The 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