Pedales de Cantabria

This route follows the Pedales de Cantabria track. There might be some variations of the original track due to the conditions we found during the route.Day 1: from Santoña to the Juncal canal.The morning started with a ferry transfer to Laredo. The climbs of the first day were steep and hard and the first part of the route until Mioño is a bit boring, just a lot of climbing but not super nice. After Mioño it improves and the route becomes really beautiful. We went to Alto de Guriezo (553m), Ventoso (731m) and the Juncal Reservoir among other places. The fog became thick and it started to rain. It got dark and we were all wet. We needed to find a dry place to bivy and we found ourselves in a canal that was part of the route. There was a bit of water in some places and it was dry in others so we set up everything to avoid getting soaked during the night. It worked.Day 2: from the Juncal canal to Santoña.We rode in the Juncal canal, climbed to Alto Lodos (727m), Pico de las Nieves (774m) and followed a singletrack that went through an amazing forest before going down to Rasines to get some food. The fog, the rain, the mud was with us until we got to the coast.The coastal part from Santander to Isla was surprisingly great. Singletracks that went up and down endlessly with scenic views of the most iconic beaches and cliffs of Cantabria.