The Picos de Europa

Day 5 - Tuesday 30th August 2016

Horcados Rojos

Distance	Time		Elevation in meters
Km	Elapsed Hrs-Mins	Moving Hrs-Mins	Gain	Loss	Min	Max
12.55	5H22		639	639	1,738	2,377

 

Location of the walk

Fuente Dé

The end of the road at Fuente Dé, with the Parador Hotel straight ahead

At the top of the cable car at 1,823 m (Photo: J Knight)

(Photo: J Knight)

Group photo at the top of the cable car, with Peña Remoña, 2,242 m,  in the background

Back Row L to R: Paul, Robin, Elizabeth, Liz, Bruce, Jane, Ian, Aileen, Sue, Lesley, Jim, and Mick
Front Row L to R: Emma (M), Osacar and Emma (S)

Peña Remoña, 2,242 m (Photo: J Knight)

Sue and the approach to the valley and the Aliva Refuge

The two parties spilt as we head for Horcados Rojos

The slighty brown colour of Horcados Rojos peak, top right

Looking back along the route we came

L to R: Beth, Emma (S), Aileen, Paul, Lesley, Jim and Oscar with Elizabeth sitting on the rock in the foreground

Beth, Emma (S), Aileen and Elizabeth

It was hot!!! Mick resorted to his Australian schoolkids hat to keep the sun of the back of his neck (Photo: J Knight)

(Photo: J Knight)

Lesley, Jim and Oscar

Another view along the trail we climbed

Refuge Cabana Veronica just visible at the top

Elizabeth and Oscar

Aileen and Paul on the way up to the Refuge

Refuge Cabaña Verónica at 2,325 m

Emma (S) and Aileen

(Photo: J Knight)

Inside Refuge Cabaña Verónica

The sleeping accommodation

Mick and Aileen

Emma S (Photo: J Knight)

The view through the refuge port hole

Jim

L to R:Oscar, Elizabeth, Aileen, Paul, Lesley and Mick (Photo: J Knight)

Great place for lunch

Emma (S) and Beth

Emma (S) chilling out

Jim and Lesley

Having left the refuge, we climbed up to Horcados Rojos col

Naranja de Bulnes viewed from the col

The climb up to Horcados Rojos peak, viewed from the col

Oscar, Beth and Emma (S)

Lesley, Jim and Mick

Heading back down. (Photo: J Knight)

The route back down to the cable car

(Photo: J Knight)

The view down to Parador Fuente Dé