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Ruta dos Ancares

Linear Trail · Asturias

500

XP

about 3 h 31 min walking

Strenuous
12.53 km
Linear
Graded from its length and climb.
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1211 m

874 m

538 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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Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

610 m

Drop

885 m

Highest

1165 m

Lowest

553 m

Walking time

about 3 h 31 min

Which way round

Downhill: Climbs 26% for 600 m midway, comes down 25% for 800 m midway.

Uphill: Easy first 2.5 km, climbs 25% for 800 m midway, comes down 26% for 600 m midway.

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 7.5–10.0, from 964 m to 553 m.

How the 12.5 km splits

Flat

1.5 km

Climbing

3.8 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

1.3 km

Descending

3.7 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

2.2 km

Campsites near the start

Mirador Río Balouta

5.1 km from the start · 4.1★ (21)

Cabanas do Chao

14.9 km from the start · 4.9★ (25)

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