Via Ferrata Iniciación - Posada de Valdeón, Picos de Europa

Come to know the first Via Ferrata in Spain and enter the Picos de Europa.

Declared a national park, the peaks of Europe is known for being a large mountain massif with elevations that exceed two thousand meters and for being the second most visited national park in Spain.

Impress the magnitude of its mountains a few kilometers from the Cantabrian Sea. You will find more than 67,000 hectares of protected space full of vegetation and areas of a high mountain landscape, where snow is the main protagonist for much of the year, with mythical mountaineering summits in Spain, such as Torre Cernedo with 2,650 meters of altitude crowns the massif.

In this inhospitable landscape they inhabit a great variety of species like the deer, the wild boar or the wolf. Also the bear, which walks without fearing the low temperatures that can be reached in winter. The vegetation changes as the height does, found oaks and beech trees, as well as ash and other species in higher areas.

For its green valleys, there are villages that await the customs and traditions of the shepherds who have inhabited these places century after century, such as Cordiñares de Valdeón, between Posada de Valdeón and the beginning of the cares route.

And, in the wonderful surroundings, this via ferrata is characterized by being built between the maria del carmen and the peña castro. A vertical itinerary equipped with rungs and steel cables to pass through the steep walls. A difference of over 300 meters and an altitude of more than 1200 meters.

This activity is initiation, so it is indicated for anyone who decides to venture. In addition, the best professionals will explain and accompany you to make it easier for you.

A rewarding experience to climb this imposing via ferrata.