GR 99: Villanueva de la Nía-Polientes
Waymarked Way · Cantabria
450
XP
about 3 h 47 min walking
1042 m
835 m
628 m
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Heights: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 © DLR e.V. 2010–2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014–2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA.
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Climb
283 m
Drop
268 m
Highest
836 m
Lowest
697 m
Walking time
about 3 h 47 min
Which way round
As mapped: Easy first 5.2 km, climbs 14% for 200 m early on, comes down 15% for 270 m near the end.
Reversed: Easy first 2.2 km, climbs 15% for 270 m early on, comes down 14% for 200 m near the end.
Little height either way — ride it whichever way suits.
Main climb: km 11.4–13.3, from 747 m to 835 m.
How the 16.6 km splits
Flat
7.9 km
Climbing
3.9 km
Steep climbing (10–15%)
0.2 km
Descending
4.3 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.3 km
Link it with other walks
Camino Natural del Ebro
Shares 1.6 km of path · meets at km 0.9, 1.7, 3.7…1298.44 km
GR 99: Polientes-Orbaneja del Castillo (Burgos)
Shares 1.2 km of path · meets at km 0.017.95 km
Ruta de Sobrepeña a Lorilla
Shares 0.3 km of path · meets at km 5.69.05 km
GR 99: Montesclaros-Villanueva de la Nía
Crosses at km 16.223.5 km