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Alto de la Farrapona – View of Lago de la Cueva loop from San Emiliano

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Alto de la Farrapona – View of Lago de la Cueva loop from San Emiliano

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Alto de la Farrapona – View of Lago de la Cueva loop from San Emiliano

02:44

33.0km

660m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 10, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Parque Natural de Somiedo

Reserva de la Biosfera de Babia

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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288 m

San Emiliano Rock Formation

Highlight • Natural Monument

This has always been a place for nomadic vaqueiros who come from Asturias looking for pasture for their cattle through Puerto de la Ventana. Here the patsuezu variant of Astur-Leonese is spoken and locally the municipality is called "Santu Michanu".

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11.2 km

Bar La Farrapona

Highlight • Restaurant

Excellent chigre to taste a restorative mushroom soup, called soup of the good woman, it is in season because of the mushrooms, spicy to taste.

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11.3 km

Torrestío

Highlight • Settlement

This small town in León is located almost on the border with Asturias. It is a small group of traditional houses at the bottom of a deep valley flanked by …

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15.4 km

Alto de la Farrapona

Highlight • Mountain Pass

It's a mountain pass that marks the border between Asturias and León. It's the starting point for countless hikes, including the Saliencia Lakes hike, in a beautiful setting. A magical place, no matter the season.

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16.6 km

View of Lago de la Cueva

Highlight • Viewpoint

One of the lakes composing 'Lagos de Saliencia' - It is part of a Natural Park and overnight stays are not allowed. There are guards driving around and using binoculars. …

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17.4 km

Viewpoint

17.9 km

Torrestío to La Farrapona Road

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

It is no longer a track, it already has the first layer of asphalt, the works will finish soon. The last 2 km very very hard, an average slope of 12%, the landscape spectacular.

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32.9 km

San Emiliano

Highlight • Settlement

San Emiliano is the capital of the Babia region in León, a small town surrounded by mountains and meadows where you can breathe the essence of rural León life. Its …

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33.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.4 km

10.7 km

7.14 km

1.62 km

184 m

Surfaces

21.8 km

10.7 km

356 m

184 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,700 m)

Lowest point (1,180 m)

Weather

Sunday 24 May

26°C

13°C

50 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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Alto de la Farrapona – View of Lago de la Cueva loop from San Emiliano

San Emiliano Rock Formation

Bar La Farrapona

Torrestío

Alto de la Farrapona

View of Lago de la Cueva

Torrestío to La Farrapona Road

San Emiliano

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