Palencia Mountain Nature Park
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Discover the Palencia Mountain Nature Park, an unknown treasure in the north of Palencia. This unique mountain range, with peaks such as Curavacas and Espigüete, offers an impressive landscape of needles, cliffs, ravines and deep valleys.
Explore the Carrión and Pisuerga rivers, which originate in these mountains, with the Fuentes Carrionas lagoon and Fuente del Cobre as highlights. Find diversity in oak forests, oak forests, gall oak forests, beech forests and juniper forests of sessile juniper, such as the Tosande yew forest and the Velilla pine forest.
Spot a variety of wildlife, from brown bears and otters to Cantabrian chamois, wild cats, Iberian wolves, golden eagles, griffon vultures, eagle owls and falcons. Visit viewpoints such as Piedrasluengas, Alto de la Varga, Alba and Alto de Peñas Negras for impressive panoramic views.
Enviromental Areas
- wildlife
- Brown bear, capercaillie, wolves, chamois, otters and common partridge.
- Relief
- Landscape sculpted into the hard and tight mountain limestone which has given rise to a fantastic collection of needles, cliffs and valleys.
- Vegetation
- Beech, oak, Pyrenean oak, and holm oak woods. The holm oak woods are the most northern in Europe.
Get to know this natural space
House of the Palencia Mountain Nature Park
A monitor will welcome you and provide all the information you need. You will also be able to watch a video about the park and acquire publications and other types of information and souvenirs.
A calendar of activities featuring all the major festivals...
On map
Address
- Postal address C/ El Plantío. Cervera de Pisuerga. NaN. Palencia
- Web
- Phones
- 979 139 401
- 979 870 698
Enjoy this natural space
On foot and by bike
- Between Nestar and Cordovilla de AguilarTo know more
Shortly after the beginning of the route, it passes beside Puente Perdiz, a very well preserved Roman bridge that crosses Rubagon...
- Journey
- Circular
- Way
- On foot (1.3 h.)
- Length
- 6.1 kms.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- winter
- Discover the Palentino Romanesque by bicycleTo know more
An interesting proposal in which nature, sport and heritage come together is to tour the Palentina Mountain by bicycle and discover...
- Journey
- Circular
- Way
- A pedal (3.5 h.)
- Length
- 59.7 kms.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- winter
- Difficulty of the route
- High
- From San Martin de Perapertu to MudaTo know more
The path that starts in San Martin de Perapertu slowly gains height as it approaches the rocky crags that rise from green pastures,...
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- On foot (1.3 h.)
- By bike (0.45 h.)
- Length
- 5.8 kms.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- winter
- GR 1 Historic Pathway, from Brañosera to EstalayaTo know more
- Journey
- Journey
- Way
- On foot
- Length
- 23.5 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 660 m.
- Difficulty of the route
- High
- GR 1 Historic Pathway, from Camporredondo de Alba to Camino Cruz ArmadaTo know more
- Journey
- Journey
- Way
- On foot
- Length
- 8.6 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 430 m.
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium
- GR 1 Historic Pathway, from Cervera de Pisuerga to TriolloTo know more
- Journey
- Journey
- Way
- On foot
- Length
- 23 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 540 m.
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium-High
- GR 1 Historic Pathway, from Estalaya to Cervera de PisuergaTo know more
- Journey
- Journey
- Way
- On foot
- Length
- 11.5 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 170 m.
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium
- GR 1 Historic Pathway, from Triollo to Camporredondo de AlbaTo know more
- Journey
- Journey
- Way
- On foot
- Length
- 10.7 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 140 m.
- Difficulty of the route
- Low
- GR 1 Historic Pathway, from the Limit whith Cantabria to BrañosaTo know more
- Journey
- Journey
- Way
- On foot
- Length
- 8 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 430 m.
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium
- P10 P10 - Narrow Valley Giant's PathTo know more
Located in the Palencia Mountain Nature Park. The Giant of the Narrow Valley is the protagonist of a legend that invites you to explore...
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- On foot
- Length
- 4.4 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 113 m.
- Difficulty of the route
- Low
- P2 P2 - Fuente Cobre-Birth Pisuerga River PathTo know more
Located in the Palencia Mountain Nature Park. It is one of the most frequented in the Palencia Mountain. It begins in the Santa María...
- Journey
- Circular
- Way
- On foot
- Length
- 13 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 400 m.
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium
- P3 P3 - Las Lomas Lagoons PathTo know more
Located in the Palencia Mountain Nature Park. This path takes us to Pozo de las Lomas, a lagoon of Quaternary glacial origin located...
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- On foot
- Length
- 12 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 640 m.
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium-High
- P4 P4 - Tejeda de Tosande PathTo know more
Located in the Palencia Mountain Nature Park. La Tejeda de Tosande is a dream corner in the Palencia Mountain. This is one of the...
- Journey
- Circular
- Way
- On foot
- Length
- 10.5 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 200 m.
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium
- P5 P5 - Fossil Forest TrailTo know more
Located in the Palencia Mountain Nature Park. This trail takes us to the site known as the fossil forest. A sandstone wall on which...
- Journey
- Circular
- Way
- On foot
- Length
- 3 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 120 m.
- Difficulty of the route
- Low
- P7 P7 - Bear TrailTo know more
Located in the Palencia Mountain Nature Park. The Senda del Oso in Palentina is a signposted circular route with more than 12 km...
- Journey
- Circular
- Way
- On foot
- Length
- 12.2 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 270 m.
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium
- P8 P8 - Estalaya Roblón PathTo know more
Located in the Palencia Mountain Nature Park. This path takes us to the Roblón de Estalaya, also known as "El Abuelo", a specimen...
- Journey
- Circular
- Way
- On foot
- Length
- 4.6 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 125 m.
- Difficulty of the route
- Low
- P9 P9 - Mazobre Waterfall TrailTo know more
Located in the Palencia Mountain Nature Park. This itinerary runs parallel to Arroyo Mazobre, along a comfortable path with some...
- Journey
- Round trip
- Way
- On foot
- Length
- 6.6 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 320 m.
- Difficulty of the route
- Low
- PRC-P Pathway of Fuente Cobre - Birth of Pisuerga RiverTo know more
Following the course of Pisuerga River, this route is an invitation to enjoy nature and stroll down a pleasant and easy environment...
- Journey
- Circular
- Way
- On foot (4 h.)
- Length
- 11 kms.
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium
- PRC-P Pathway of Fuente Cobre - Birth of Pisuerga RiverTo know more
Following the course of Pisuerga River, this route is an invitation to enjoy nature and stroll down a pleasant and easy environment...
- Journey
- Circular
- Way
- On foot (4 h.)
- Length
- 11 kms.
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium
- PR-PA 1 Pathway of the RoblonTo know more
The 'Roblón' of Estalaya is a remarkable and venerable specimen of white oak. Its height is 17m and the perimeter on the base is...
- Journey
- Circular
- Way
- On foot (1.3 h.)
- Length
- 4.6 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 125 m.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- winter
- Difficulty of the route
- Low
- PRC-P Pathway of the BearTo know more
The upper part of the trail passes by the base of the quartzite wall of Peñas Negras, to whose feet there was the village of San...
- Journey
- Circular
- Way
- On foot (4 h.)
- Length
- 12.2 kms.
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium
- PRC-P Pathway of the FishermenTo know more
The route allows us to know one of the best preserved areas of the banks of Carrion River and allows to perceive the delicate balance...
- Journey
- Circular
- Way
- On foot (3 h.)
- Length
- 6 kms.
- Difficulty of the route
- Low
- PR-P Pathway of the Giant og Valle EstrechoTo know more
- Journey
- Circular
- Way
- On foot (1.3 h.)
- Length
- 4.4 kms.
- Difficulty of the route
- Low
- PR-PA 6 Pathway of the Lagunas de las LomasTo know more
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- On foot (5 h.)
- Length
- 12 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 640 m.
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium-High
- PR-PA 3 Pathway of the Pinar de VelillaTo know more
The pin forest of Velilla is listed by several authors as a natural spot of Scots pine, survivor to the pressure of the cattle's...
- Journey
- Circular
- Way
- On foot (2 h.)
- Length
- 3.5 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 150 m.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- Difficulty of the route
- Low
- SLC-P Pathway of the Pinar del CastilloTo know more
The path passes by a forest of Scots pine. You can hear the sound of several birds like thrushes and chickadees.
- Journey
- Circular
- Way
- On foot (0.3 h.)
- Length
- 1.1 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 80 m.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- Difficulty of the route
- Low
- PRC-P Pathway of the Tejeda de TosandeTo know more
In this route, the traveler discovers different tree species characteristics of the area, and enters a valley where he can enjoy...
- Journey
- Circular
- Way
- On foot (3.3 h.)
- Length
- 10.5 kms.
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium
- PR-PA 4 Pathway of the cascada de MazobreTo know more
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- On foot (2 h.)
- Length
- 6.6 kms.
- Difficulty of the route
- Low
- PR-PA 4 Pathway of the cascada de MazobreTo know more
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- On foot (2 h.)
- Length
- 6.6 kms.
- Difficulty of the route
- Low
- Stage 1 - Section 5: Vallespinoso de Cervera - Barruelo de SantullanTo know more
Avoid rain and snow periods at higher altitude.
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- By bike (1.9 h.)
- Length
- 17 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 115 m.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- winter
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium
- Stage 1 - Section 5: Vallespinoso de Cervera - Cervera de PisuergaTo know more
Avoid rain and snow periods at higher altitude.
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- By bike (1.5 h.)
- Length
- 12.1 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 45 m.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- winter
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium-Low
- Stage 1 - Section 6: Rueda de Pisuerga - Barruelo de SantullanTo know more
Avoid rain and snow periods at higher altitude.
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- By bike (2 h.)
- Length
- 19.7 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 145 m.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- winter
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium
- Stage 1 - Section 6: Rueda de Pisuerga - Cervera de PisuergaTo know more
Avoid rain and snow periods at higher altitude.
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- By bike (1.1 h.)
- Length
- 9.4 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 40 m.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- winter
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium-Low
- Stage 1 - Section 7: Barcenilla - Barruelo de SantullanTo know more
Avoid rain and snow periods at higher altitude.
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- By bike (2.4 h.)
- Length
- 21.5 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 150 m.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- winter
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium
- Stage 1 - Section 7: Barcenilla - Cervera de PisuergaTo know more
Avoid rain and snow periods at higher altitude.
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- By bike (0.9 h.)
- Length
- 7.6 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 40 m.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- winter
- Difficulty of the route
- Low
- Stage 1 - Section 8: Ligüerzana - Barruelo de SantullanTo know more
Avoid rain and snow periods at higher altitude.
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- By bike (2.9 h.)
- Length
- 25.5 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 150 m.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- winter
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium
- Stage 1 - Section 8: Ligüerzana - Cervera de PisuergaTo know more
Avoid rain and snow periods at higher altitude.
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- By bike (0.5 h.)
- Length
- 3.6 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 120 m.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- winter
- Difficulty of the route
- Low
- Stage 1 - Section 9: Vado - Barruelo de SantullanTo know more
Avoid rain and snow periods at higher altitude.
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- By bike (2.9 h.)
- Length
- 25.5 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 150 m.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- winter
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium
- Stage 1 - Section 9: Vado - Cervera de PisuergaTo know more
Avoid rain and snow periods at higher altitude.
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- By bike (0.1 h.)
- Length
- 1.2 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 5 m.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- winter
- Difficulty of the route
- Low
- Stage 2 - Section 1: Ruesga - Cervera de PisuergaTo know more
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- By bike (0.16 h.)
- Length
- 3.3 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 25 m.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- winter
- Difficulty of the route
- Low
- Stage 2 - Section 1: Ruesga - TriolloTo know more
In winter there may be sections closed by snow between Rebanal and Alto La Varga.
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- By bike (1.9 h.)
- Length
- 21 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 425 m.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- Difficulty of the route
- High
- Stage 2 - Section 2: Ventanilla - Cervera de PisuergaTo know more
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- By bike (0.83 h.)
- Length
- 9.1 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 55 m.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium-High
- Stage 2 - Section 2: Ventanilla - TriolloTo know more
In winter there may be sections closed by snow between Rebanal and Alto La Varga.
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- By bike (1.25 h.)
- Length
- 15.2 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 395 m.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- Difficulty of the route
- High
- Stage 2 - Section 3: San Martin - Cervera de PisuergaTo know more
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- By bike (1.08 h.)
- Length
- 12.5 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 90 m.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium
- Stage 2 - Section 3: San Martin - TriolloTo know more
In winter there may be sections closed by snow between Rebanal and Alto La Varga.
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- By bike (1 h.)
- Length
- 11.8 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 360 m.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- Difficulty of the route
- High
- Stage 2 - Section 4: Rebanal de las Llantas - Cervera de PisuergaTo know more
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- By bike (1.25 h.)
- Length
- 15.6 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 140 m.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium
- Stage 2 - Section 4: Rebanal de las Llantas - TriolloTo know more
In winter there may be sections closed by snow between Rebanal and Alto La Varga.
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- By bike (0.83 h.)
- Length
- 8.7 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 310 m.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- Difficulty of the route
- High
- Stage 2 - Section 5: Alto de la Varga - Cervera de PisuergaTo know more
In winter the route between Rebanal de las Llantas and Alto de la Varga can be closed by snow.
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- By bike (2 h.)
- Length
- 19.6 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 450 m.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium-High
- Stage 2 - Section 5: Alto de la Varga - TriolloTo know more
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- By bike (0.16 h.)
- Length
- 4.7 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 140 m.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- Difficulty of the route
- Low
- Stage 2 - Section 6: La Lastra - Cervera de PisuergaTo know more
In winter there may be sections closed with snow between Rebanal and Alto La Varga.
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- By bike (2 h.)
- Length
- 22.6 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 450 m.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium
- Stage 2 - Section 6: La Lastra - TriolloTo know more
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- By bike (0.08 h.)
- Length
- 1.7 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 80 m.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- Difficulty of the route
- Low
- Stage 2: Cervera de Pisuerga - TriolloTo know more
Complicated route of about 25 kilometers, most of which goes by road. It also passes through forest tracks of the Natural Park of...
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- By bike (2.1 h.)
- Length
- 24.3 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 450 m.
- Difficulty of the route
- High
- Stage 3 - Section 1: Valcovero - GuardoTo know more
In winter snow can close the road.
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- By bike (2.5 h.)
- Length
- 19.5 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 390 m.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- Difficulty of the route
- High
- Stage 3 - Section 1: Valcovero - TriolloTo know more
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- By bike (1 h.)
- Length
- 11.3 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 180 m.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- Difficulty of the route
- Medium
- Stage 3 - Section 2: Velilla del rio Carrion - GuardoTo know more
Between December and April there may be snow in the crossing of Cruz de Valsurbio.
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- By bike (3.33 h.)
- Length
- 27.7 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 570 m.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- Difficulty of the route
- High
- Stage 3 - Section 2: Velilla del rio Carrion - TriolloTo know more
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- By bike (0.16 h.)
- Length
- 3.1 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 20 m.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- winter
- Difficulty of the route
- Low
- Stage 3: Triollo - GuardoTo know more
Stage of 30 kilometers, most of which, within the Natural Park of Fuentes Carrionas y Fuente Cobre-Montaña Palentina. The difficulty,...
- Journey
- Linear
- Way
- By bike (3.5 h.)
- Length
- 30.8 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 570 m.
- Difficulty of the route
- High
- PR-PA 2 The surprising Fossil Forest TrailTo know more
The Fossil Forest trail starts from the small town of Verdeña. A dense oak forest where the Peña Celada viewpoint is located is the...
- Journey
- Circular
- Way
- On foot (1 h.)
- Length
- 3 kms.
- Ascent slope
- 120 m.
- Recommended
- spring
- summer
- autumn
- winter
- Difficulty of the route
- Low