Gravel routes in Cantabria

In short: You have 7 gravel routes in Cantabria, from 26 to 70.6 km. The longest is Gravel through Valdeolea and Valdeprado from Mataporquera (70.6 km) and the one with most climbing, MTB through Cabezón de Liébana and Aniezo from Potes (+1,826 m).

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Ilustración de una ciclista de unos cincuenta años y pelo canoso en bici de gravel por una carretera con curvas entre prados del valle de Liébana, con casas de piedra y los picos calizos de los Picos de Europa al fondo.

All together they add up to 361 km and +8,273 m of climbing around Cantabria. Pure gravel: 5; the other 2 have so much track that they also suit your gravel bike. On the 7 with a measured surface, on average 51 % is track or path. More than half are hard or very hard: save them for when your legs are up to it. If you're after something short, MTB through the villages of Vega de Liébana from La Vega is 26 km.

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7 routes

Gravel· CantabriaHard Gravel around Peña Cabarga from Solares 39.8 km+694 mmax. 9.8 %

Gravel· CantabriaVery hard Gravel on the Valdearroyo tracks from Las Rozas 61.1 km+1,280 mmax. 11.1 %

Mountain bike· CantabriaVery hard MTB through Cabezón de Liébana and Aniezo from Potes 44.5 km+1,826 mmax. 17.0 %

Mountain bike· CantabriaVery hard MTB through the villages of Vega de Liébana from La Vega 26.0 km+1,223 mmax. 18.3 %

Gravel· CantabriaVery hard Gravel through Valdeolea and Valdeprado from Mataporquera 70.6 km+1,357 mmax. 12.5 %

Gravel· CantabriaVery hard Gravel through Valderredible from Polientes 61.4 km+1,055 mmax. 19.1 %

Gravel· CantabriaVery hard Gravel around the Embalse del Ebro from Reinosa 57.9 km+838 mmax. 12.6 %

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