Picos de Europa Round trip from Potes
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Last edit: 08-03-2022
Route Summary
Mountain roads, reservoirs, the superb gorge Desfiladero de los Beyos, great views and too many corners to count! Lunch stop at Cangas de Onís, which has a good selection of shops, bars and restaurants, you can even have your photo taken on a Flintstone motorcycle! For these reasons, this route earns 5***** stars.
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Duration
6h 11m
Mode of travel
Car or motorcycle
Distance
200.53 km
Countries
AS-114 Canales
RouteXpert Review
This round trip route in the Picos de Europa has everything; Breathtaking scenery, Incredibly twisty roads, deep river gorges and is virtually traffic free. From the start at Potes, the magnificent N-621 follows the Vega de Liebanna Valley for 5 kms, around gentle bends and with the mountains in the distance getting ever closer. The road changes and becomes more thrilling after the first hairpin bend at Vada. It climbs higher and higher getting spectacular views around every corner as it makes it's way to the huge reservoir at Riaño. Here you can look at the water and take a rest, there is fuel here too.
From here we take another great road, the N-625, the route follows this for 64 km. It will climb to a height of 1280m at Puerto del Pontón, the highest point of this route and pass through the amazing gorge of Desfiladero de los Beyos with its vertical rock sides. For this route, the N-625 ends at Cangas de Onís, which has a good selection of shops, bars and restaurants making it an ideal lunch stop. It also has a crazy roman footbridge over the river Sella which you must visit.
After lunch, the route takes the AS-114 travelling through countryside and villages. Your eyes are in for a nice surprise as you go around the corner after Canales. The vista opens up again and the road becomes a balcony road, clinging onto the side of the mountain making the journey even more exciting. The route follows this limestone gorge, following the course of the River Cares, in some places the rock overhangs the road. The River Cares joins the River Deva at Panes which is where this route makes it's last turn, back onto the N-621 and back to Potes. 3 roads, 200 kms of riding or driving heaven!
Desfiladero de los Beyos
Mirador del Corzo.
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The Vuelta a Cantabria is a multi-day road cycling race held annually in the region of Cantabria, Spain. Created in 1925, the race was also held in 1926, 1940 and 1942, and annually from 1963 to 1983. In 2003, the race reappeared after a 20 year disappearance and is now reserved to amateur cyclists.
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Three tours in and around Picos de Europa Northern Spain
The Picos de Europa is a mountainous area in northern Spain, next to the Basque Country. In the middle is the village of Posada de Valdeon, which cannot be reached by motorbike from the north: you have to drive around the Picos via Potes or Sames. We stayed overnight in Posada de Valdeon in Hostal Casa Abascal. A great hotel with breakfast option. You can eat in a restaurant in the village with usually a choice of two menus.
There are all kinds of nature reserves around the Picos. These three routes take you through some of them. There are gorges to see, viewpoints, reservoirs and you can walk more than fine. If you like walking, bring your walking shoes.
But we come to ride and it's going great. Excellent roads with the occasional piece of unpaved so that you do not have to detour far for another attraction. You can eat delicious food and the people are very nice and hospitable. And because the route to Lourdes goes above the Picos, there are also pilgrimage sites and very beautiful churches and monasteries. The most beautiful thing in this area is the nature: breathtakingly beautiful with wild animals, rugged mountains and wild rivers.
All in all, you can spend at least 4 days here if you take a day of rest or go for a walk.
There are all kinds of nature reserves around the Picos. These three routes take you through some of them. There are gorges to see, viewpoints, reservoirs and you can walk more than fine. If you like walking, bring your walking shoes.
But we come to ride and it's going great. Excellent roads with the occasional piece of unpaved so that you do not have to detour far for another attraction. You can eat delicious food and the people are very nice and hospitable. And because the route to Lourdes goes above the Picos, there are also pilgrimage sites and very beautiful churches and monasteries. The most beautiful thing in this area is the nature: breathtakingly beautiful with wild animals, rugged mountains and wild rivers.
All in all, you can spend at least 4 days here if you take a day of rest or go for a walk.
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Ten Day Roadtrip from Spain to Portugal
This route collection describes a 10-day Road trip in the north of Spain and Portugal, a true paradise for motorcycling.
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
Picos de Europa
El Parque regional Montaña de Riaño y Mampodre
El Parque natural de Redes
The Sierra de la Culebra
Parque natural Montesinho
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.
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
Picos de Europa
El Parque regional Montaña de Riaño y Mampodre
El Parque natural de Redes
The Sierra de la Culebra
Parque natural Montesinho
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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