Mining Basins Route
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Length: Approx. 406 km
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Provinces included: León, Palencia
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Total ascent: 10,432 m
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Total descent: 10,760 m
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Maximum altitude: 1,688 mMinimum altitude: 474 m
- Minimum altitude: 474 m
Track:
This route will allow you to discover Castilla y León’s valuable industrial mining heritage, as well as the beautiful landscapes that it passes through. The route crosses the provinces of León and Palencia, the only provinces in Castilla y León that are home to coal mining. There are a total of 60 Sites of Cultural Interest on this route.
The main route (known as route 1: Barruelo de Santullán – Balboa) crosses Palencia and León’s northern mining regions from east to west, with a total of over 400 km of the route divided into 13 stages, of about 25-30 km each.