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Picos de Europa

Day 8 - Friday 2nd September 2016

Mountain to Ocean

Distance Time Elevation in meters

Km
Elapsed
Hrs-Mins
Moving
Hrs-Mins
Gain Loss Min Max
13.9 5H13   650 650 306 751

   

   
 

 

Location of the walk

Start of the walk at Alevia

 

 

 

 

 

Lavadero Publico - No longer in use

 

 

Looking back over Alevia

Onwards and upwards over a concrete road

 

 

 

 

View towards the ocean

 

(Photo: J Knight)

 

 

A vulture resting on the rocks ahead of us

 

 

Vultures flying overhead

Our target - Picu Paisanu (1,500m) ahead

 

 

 

At the top! L to R: Emma (M), Elizabeth, Jim, Paul and Mick

 

Memorial tablet dedicated to the emigrants of the nearby valleys who started the move to America in 1492.

Just as we finished lunch the clouds started to roll in (Photo: J Knight)

 

 

 

(Photo: J Knight)

Heading down

Job done! L to R: Paul, Elizabeth, Emma (M), Jim and Oscar