Route 1: Barruelo de Santullán - Balboa La Robla - Vega de Caballeros
Stage 8 belonging to Route 1: Barruelo de Santullán - Balboa
Linear route 36.2 km long and an estimated duration of 3 hours 45 minutes with a gradient of 350 meters. Forest track (64%) and road (36%). High difficulty. Recommended time: spring to autumn; In winter you can find roads or sections in poor condition due to rain and snow.
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Tips and recommendations
In the vicinity of Llanos de Alba, the route runs along the periphery of an open-pit mining operation, where you must be attentive to the intense traffic of trucks and heavy vehicles.
The stage includes long stretches of mid-mountain where there is no water, so it is advisable to replenish your canteen at the town fountains.
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- Llanos de Alba
From Llanos de Alba to Vega de Caballeros LENGTH: 34.8 km. DURATION: 3 hours 40 minutes. SLOPE: 350 m. TYPE OF ROAD: forest track (67%) and road (33%). DIFFICULTY OF THE SECTION:...
- Cuevas de Viñayo
From Cuevas de Viñayo to Vega de Caballeros LENGTH: 12.7 km. DURATION: 1 hour 15 minutes. SLOPE: 300 m. TYPE OF ROAD: forest track (57%) and road (43%).
- Piedrasecha
From Piedrasecha to Vega de Caballeros LENGTH: 9.1 km. DURATION: 55 minutes. SLOPE: 300 m. TYPE OF ROAD: forest track (41%) and road (59%). DIFFICULTY OF THE SECTION: medium.
- Portilla de Luna
From Portilla de Luna to Vega de Caballeros LENGTH: 5.4 km. DURATION: 20 minutes. SLOPE: 170 m. TYPE OF ROAD: road (100%). DIFFICULTY OF THE SECTION: low. RECOMMENDED TIME: all...
- Carrocera
From Carrocera to Vega de Caballeros LENGTH: 15.2 km. DURATION: 1 hour 30 minutes. SLOPE: 300 m. TYPE OF ROAD: forest track (48%) and road (52%).
- Departure from La Robla
Leaving La Robla along La Magdalena road, you cross the bridge over the Bernesga to access the adjacent town of Llanos de Alba, where you take a detour to the left in the direction of the Devesa neighborhood....
- Departure from Vega de Caballeros
Following the course of the Luna River, you leave Vega de Caballeros along La Magdalena road to take, a few kilometers later, the detour to the left that leads to Portilla de Luna. Once in Portilla, you...
- Cantarranas
From Cantarranas to Vega de Caballeros LENGTH: 17.2 km. DURATION: 1 hour 45 minutes. SLOPE: 300 m. TYPE OF ROAD: forest track (42%) and road (58%).