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Sotres – El Cable Viewpoint loop from Sotres

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Sotres – El Cable Viewpoint loop from Sotres

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Sotres – El Cable Viewpoint loop from Sotres

03:44

29.6km

1,280m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: February 19, 2026

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Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 14.1 km for 575 m

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298 m

Sotres

Highlight • Settlement

Sotres is the highest town in the principality of Asturias, rising to 1050 meters above sea level. Its privileged location in the Picos de Europa makes it the starting point and convenient passage for many mountain routes. In addition, here you can taste local products of a high artisanal value.

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1.63 km

Invernales del Texu

Highlight • Settlement

The Invernales del Texu, which belong to Sotres, appear on the path at the beginning of the route that leads to the Urriellu refuge, just below the track that goes up to Áliva. A charming semi-abandoned town encased in the valley.

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4.59 km

Vegas del Toro

Highlight • Settlement

From the Aliva Refuge, we descend with the mtb along the entire Llomba del Toro, which is actually a large glacial moraine that you run along the ridge, until we reach Las Vegas del Toro at the foot of the Las Moñetas Valley. At this point we continue parallel to the River Duje, on quite flat terrain, until the Invernales del Texu.

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12.9 km

Chalet Real

Highlight • Historical Site

The Chalet Real is an English-style house built in 1912 to house King Alfonso XIII during his hunting activities in the Picos de Europa. It is located at the foot of the Peña Vieja, in the meadows of the Sierra de Áliva, and remains intact to this day.

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14.7 km

Picos de Europa viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

This viewpoint offers incredible views from where you can see the cable to Fuente De and several other routes. It is worth stopping to see the path from above and take the opportunity to rest a little!

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15.8 km

El Cable Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

El Cable is the top station of the Fuente Dé cable car. The mechanical device is a kilometer and a half long, overcomes a drop of 750 meters in four minutes and leaves passengers at an altitude of 1,820 meters. The views are spectacular. In summer and while the mountain is snow-free, there is the possibility of walking up from the Fuente Dé car park through El Hachero, a dizzying path along an old mining road that ends at the balconies of El Cable. And there is also the option of the Canal de la Jendunda, which is a huge gutter on the left wall (west) of the great wall that forms the natural circus of the source of the Deva river. In winter these routes can be complicated by snow or ice and the best option is to use the cable car service to start the mountain crossing on the edge of the high Cantabrian mountains. In this case, check the schedules for the return.

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16.8 km

Horcadina de Covarrobres

Highlight • Mountain Pass

La Horcadina de Covarrobres is a hill located a few hundred meters from the Cable (Upper Station of the Fuente Dé Cable Car) on the pista that from this leads to the Chalet Real and the Hotel-Refugio de Aliva and later to Espinama or Sotres.

Tens of thousands of people go up each year to enjoy the view from the Mirador del Cable. There is no doubt that the view from the Mirador is spectacular over the Liébana valley and over the mountains that border León, such as Pico Coriscao located just in front of the Mirador del Cable.
From the Horcadina de Covarrobres we will enjoy the view of the Puertos de Aliva, which is an extensive and impressive valley of slopes enclosed between the southern walls of Peña Vieja and the Eastern Massif of Picos de Europa that we will see in its entirety.
La Horcadina de Covarrobres is located just 500m from the Cable (upper station of the Fuente De Cable Car), located at the foot of Peña Olvidada and Peña Vieja is the natural passage between the Cable area and Cabaña Veronica and the Aliva area, which dominates from the heights

Given its location, it has fantastic views over the Aliva ports and the Eastern Massif of Picos de Europa.

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29.2 km

Sotres Village

Highlight • Settlement

Beautiful and charming town at the top of the Picos de Europa. Surrounded by gorges and valleys, it is worth stopping to explore and taste the artisan products, among which is the famous Cabrales cheese.

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29.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.0 km

2.28 km

1.58 km

613 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.2 km

8.84 km

3.24 km

1.68 km

391 m

137 m

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Highest point (1,930 m)

Lowest point (880 m)

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Sotres – El Cable Viewpoint loop from Sotres

Sotres

Invernales del Texu

Vegas del Toro

Chalet Real

Picos de Europa viewpoint

El Cable Viewpoint

Horcadina de Covarrobres

Sotres Village

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