Nacimiento del Besaya
Loop Walk · Cantabria
300
XP
about 1 h 42 min walking
1040 m
951 m
861 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
160 m
Drop
162 m
Highest
1019 m
Lowest
868 m
Walking time
about 1 h 42 min
Which way round
Clockwise: Climbs 19% for 300 m early on, comes down 20% for 250 m midway.
Anticlockwise: Easy first 1.3 km, climbs 20% for 250 m midway, comes down 19% for 300 m near the end.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 3.6–5.9, from 977 m to 870 m.
How the 7.2 km splits
Flat
1.6 km
Climbing
2.4 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
0.3 km
Descending
2.6 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
0.3 km