Faja Racon and calerones

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From carpark walk back toward torla. At far west end of parking is signed trail for Faja Racon on right. Take this

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Shortly after the path starts it's punishing upward climb through beech forest

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At any forest junction follow green and white markers and remember it's always up!!

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At 1620m and fifty min from start pass this wooden shelter. Still in the dense quiet woodland

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Few min on from cabin trees peel away to reveal the cirque de carriata with its dramatic rock pinnacle. Now get first views back into canyon

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Hr 20 from start and 1820m reach this junction near head of cirque. Go right. Left is for climbers only!!

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Path bends east and heads up the canyon away from cirque. This is now the Faja but it starts super easy and not at all steep. Look up though and U can just make out notch in rock face way above of Faja Flores

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First view up canyon

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Fewer steeper sides and rock fall areas but basically it's a breeze

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Few mildly more scrambling bits

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Some places very prone to rockfall. Don't longer!

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Path tips more ne and U can see second Faja etched into cliffs OPP then just round corner is the big waterfall up at head of cirque

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As U head deeper into cirque toward waterfall the path gently looses height and rtns to upper most fringe if forest. Mainly for trees here but U can see the mass of beech hemming the river in the canyon floor

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At this junction 3hrs from start go toward pradera downhill. The other route is climbers only and is dangerous!

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Zig zag steep downhill through beech trees for 5min till U reach this cabin , a junction with sign and waterfall at this junction go toward Faja canarellos unless U want to call it a day and descend straight down to valley floor and back to pradera for four hr walk

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Immediately after junction cross this bridge past waterfall

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All that downhill U did to get to bridge. Well time to go all the way back up again on other side...

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Doesn't take long to reach the flatter ground of this next Faja. Immediately the best views so far

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This Faja a little more exposed

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After a few hundred impressive steep moments (but nothing too bad) the path bends and starts a slow drop into woods

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One last bit where it tucks in tight and a chain is there for two metres to help U but not needed

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Straight after is a very exposed bit on grass. Be careful

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Back into woodland

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Finally a good hr after entering second Faja hit the main path up the gorge at ground level and turn right back downhill for an easy stroll now

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Epic waterfalls

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A short way past waterfalls is a signed junction. I can go either way but it's nice to turn left cross. Bridge and descend on quite left bank. Distance the same