From Unquera to Pendueles (Camino del Norte alternative)
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 11.44 mi
- Elevation gain
- 1,476 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 1,362 ft
- Max elevation
- 528 ft
- TrailRank
- 52
- Min elevation
- -15 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- 3 hours 45 minutes
- Time
- 5 hours 15 minutes
- Coordinates
- 3158
- Uploaded
- February 16, 2022
- Recorded
- February 2022
near Unquera, Cantabria (España)
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Itinerary description
The walk is from trainstation tot trainstation. Check the timetable of the Feve train beforehand, because there are only 2 trains a day. What I did: park at the trainstation of Pendueles, train to Unquera and then walk back.
Waypoints
Bridge
Picnic
Religious site
Waypoint
174 ft
Waypoint
Here you could walk to the Pindal cave. Check the opening hours and you might need to reserve. From here starts a tedious ascent on asphalt. Until you reach the mirador.
Panorama
Photo
481 ft
Foto
The country road ends up at a small path, which you will follow all the way to the beach of La Franca
Photo
385 ft
Foto
Descent in an eucalyptus forest. It ends up at a farm. Be careful, after passing the fence there are 2 paths/roads on the other side. Take the left one (the right one was fenced off when I walked there).
Waypoint
156 ft
Waypoint
Some people seem to take a path here, but I would recommend to walk on until just before the 287 km marker (next waypoint).
Waypoint
162 ft
Waypoint
Where you'll find the yellow arrows on the road you can leave the N634 and cross the railway track.
Beach
33 ft
Strand
Playa de Cobijero, the path I followed around this little beach is not recommendable at all. Totally overgrown. It would be wiser to stay close to the sea and walk over the rocks (El Saltu 'l Caballu).
Train stop
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