The 7 Most Amazing Peaks around Cervera

The Pico Tres Mares offers a great view of the surrounding peaks and valleys. The three valleys, each separated by mountain ridges, drain via their respective river systems into the Mediterranean Sea (Rio Hijar / Ebro), the Cantabrian Sea (Rio Nansa), and the Atlantic Ocean (Rio Pisuerga), from which the summit gets its name. From up here, you can also clearly see the beginning of the path to Peña Labra, which essentially runs along or near the ridge to the west - and with reasonably good visibility, the Picos de Europa are clearly visible to the northwest, standing out distinctly from the surrounding mountains of the Cordillera Cantabrica, even if some are not that much lower. There is a viewing platform at the summit - not pretty, but it allows even visitors without mountain experience to look around safely.

Spectacular viewpoint, great reward after the long and pleasant climb!

All these landscapes are simply spectacular, while the climbs to them are very tough.

Los Navales, in the municipality of Triollo, is a mountainous area located in the heart of the Fuentes Carrionas and Fuente Cobre Natural Park - Montaña Palentina, in the province of Palencia. Although not as well-known as other iconic spots such as Espigüete or Curavacas, Los Navales is an area of great scenic and ecological value, ideal for hiking and nature lovers.

Climbing Curavacas is an exciting experience for mountain lovers. There are several routes available, such as Callejo Grande and Senda del Notario, which offer different levels of difficulty. In addition, in the area you can find glacial lagoons, such as Pozo Curavacas and Pozos del Ves, which add a special touch to the landscape.

Spectacular views of the eastern massif of Picos de Europa

Good views, tough climb

Stage 2. Cervera de Pisuerga/Alar del Rey 72 kilometers. 920 positive meters. The second day has common sections with the previous stage and a small road connection. The first kilometers are known and it is a mental help to overcome the Peña Umoma slope from Vado in the opposite direction. The exit from Cervera through the old town is comfortable and pleasant. And almost without pedaling we enter Vado, connect with the red milestones and begin the cycling adventure through the fields of the Valdeados plain. In reality, only the last kilometer is hard, we overcome the panoramic hill and stop at the La Estación viewpoint, always contemplating the magnificent rocky backdrop of the Curavacas peak in the background. In Dehesa de Montejo, the Perazancas de Ojeda alternative detour leaves and a new route begins through the towns and rural landscapes of La Ojeda. The rural road has a good surface and without stopping we reach Colmenares de Ojeda. The entrance to the church of San Fructuoso is fantastic, it has three arches with a cross vault and a Romanesque portico. The jewel is a baptismal font from the 12th century kept inside, one of the best of the Palencia Romanesque, it is a sandstone rock font carved with high reliefs of religious scenes and ceremonies. The towns are small, people barely appear on the streets, and it is surprising to find so much artistic wealth in each rural center. The path does not have slopes as hard as the previous day, it is still a constant ups and downs through holm oak mountains, fallow lands and agricultural meadows but without slopes of five per hour. The valley of the Fuente de los Moros stream is delicious, the bicycles glide over the crops to Pisón de Ojeda. The church of San Pelayo dominates the town's plain from a hill, preserving the Romanesque apse from the 13th century. And then comes the hardest slope of the day, although it has a lot of uncomfortable gravel, it is short and immediately a new plateau appears with views and the descent to Montoto de Ojeda. The church is also on the hill of the town and we went straight up, shortcutting the milestones of the Natural Trail. The best part of the temple is the apse, from the 12th century, inside it has capitals and wall paintings. The portico is Cistercian from the 13th century, it is a temple that has more content than meets the eye. The route continues along the gravel road, jumps over the mountain through a plain of crops and descends to Perazancas de Ojeda. The parish church has a beautiful Romanesque doorway with three archivolts on carved capitals, from the 12th century. And at the exit of the town is the hermitage of San Pelayo, with interesting mural paintings from the 12th century and a portico with a semicircular arch on Mozarabic capitals, a valuable artistic complex declared a National Monument in 1931. The red milestone posts continue towards the connection with the Coal Route of Cok and Cozuelos de Ojeda, returning directly towards Alar del Rey. The route leaves the Nature Trail for now and continues along the road towards Olmos de Ojeda. Before arriving, pass by the Monastery of Santa Eufemia, former residence of kings, princes and nobles, it is one of the most valuable monumental complexes of the Palencia Romanesque, it was declared a Historic-Artistic Monument in 1931 and can be visited on weekends. The price of the visit is four euros per person. In Olmos de Ojeda the red indications appear again and shortly after the Payo de Ojeda variant appears. The town is on a hill along a lonely rural road of bowling alleys and boulders. The church is outside the hamlet, it has a walk of acacias and a beautiful doorway composed of a pointed arch and an archivolt, inside it houses a Romanesque baptismal font with carved ornaments. The route returns along the same path to the Olmos de Ojeda intersection and turns to the right to visit the last enclaves of the gravel journey through the Romanesque of Palencia. The first town is Moarves de Ojeda, which has one of the most precious jewels of the Palencia rural Romanesque in the façade of the church of San Juan Bautista, declared a Historic-Artistic Monument in 1931. The entrance has an elegant portico with five semicircular archivolts on capitals decorated with great detail and artistic level. The cake goes to the upper frieze, presided over by a Pantocrator surrounded by the tetramorphs and the twelve apostles, a marvel of Romanesque sculpture that especially attracts attention being in a small town in the Palencia wasteland. The attraction may also be due to the reddish color of the stone or the careful details of the sculptures. Inside it has a Romanesque baptismal font.