Why this ride
104 km from Tresviso to Tresviso, about 2 h 21 of riding. It goes by way of Chufín, El Pindal and back through Chufín. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,050 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Llonín and El Pindal
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 104 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 21
- Journey
- Recorded itinerary
Distance and timing basis
Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. 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.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Llonín
The cave of Llonín is not one you can walk into. It sits in the valley of the river Cares in Peñamellera Alta, in the far east of Asturias, and it is one of the decorated Palaeolithic caves of northern Spain listed by UNESCO alongside Altamira. Its walls hold engravings and paintings of deer, goats and other animals, and the cave has been studied by archaeologists for decades, but access is restricted to protect the art. What you get instead is the landscape that sheltered those artists, and that is very much worth the trip.
Read the complete Llonín write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Llonín is where the day begins. Next is Chufín.
2. Chufín
The Nansa is one of the shortest and wildest rivers in Cantabria, running from the high mountains on the edge of the Picos de Europa to the Bay of Biscay, and halfway along its course, near the hamlet of Riclones, a cave opens in the limestone above the water. This is the Cueva de Chufín, where Palaeolithic people engraved and painted animals, signs and symbols on the walls thousands of years ago. It is one of the caves of the Cantabrian coast included in the World Heritage site of Altamira and Palaeolithic cave art of northern Spain.
Read the complete Chufín write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Chufín comes up about 24 km into the recorded legs. Next is El Pindal.
3. El Pindal
On the coast of eastern Asturias, near the village of Pimiango, a cave opens in the cliffs above the sea, and inside, Palaeolithic artists painted and engraved animals on the walls: a mammoth, horses, a bison, a fish, and many red dots and signs. El Pindal is one of the caves included in the World Heritage listing of the Cave of Altamira and Paleolithic Cave Art of Northern Spain, and its location, with the sea pounding the rocks below and the Picos de Europa rising inland, is spectacular. Visits are limited and guided, to protect the paintings.
Read the complete El Pindal write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
about 52 km into the recorded legs you reach El Pindal. Next is back through Chufín.
4. back through Chufín
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Chufín write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
back through Chufín, late in the day. Next is Llonín.
5. Llonín
Return visit. Read the place description above.
Read the complete Llonín write-up.
Recorded stop-planning note
May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.
Planning note
Back at Llonín. That is the ride.
Leg by leg
Llonín to Chufín
Llonín → Chufín is 24 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
Chufín to El Pindal
Chufín → El Pindal is 28 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
El Pindal to back through Chufín
El Pindal → back through Chufín is 27 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.
back through Chufín to Llonín
back through Chufín → Llonín is 24 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.