7-“Somiedo Walls”: The Falguera

This very hard climb to the village of La Falguera (1,208 m) is a real wall with slopes of up to 28%, which will make us miss the typical mountain bike developments. The presence of “striped concrete” type pavement in order to improve adherence is a constant along the route. We will face the hardest 2 km of all the Somedano climbs starting from the village of Veigas (800 m) an average gradient of 17% and ramps up to 28% in which it will be a challenge to stay on the bike and not have to put foot down, to continue for 700 meters, softer and, halfway to the village of La Falguera, where we can refresh ourselves in its fountain and enjoy the views. The presence of “teito de escoba” constructions is a constant along the route.