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Take the narrow asphalt road that goes uphill to the right from the
crossroads (555 m). After crossing the river of Bedoya the road turns into a
track.
Ascending through a forest of beech and oak trees you come to a
fork by the fountain of Los Vaos (26min) (730 m). Go left over the bridge. The
track goes by the Ermita de San Pedro de Toja (41min) (840 m) and opens
up fine views over the pastures and the valley of Bedoya to the Picos de
Europa (50min) (905 m).
Later the track emerges from the forest to
meadows extending to the
right and forks by the cattle house (57min) (945 m). Go up right. From
this point you see the crest of Peña
Ventosa. The track goes round the Peña
Crespa revealing the valley of Cillorigo and the
Picos de Europa.
Once you reach the pass of Braña Los
Tejos (1h30min) (1275 m) you enjoy fine views to the Peña
Sagra and the Cantabrian
mountains. Take the grassy track that branches off left before you come to
the building. The track goes round the hillock on your left and comes to
a grassy field (1h35min) (1265 m) where it bends right. From this point
you look over the valley of Cillorigo and its villages. After a steep
ascent you come to a
pass
where the track ends (1h45min) (1330 m). The views to the
mountains
and valleys are
great.
From the pass you can go to three different directions. First, you
can return on the same way back to San Pedro de Bedoya (3h20min).
Second, bending right you find a path, which follows the crest of Peña
Ventosa. Running along the rocky crest, the path becomes unclear and
difficult to walk on. After you have climbed to a spot some 20 meters
higher up, you follow the descending crest to a
depression and discern
the village of Piñeres
and the Sierra Cocon on your right. (2h05min) (1330 m). You can continue along
the crest all the way to the top of Peña
Ventosa, but we recommend that you turn back from this point.
The third option is to bend right down the slope to a wide path
(1h46min) (1325 m), that
zigzags downhill towards the track and the
village of Salarzón which you discern
below. Later the path starts to lead left staying almost at the same
level(2h) (1215 m) and comes to a small
grassy
field (2h04min) (1220 m), where you take a couple of steps up and keep
following the clear path. Almost immediately the path starts to slope
down gently. Before it starts ascending again (2h08min) (1205 m), follow
the piles of stones downhill. There are a number of paths on the slope,
but make for another
grassy field, which you see down on your right. Once
you reach the field (2h28min) (1110 m) bend right. Below you see a
cottage and a track. From this cottage (2h45min) (980 m) you take the
track to the right and cross a pasture to another track, which you see
below. Take this track to the left (2h49min) (950 m).
The beautiful track comes to a junction (3h11min) (890 m), where you
turn left and then immediately right on another track that snakes its
way through pastures and oak forest to the village of Salarzón
(3h27min) (700 m). Continue along the track to the village and fork off
left (3h29min) (685 m). You descend to an asphalt road (3h30min) (670
m), and turn left back to San Pedro de Bedoya
(3h50min).
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