Stage 7 belonging to Route 1: Barruelo de Santullán - Balboa

Linear route of 29.6 km in length and an estimated duration of 3 hours 15 minutes with a gradient of 320 meters. Forest track (70%) and road (30%). High difficulty. Recommended time: all year round, avoiding rainy seasons.

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Tips and recommendations

The tracks, after rainy seasons, can have very muddy sections.

Throughout the stage, stretches of road are used that require caution and close attention.



Points of interest

In Aviados the ruins of the Guzmanes castle remain, dating from the 14th century.

The La Estación neighborhood of Matallana was born in 1894, when the railway from La Robla to Balmaseda (Vizcaya) was completed. A branch started from this town to the north that connected the Bardaya mine and which has now been converted into a greenway for use by hikers and cyclists. In its vicinity, in the area of ​​Los Mapas, there is an important fossil deposit.

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