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Covadonga loop day 2: refugio Vegarredonda to refugio Vega de Ario (via montaña), Picos de Europa, Spain September 2015

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Distance
9.04 mi
Elevation gain
2,149 ft
Technical difficulty
Very difficult
Elevation loss
1,663 ft
Max elevation
6,238 ft
TrailRank 
35
Min elevation
4,748 ft
Trail type
One Way
Time
8 hours 54 minutes
Coordinates
5734
Uploaded
October 5, 2015
Recorded
September 2015
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near Amieva, Asturias (España)

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Photo ofCovadonga loop day 2: refugio Vegarredonda to refugio Vega de Ario (via montaña), Picos de Europa, Spain September 2015 Photo ofCovadonga loop day 2: refugio Vegarredonda to refugio Vega de Ario (via montaña), Picos de Europa, Spain September 2015 Photo ofCovadonga loop day 2: refugio Vegarredonda to refugio Vega de Ario (via montaña), Picos de Europa, Spain September 2015

Itinerary description

This is a difficult trail: it is poory marked at certain streches the underfoot is a challange (sharp rocks), and although there no really big ascents or descents, on the descents each step is a large drop. With a large backpack, the ~10km trail took me ~8hours.
Now for the bright side: The views are fantastic, there is a great sense of wilderness (as there is nobody around) and a few groups of chamois (rebecos) hang around along the trail.

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