Stage 4 belonging to Route 1: Barruelo de Santullán - Balboa

Linear route of 21.1 km in length and an estimated duration of 2 hours 30 minutes with a gradient of 230 meters. Forest track (85%) and road (15%). Medium-high difficulty. Recommended time: all year round, avoiding rainy seasons.

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Tips and recommendations

The trails, after rainy seasons, can be muddy and waterlogged.

It is important to pay attention to intersections to avoid taking wrong paths.

Throughout the stage, the train tracks are crossed several times through marked steps and not always with good visibility, which requires special caution.


Points of interest

The hermitage of Cristo del Amparo is the main sanctuary of the Guardo region.

San Pedro de Cansoles may have its origin in one of the camps that the Roman legions established to subdue the Cantabrian peoples who inhabited the mountains.

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