Caín de Valdeón is a small village a short drive from our B&B so we chose to explore and pleased we did so. The Rio Cares carves a deep gorge along which there is a footpath hewn by men, over many centuries, out of the limestone rock. It weaves a tortuous path through tunnels, beside steep drops and clinging to the rock face.
In all, the path is 12k long but we managed only the first 2k before the legs began to "wither on the vine" so to speak.
A beautiful days circular tour subsequently taken from Posada deValdeon anti-clockwise through Riano and back to Valdeon via Portilla de la Reina. At Riano the only Filling station for miles around enabled a top with Sans Plomb 95 octane.
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Through the hairpins
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20% gradient
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Blind bends
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The river thunders down between the rocks and boulders
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Squeezing tighter as we go deeper
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Caín de Valdeón
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Footpath begins to narrow
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Spot the beehives
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Snow melting
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The cart before the Morgan
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