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Ruta de la Salamandra (Circular)

Linear Trail · Asturias

500

XP

about 3 h 11 min walking

Strenuous
12.5 km
Linear
Graded from its length and climb.
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456 m

273 m

90 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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Stages
  1. Ruta de la Salamandra I (Caces-Siones-La Arquera) · 8.1 km
  2. Ruta de la Salamandra II (La Arquera-Caces) · 4.4 km
Route from OpenStreetMap contributors

Steep walk

Some very steep ground — marked on the map.

Climb

409 m

Drop

449 m

Highest

431 m

Lowest

98 m

Walking time

about 3 h 11 min

Which way round

Clockwise: Easy first 1.4 km, climbs 14% for 650 m early on, comes down 12% for 1070 m midway.

Anticlockwise: Easy first 3.4 km, climbs 12% for 1070 m early on, comes down 14% for 650 m near the end.

Steep ground on both sides in similar amounts — go whichever way suits you.

Main descent: km 6.6–9.1, from 430 m to 125 m.

How the 12.5 km splits

Flat

2.5 km

Climbing

3.6 km

Steep climbing (10–15%)

0.7 km

Very steep climbing (15%+)

0.7 km

Descending

3.2 km

Steep descending (10–15%)

1.1 km

Very steep descending (15%+)

0.8 km

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