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From the
lookout spot of the Puerto de Piedrasluengas (1350 m) you see the sheer rock
wall of Peña Labra and the TV-antenna,
which is the first stage of this route. From the parking place, you
cross the road to a
track, which bends right, uphill towards the
antenna.
When the track ends by the boulders on your left (7min) (1390 m),
take the grassy path, which bends left by the boulders in a couple of
minutes. The
boulders are now on your right. From the upper part of the
grassy field you find a
path that goes right.
It takes you through
bushes to another grassy field. Some ten meters higher you find a path
running uphill.
Later, looking down into the valley on your right, you see the
village of Piedrasluengas and a track with the
Peña Abismo on the
background. The path curves left and
ascends lined by a rock wall to the right
hand side of the antenna (42min) (1565 m). From this point you enjoy an
extensive view of the
Cantabrian Mountains. On your right rises the
Peña
Abismo. Continue along a clear
path to the right. It takes you to a wide
grazing ground. When you come to a watering hole (55min) (1645 m), be
careful, that you branch off left towards a
big boulder with a pile of
stones on top of it. From now on you follow the
stone piles. The path
keeps ascending through bushes, between boulders towards the black rock
wall of Peña Labra. The path is quite easy to follow, but if you lose it
in the bush, make for the right side of the rock wall. After crossing a
small pasture, you keep ascending along the
path lined by boulders.
When you have almost reached the wall, you encounter another path
(1h40min) (1950 m). Follow it to the right. Also this path is marked with
stone piles. At the fork (2h) (1955 m),
you go left, slightly uphill towards the crest of Peña Labra. The path
crosses a low stone wall (2h04min) (1970 m) and continues along the
crest to the left. You pass a
pretty spot with stone seats (2h09min)
(2000 m) and a cross. From the the top of Peña Labra marked with a
concrete pole (2h17min) (2030 m), you look to the
Picos de Europa and
other Cantabrian Mountains. The
crest continues to the southeast, where
you see the top of
Pico Tres Mares.
Return on the same way back to the Puerto de Piedrasluengas
(4h30min).
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