Picos de Europa

OW6 Two Valleys

Valle de Naranco - Valle de Lechada

5th September 2016

Distance	Time		Elevation in meters
Km	Elapsed Hrs-Mins	Moving Hrs-Mins	Gain	Loss	Min	Max
17.12	5H03		519	674	1,216	1,858

Location Map

Start of the walk at Llanaves de la Reina, parallel to the watercourse Arroyo del Naranco

The valley, with the Sierra del Orpiñas behind. The hut, Refugio del Tajahierro,
is owned by Santander Mountaineering Club

Lesley, Jim and Mick

We were heading for the col in the centre of this photo

Looking back along our route

Interesting rock structure

Looking back. The hut is just visible on the grasslands

Final stretch to the col, Portillo del Boquerón, at 1,578 m

Looking back towards the col

Approaching the road at Portilla de la Reina

A short walk up the road to Portilla de la Reina village

We parked the car opposite the albergue in Portilla de la Reina