Picón Castro – UTPC66 Ultra Trail
Linear Trail · Castile Leon
1,500
XP
a 4-day route
1759 m
1240 m
720 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
3235 m
Drop
3246 m
Highest
1690 m
Lowest
744 m
Walking time
about 18 h 8 min
A 4-day route, walked in stages. 1,500 XP for the whole route, claimed with a photo from it.
Which way round
Anticlockwise: Climbs 18% for 1770 m early on, comes down 22% for 1780 m midway.
Clockwise: Easy first 1.1 km, climbs 22% for 1780 m midway, comes down 18% for 1770 m near the end.
Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.
Main descent: km 7.8–12.9, from 1499 m to 770 m.
How the 63.7 km splits
Flat
13.2 km
Climbing
20.9 km
Very steep climbing (15%+)
4.3 km
Descending
19.9 km
Very steep descending (15%+)
5.5 km
Link it with other walks
Senda Monte la Frente
Shares 5.6 km of path · meets at km 15.0, 43.0, 46.0…9.4 km
Senda del Estraperlo-Domingo Pájaro
Starts here too · Shares 5.5 km of path · meets at km 12.0, 48.5, 51.1…15.03 km
Picón Castro Vertical 2019
Shares 4.0 km of path · meets at km 26.75.02 km
Senda Cascada Guarguero
Shares 2.5 km of path · meets at km 34.9, 41.5, 42.96.55 km
Senda Valle del Curro
Shares 2.3 km of path · meets at km 38.2, 41.5, 42.98.02 km
Senda Valle del Rio Seco
Shares 2.0 km of path · meets at km 15.0, 46.510.37 km
Senda Collado del Castro Valnera
Shares 2.0 km of path · meets at km 31.2, 34.97.18 km
Senda Valle de Lunada
Shares 1.1 km of path · meets at km 23.1, 24.311.21 km
Transcantábrica
Shares 0.9 km of path · meets at km 45.8, 46.0, 48.9…726.35 km
Cabañas de el Bernacho
Crosses at km 42.96.14 km