Walking In The Picos De Europa [TRADE PAPER ]

A guidebook to 38 walks and 4 short treks of 3-4 days in the stunning Picos de Europa mountains of northern Spain. The walks cover the areas of Cangas de On?s, Cabrales, Li?bana, Valde?n and Sajambre and range from easy valley walks to ascents of the high peaks, so there is something to suit every ability.

The walks range from 6 to 22km, and take between 3 to 8 hours. Four short treks of 3-4 days are also summarised in brief.

• 1:50,000 mapsincluded for each walk
• GPX filesavailable to download
• Detailed information onaccommodation, facilities and public transport
• Highlights include theCovadonga lakesand theCares Gorge
• Information given onlocal geology and wildlife

Like many people who love the mountains, Robin began at an early age. His family holidayed in the Pennines, and later at secondary school two brave and generous teachers took a group climbing. Weekends in the Lake District became a way of life, and from there he went on to walk and climb throughout Britain, spiced with sorties to Norway, the Dolomites, the Alps and the USA. In 1981, Robin got the chance to work in Spain, and what began as a year 'off' ended up as a total change. The whole of northern Spain is mountainous, and the chance to explore the region was too good to miss, and he decided to stay. As a climber, the walls of the Picos de Europa first drew his attention, culminating inWalks and Climbs in the Picos de Europa. Slowly, however, repeated trips to the Cordillera Cantabrica opened his eyes to the potential of this hugely underrated range for mountain walking, and resulted inWalking in the Cordillera Cantábrica. Robin has lived in Spain for over 40 years now. In that time, he has been heavily involved in the protection of the mountain environment. He was a founder member of the Colectivo Montañero por la Defensa de los Picos de Europa, a body that was instruml)