picos info

[mikepotus]

Hi,
Have booked the ferry (Oct) and planning a quick tour of the picos returning up through France and would welcome any suggestions for descent roads/tracks around picos mountians or advice of what to look for on the map when identifying legal (tracks) routes around Picos.
regards Mike

[SteveWilko]

See Xander ... he was there just last month Costa Verde/ Picos De Europa tour 2007 (part 1)

btw.... Where in S/Cornwall are you.... I just got back from Fowey.... loved the place....

[iswoolley]

I'm also interested in gravel routes in the Picos. I was there last summer and the few tracks I saw had signs warning off unauthorised use. I think this is something that someone with a bit of local knowledge could really help us with.

Having said all that the tarmac roads around the Picos are fantastic. Great scenery and really twisty. So a week spent exploring the tarmac is still an excellent week.

For info there's a guest house at Posada de Valdeon run by an English guy that is kept to a high standard, great value and well located. His partner also runs the restaurant next door, which is a bonus.

[mikepotus]

agree, the place looks great regardless on/off road!
Am in Plymouth so very easy for the ferry to Santander

mike

[Xander]

G'day mike,

Sorry I can really be of any help with the off road bit. The Potes side of the hills is all road, and even the 2 house villages seem to be paved. I did fine one over land track that left from feunte de (but it is a guided tour thing only.. with hefty lock on gate). From the Allanas side of things I did not even see any that were passable? Any way this is what i found before i went but did not get any further then that.. http://www.atic.org/guide/spain/trpicoeurop.php#Tour
good luck with it.. and if you need some one to go with you, my arm could be twisted!!