Covalruyo Viewpoint – Portillo Lunada loop from Vega de Pas

Covalruyo Viewpoint – Portillo Lunada loop from Vega de Pas

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Covalruyo Viewpoint – Portillo Lunada loop from Vega de Pas

05:50

106km

2,170m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 29, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 29.0 km for 178 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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756 m

Church of Vega de Pas

Highlight • Religious Site

La Vega de Pas (usually called La Vega) is a town in Cantabria. It is one of the so-called "three country towns" together with San Pedro del Romeral and San Roque de Riomiera.

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5.41 km

The Puerto de La Braguía is a climb that connects the Pas Valley with the Toranzo Valley. It features a steady gradient through a green, mountainous environment. A popular feature of the Vuelta a España.

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15.0 km

Sobao Museum

Highlight • Cafe

The sobao museum (a typical Cantabrian pastry product) is simple, free to enter, and you can see the production plant. It has a room with a video of about 3 …

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29.1 km

Río Suscuaja

Lake

42.0 km

Palacio de La Rañada

Castle

48.0 km

Sistema Ojancano-Anjana

Cave Entrance

69.5 km

Plataforma del resbaladero de maderas de Lunada

Ruins

70.9 km

Covalruyo Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Covalruyo viewpoint. When you reach this curve of the Portillo de Lunada you will see a sign with this name next to some stairs that lead to the viewpoint. The view from there is impressive.

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73.2 km

Portillo Lunada

Highlight • Mountain Pass

A small mountain pass in the easternmost sector of the Cordillera. At 1,316 meters above sea level, it is the third highest mountain pass in Cantabria. The port is closed …

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75.3 km

Lunada Valley

Highlight • Gorge

It is one of the most beautiful valleys in the north of the province of Burgos and which separates it from Cantabria. An immense valley rises that is crowned by …

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91.1 km

Estacas de Trueba Pass

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Ancient signage made by hand with Castilian stone

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106 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

78.6 km

25.3 km

1.07 km

367 m

247 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

103 km

2.72 km

311 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,310 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

18°C

7°C

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Comments

August 22, 2024,Lunada, Estacas de Trueba por Las Machorras y La Braguía por Vega de Pas. Desde Liérganes.

5-star route. For those who want to try their hand at some serious slopes, here is a great route that, if we consider the previous kilometres, could be considered a Tour de France.
Apart from this, I would like to remind you that the descent towards the plateau section is still on broken asphalt.
Estacas de Trueba via Las Machorras …

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