Why this ride
Sustained elevation change, linked bends and open summit views. It also links naturally to Picos de Europa region.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Puerto de San Glorio
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 55 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 41 min
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
The recorded total and the leg detail need reconciliation. Inspect the leg notes before using this record for timing or navigation. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Access context
Check heat, mountain weather and seasonal access restrictions. Specific flag: weather.
Seasonal context
May-Oct
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Potes
Potes is the capital of Liébana, a hidden-away valley in Cantabria that is walled in by the Picos de Europa on three sides and so mild and sheltered that it grows fruit and grapes at the foot of mountains that still carry snow in June. The town sits where the rivers Deva and Quiviesca meet, under a square medieval tower, the Torre del Infantado, with stone bridges, arcaded houses and narrow streets climbing away from the water. It has only a little over a thousand residents, which is why everybody on the street seems to know everybody else.
Read the complete Potes write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Potes sits at 0 km, early in the day. Next is Riaño.
2. Riaño
Riaño is a town that was moved. In the 1980s the Spanish government built a large dam on the Esla river, and when the reservoir filled in 1987, it drowned the old town, along with eight other villages in the valley, in the face of years of protest from the people who lived there. The residents were resettled in a new town built on the shore, with modern streets and a church rebuilt on higher ground, and the old stone houses disappeared beneath the water. In dry years, the water drops and the shapes of walls reappear. About five hundred people live in the new town today.
Read the complete Riaño write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Riaño comes up 55 km in.