Distance
53.2 km
Duration
1h 11min
Elevation Gain
1517m
Region
Picos de Europa
About This Route
The N-621 enters the Picos de Europa through the La Hermida gorge, a narrow 20 km canyon carved by the Deva river, with limestone walls hundreds of metres high on either side. After Potes, the capital of Liébana, the CA-185 climbs the valley to Fuente Dé, where the road ends at the foot of a glacial cirque and the cable car that rises to 1,800 m.
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Recommended Stops
Mirador del Salmón
Viewpoint
A stop in the heart of the gorge, above the Deva river.
Santa María de Lebeña
Landmark
10th-century Mozarabic church a few metres from the road.
Torre del Infantado
Restaurant
Medieval tower in the centre of Potes: a good place for a cocido lebaniego lunch.
Fuente Dé cable car
Viewpoint
End of the road and a cable car ride up to the El Cable viewpoint at 1,823 m.