El Anillo Vindio
Loop Walk · Castile Leon
1,500
XP
a 3-day route
Esta ruta es una de las tres del Anillo de Picos, la que abarca solo el macizo occidental
2257 m
1320 m
383 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.
Steep walk
Some very steep ground — marked on the map.
Climb
3111 m
Drop
3120 m
Highest
2129 m
Lowest
425 m
Walking time
about 16 h 27 min
A 3-day route, walked in stages. 1,500 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Climbs 42% for 2580 m early on, comes down 24% for 1710 m midway.
Clockwise: Climbs 24% for 1710 m midway, comes down 42% for 2580 m near the end.
Better anticlockwise: you climb the steeper side (5.7 km at 10%+, 5.7 km of it 15%+) and come down 3.7 km of steep ground. Steep descents are where people slip, and they're harder on knees late in a walk.
Main climb: km 0.8–6.0, from 426 m to 1649 m.
How the 56.4 km splits
Flat
11.8 km
Climbing
14.1 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
5.7 km
Descending
21.1 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
3.7 km
El Anillo de Picos
Shares 32.1 km of path · meets at km 1.4, 1.7, 2.3…190.76 km
Refugio de Vegarredonda
Shares 13.4 km of path · meets at km 19.2, 26.4, 50.627.85 km
PR-PNPE 03 Ruta del Cares
Shares 8.4 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 1.1, 1.2…20.4 km
PR-PNPE 05 Buferra - Ordiales
Shares 7.4 km of path · meets at km 12.011.68 km
PR-PNPE 04 Vega de Ario
Shares 6.5 km of path · meets at km 4.88.24 km
Refugio de Vega de Ario
Shares 5.7 km of path · meets at km 0.0, 19.2, 50.614.22 km
PR-PNPE 12 Vega de Llos
Shares 4.6 km of path · meets at km 37.3, 40.612.65 km
PR-PNPE 02 Los Lagos
Shares 1.5 km of path · meets at km 11.3, 12.06.51 km
PR-PNPE 08 Demués - Lagos
Shares 0.7 km of path · meets at km 11.313.12 km
PR-PNPE 09 Soto - Vegabaño
Crosses at km 32.711.14 km