Day 05 Guernica to Villacarriedo
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RouteXpert René Plücken (MRA Master)
Last edit: 17-10-2025
Route Summary This ride runs from Guernica to Villacarriedo. It features many challenging passes with beautiful curves and stunning panoramas, including those in the Collados del Asón Natural Park.
I rate this 5 stars because of the beautiful roads and nice different panoramas
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Duration
11h 8m
Mode of travel
Car or motorcycle
Distance
320.02 km
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RouteXpert Review There are no scheduled stops for fuel, food, or drinks. Whenever you have the opportunity, stop at one of the points marked with a POI. Along the way, there are several small villages with restaurants and cafes.
Hotels, landmarks, and recommended places to stop and enjoy the view are also marked with a POI. Hotels at the start and finish are also marked with a POI.
On day 5, we'll drive sections along the coastline, as well as over several passes with numerous viewpoints (Miradors). These are well-marked along the road with signs. There's often a small parking area, so take your time to stop occasionally and enjoy the beautiful panoramas. This is a long drive, so leave early.
The roads on the route are truly excellent and feature many twists and turns. You'll ride through diverse scenery, including beautiful valleys, mountains, and rocky outcrops, along rivers and lakes, so there's plenty to enjoy along the way.
You're driving through Collados del Asón Natural Park, a nature park covering sections of the Asón River in Cantabria, Spain. It was declared a natural park by Cantabria on February 18, 1999.
It is located in the Cantabrian Mountains in southeastern Cantabria, covering an area of 4,740 hectares, of which 4,020 hectares belong to the municipality of Soba and 720 hectares are private land. The altitude ranges from 240 to 1,632 meters above sea level.
It is characterized by limestone cliffs, small beech forests, and unique Cantabrian holm oaks, along with artificial pastures for livestock. This diverse habitat allows for the development of a diverse natural feature of the Cordillera. The park is located in a traditionally uninhabited area, making it so natural and undisturbed.
There are several beautiful passes you can drive over, with many lovely curves, but be aware that the roads can sometimes be very narrow. Several passes are marked with a waypoint, such as:
Puerto de Las Muñecas
Collado del Asón has several viewpoints
Puerto de Alisas
Puerto de las Estacas de Trueba
Pas de La Braguía, several viewpoints.
You'll pass several beautiful and interesting places to stop along the way. Some are marked with a RP, such as:
The beautiful castle Castillo de Santa Ana
Playa 2a de la Pequena laguna, nice place to have a drink and enjoy the view over the bay.
Puerto de la Sia
Beautiful old stone bridge across the Trueba
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The Basque Country (; Basque: Euskadi [eus̺kadi]; Spanish: País Vasco [paˈiz ˈβasko]; French: Pays Basque), also called Basque Autonomous Community (Basque: Euskal Autonomia Erkidegoa, EAE; Spanish: Comunidad Autónoma Vasca, CAV) is an autonomous community in northern Spain. It includes the Basque provinces of Álava, Biscay, and Gipuzkoa.
The Basque Country or Basque Autonomous Community was granted the status of nationality within Spain, attributed by the Spanish Constitution of 1978. The autonomous community is based on the Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country, a foundational legal document providing the framework for the development of the Basque people on Spanish soil. Navarre, which had narrowly rejected a joint statute of autonomy with Gipuzkoa, Álava and Biscay in 1932, was granted a separate statute in 1982.
Currently there is no official capital in the autonomous community, but the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the province of Álava, is the de facto capital as the location of the Basque Parliament, the headquarters of the Basque Government, and the residence of the President of the Basque Autonomous Community (the Palace of Ajuria Enea). The High Court of Justice of the Basque Country has its headquarters in the city of Bilbao. Whilst Vitoria-Gasteiz is the largest municipality in area, with 277 km2 (107 sq mi), Bilbao is the largest in population, with 353,187 people, located in the province of Biscay within a conurbation of 875,552 people.
The term Basque Country may also refer to the larger cultural region (Basque: Euskal Herria), the home of the Basque people, which includes the autonomous community.
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The Basque Country or Basque Autonomous Community was granted the status of nationality within Spain, attributed by the Spanish Constitution of 1978. The autonomous community is based on the Statute of Autonomy of the Basque Country, a foundational legal document providing the framework for the development of the Basque people on Spanish soil. Navarre, which had narrowly rejected a joint statute of autonomy with Gipuzkoa, Álava and Biscay in 1932, was granted a separate statute in 1982.
Currently there is no official capital in the autonomous community, but the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the province of Álava, is the de facto capital as the location of the Basque Parliament, the headquarters of the Basque Government, and the residence of the President of the Basque Autonomous Community (the Palace of Ajuria Enea). The High Court of Justice of the Basque Country has its headquarters in the city of Bilbao. Whilst Vitoria-Gasteiz is the largest municipality in area, with 277 km2 (107 sq mi), Bilbao is the largest in population, with 353,187 people, located in the province of Biscay within a conurbation of 875,552 people.
The term Basque Country may also refer to the larger cultural region (Basque: Euskal Herria), the home of the Basque people, which includes the autonomous community.
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You drive over beautiful mountain ridges and through beautiful valleys. Along the way you drive through beautiful villages and countless nature reserves, great passes with countless curves, tunnels cut out of the mountains and azure blue reservoirs. The roads are fair to good, sometimes unpaved.
What you get to see along the way;
Spanish Pyrenees
Parc Naturel del Cadi-Moixero
Serra del Cadí
Serra de Moixeró
Pedraforca
Serra del Monsec
Collada de Clarà
Parque Nacional de Ordesa y Monte Perdido
Collados del Asón Natural Park.
Parque natural Saja-Besaya
Parque natural de Fuentes Carrionas y Fuente Cobre
Parque natural de la Montana de Riano y Mampodre
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El Parque regional Montaña de Riaño y Mampodre
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The Sierra de la Culebra
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Along the routes there are more than enough nice places to stop for a short or longer period, these are described in the review and with a waypoint and POI included in the routes.
Have fun reading and planning your next motorcycle vacation.
If you have ridden these routes I would like to hear your feedback.
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7. Girona to Peramola
8. Peramola to Caldes
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There will be a great new event to be announced soon, where all these routes can be ridden.
Download them all now and place them in a new "Top 10" folder, so that you always have them at hand.
If you are going to drive one of these routes in the meantime, track them with the MRA Mobile App or with MRA Navigation. Take some photos (moments) along the way as these will come in handy.
Create a travelstory of your Top 10 driven routes and add the recorded track to it.
There will also be some great prizes on offer, so keep an eye on the MRA-RouteXperts page and your email.
The 10 routes are:
1. el Pont de Suert to Sabinanigo
2. Figueres to Coll de Nargo
3. Villacarriedo to Potes
4. Caldes to Jaca
5. Jaca to Bilbao
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7. Girona to Peramola
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