by Bike

Salces, pass of Rumaceo, Ropero peak

Route 38

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

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Basic Data

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Kilometers/Miles
47 / 29
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet
1292 / 4238
Maximum height: meters/feet
1692 / 5550
Duration
5 hours
Beginning and end location
Salces
Difficulty
High
Month
June 2007
Recommended period
Summer

Profile

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Pictures


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The first part of the ascent is through an oak forest

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  A deer watches us in alert position,
close to a bush that is covered with pink flowers

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A view of Sejos from the pass of Rumaceo,
with the Picos de Europa in the background

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  The massif of Cordel as seen from Rumaceo. There is still a little snow left
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The pass of Cruz de Fuentes
as seen during the ascent from Palombera
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A few cows share with us the magnificent view
of the Campoo valley from the top of the Ropero peak

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Instructions

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