Cantabria by Bike

Fontibre, Pass of Somahoz, Gulatrapa

Route 43

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

Basic Data

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Kilometers/Miles	46 / 29
Cumulative ascent: meters/feet	945 / 3100
Maximum height: meters/feet	1559 / 5114
Duration	4 and a half hours
Beginning and end location	Fontibre
Difficulty	Medium
Month	July 2007
Recommended period	Summer

Profile

Pictures

The village of Izara	The ascent from Izara is through a thick forest
The track ascending from the pass of Somahoz.	Crossing a creek in the Sierra of Hijar
The entrance to the beautiful valley of Gulatrapa	View of the canyon in the valley of Gulatrapa

Downloads

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Route 43 Google Earth (KMZ) format
Route 43 OziExplorer (PLT) format
Route 43 GPS exchange (GPX) format

Instructions

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