Balcón de La Rioja & the Sonsierra — San Vicente to the Puerto deHerrera.
Distance
40 km
Duration
1 day
Climb
700 m
Balcón de La Rioja & the Sonsierra — San Vicente to the Puerto de Herrera.
A short but spectacular climb to the Balcón de La Rioja. From the castle village of San Vicente de la Sonsierra the route threads the Sonsierra wine villages of Ábalos and Laguardia, then winds up the Sierra de Cantabria to the Puerto de Herrera, where a natural stone balcony opens onto the entire Rioja plain and the Ebro valley far below.
Quick facts
SurfacePaved
Distance40 km
Days1
Total climb700 m
DifficultyModerate
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The route.
San Vicente de la SonsierraStart · Start below the ruined castle and pilgrim church of San Vicente, on a bluff over the Ebro. Head east through the Sonsierra vineyards.
ÁbalosScenic Point · Handsome stone wine village directly beneath the crags of the Sierra de Cantabria. Toloño peak looms overhead.
LaguardiaScenic Point · Walled medieval wine town; from its northern edge the A-2124 begins the climb into the sierra.
Puerto de Herrera — Balcón de La RiojaEnd · A mountain pass with a natural stone balcony over the whole Rioja plain — vineyards, the Ebro and the far Demanda peaks laid out below. One of the great viewpoints of the region.
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