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2_3 Ruta del Cares (Picos de Europa) León side
The Ruta del Cares is located in the Picos de Europa National Park. It runs between the towns of Cain (León) and Poncebos (Asturias), crossing the gorge that follows the river on one of the most spectacular hiking trails that can be done in all of Europe.
12 kilometers (24 round trip) of a path sandwiched between the mountain and the cliff.
In the old times this route was the path, or rather the “goat path”, which communicated the towns of Cain and Poncebos, being the only way through in the snowy season. At first the trail was complicated and sometimes completely disappeared.
Between 1945 and 1950, the path was remodeled to improve the channels for the hydroelectric use of the Cares river, and to facilitate the arrival of workers at the Poncebos hydroelectric plant.
The path that was excavated among the rocks of the mountains, in a very steep place with inclement weather.
Info: www.picosdeeuropaleon.com/portfolio-item/ruta-del-cares/
2_3 Ruta del Cares (Picos de Europa) León side
The Ruta del Cares is located in the Picos de Europa National Park. It runs between the towns of Cain (León) and Poncebos (Asturias), crossing the gorge that follows the river on one of the most spectacular hiking trails that can be done in all of Europe.
12 kilometers (24 round trip) of a path sandwiched between the mountain and the cliff.
In the old times this route was the path, or rather the “goat path”, which communicated the towns of Cain and Poncebos, being the only way through in the snowy season. At first the trail was complicated and sometimes completely disappeared.
Between 1945 and 1950, the path was remodeled to improve the channels for the hydroelectric use of the Cares river, and to facilitate the arrival of workers at the Poncebos hydroelectric plant.
The path that was excavated among the rocks of the mountains, in a very steep place with inclement weather.
Info: www.picosdeeuropaleon.com/portfolio-item/ruta-del-cares/