Potes to Ponferrada
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RouteXpert Nick Carthew - (MRA Master)
Last edit: 23-12-2020
Route Summary
Rural twisty and hilly roads with great views. This is quite a long route in distance and time.
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Duration
6h 24m
Mode of travel
Car or motorcycle
Distance
344.65 km
Countries
RP 8, typical scenery
RouteXpert Review
This route is all about views and twisty roads of which, there are plenty. We leave the popular town of Potes with a full tank of fuel as there are not many gas stations along the way, there is another fuel stop after 140 miles (225 kms). First, we head deep into the Picos de Europa National Park and as you can imagine, the views and scenery are beautiful. The road surface is generally good and there are several hairpin bends to negotiate. I have suggested a coffee stop on the shore of the Riano Reservoir, at Buron RP 5, if it is a hot day, this cafe has lots of shade to sit in. The route follows river valleys, mountain peaks and meadows for the next 50 miles (80 kms) on a mixture of roads but all have a reasonable surface. We reach the town of Ujo and join the A66 motorway for a very short distance to enter the Natural park of Las UbiƱas-La Mesa that lies in the heart of the Cantabrian mountain range where the peaks reach higher than 2400m. Once again, the views and scenery are spectacular and the roads have some good, fast sweeping bends and a good surface, making this route ideal for motorcycles. We reach the Valdemurrio reservoir and I have suggested a small restaurant next to the water with some great views for either coffee or lunch.
After lunch, we turn onto the AS-228 and the mountains seem to be much closer to you as the valley tightens up. We stop for fuel at RP 14 and then we see the rugged Gorges de Paramo complete with rock tunnels, another great motorcycle road. There are viewpoints all along this section of the route and as the road is not busy, it is easy to stop to take pictures. RP 17 is particularly nice if the heather on the mountains is in bloom. At RP 18 we join the river Sil and follow its course all of the way to the Hotel Ponferrada Plaza.
RP 7. Great view of the road ahead.
RP 16. Great view of the heather covered mountains.
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