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Santander
Cantabria
Liebana
Potes

Alcornocal de Tolibes – Historic center of Potes loop from Potes

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Spain
Santander
Cantabria
Liebana
Potes

Alcornocal de Tolibes – Historic center of Potes loop from Potes

Hard

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(45)

161

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Alcornocal de Tolibes – Historic center of Potes loop from Potes

05:04

16.0km

600m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 18, 2026

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1

3.94 km

Camino Viejo

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Easy terrain and mostly paved

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5.55 km

3

7.46 km

Collado de Porciada

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Wonderful views of the entire Cabezón de Liébana region and the Tolibes cork oak forest.

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11.8 km

Tolibes Cork Oak Forest

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5

13.1 km

Alcornocal de Tolibes

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A forest of cork oaks that can be covered almost entirely by following the large number of paths that there are through it and having at your hands these curious …

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15.7 km

Historic center of Potes

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Potes is one of the most beautiful towns in Cantabria and Spain. It has a privileged position to visit the Picos de Europa. It is near the point of arrival …

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15.7 km

Outdoor café in Potes

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8

15.9 km

Potes Tourist Information Office

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A little below is the river mouth

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16.0 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.2 km

3.00 km

2.73 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.60 km

4.83 km

1.20 km

421 m

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Highest point (830 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

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Thursday 25 June

32°C

16°C

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Comments

July 27, 2022,Potes to Tudes Hike, Esp.
Cloudy but warm, got even warmer climbing up to the high point. Some very steep slopes in excess of 20% in places and rather rough under foot for a good proportion of the walk.
Enjoyed refreshments and a snack at tha Taverna de Inglès in Tudes.🤗👍
Saw, yet another abandoned settlement (Porcieda).😟🤔
Saw plenty of cork oaks that had been …
A circular hike in the Picos de Europa National Park. The tour starts in Potes, a very beautiful and interesting town with a medieval fortress tower and many very inviting local restaurants (unfortunately, it's also very crowded).
The outward route of the tour isn't particularly scenic. It mostly follows paved paths, whether a bike path or a paved serpentine road. …

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After 1995 and 1996, we returned to the Picos de Europa (the peaks of Europe). We've always been in love with this region. We have roots in Solingen/Bergisches Land, but if someone were to ask me where I could imagine living, it would be here in the Atlantic North of Spain. Perhaps near Santander. To the west lie the wonderful …

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