Saturday 14 April 2012

Camino de Wamba




Distance:                 5.3 km each way
Total ascent:            260 m.
Duration:                3 hours 25 minutes out and back.
Maps:                        IGN 79 (14-06) Puebla de Lillo (1:50,000)
Route:                      PR-LE 46

1.     From the San Isidro car park, walk approximately 1.5 km east along the main road, towards Puebla de Lillo, until the bridge over the Wamba river on a right-hand bend.
2.      Alternatively try parking near this start.
3.      The path starts on the left here; there is a descriptive signpost.
4.     Follow the track on the left hand side of the river, for approximately a kilometre and a half, before bearing right at the top of the river.
5.      Continue to the col, the Collada l’Acebal, at 1711 metres.
6.      From here there are options to climb nearby mountains such as El Cascayón.
7.      Return the same way to the road.
8.      Note that the route may vary in the snow, this is reflected in the GPS track shown which does not always follow the track.

Below is a map of the route, based on a GPS track. To see the route in 3D, click on the Earth button.


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