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PR-PNPE 03 Ruta del Cares

Linear Trail · Castile Leon

650

XP

about 5 h 26 min walking

Moderate
20.4 km
Linear
5 h 30 min

El trayecto entre Caín y Poncebos discurre junto a un precipicio sin protección lateral. Peligro por caídas de piedras o animales.

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985 m

598 m

210 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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Route dataFuente: Organismo Autónomo Parques Nacionales

Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

827 m

Drop

1520 m

Highest

932 m

Lowest

228 m

Which way round

Downhill: Easy first 10.6 km, climbs 34% for 300 m midway, comes down 15% for 680 m near the end.

Uphill: Climbs 15% for 680 m early on, comes down 34% for 300 m early on.

Shown as the descent, the way a graded trail like this is ridden — the climb back up is usually the forest road.

Main descent: km 1.8–7.2, from 914 m to 597 m.

How the 20.3 km splits

Flat

3.8 km

Climbing

4.4 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

0.7 km

Descending

9.6 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

1.2 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

0.6 km

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PR-PNPE 19 Canal de Camburero

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