Picos de Europa - Multi-day hike

Day 1: Fuente Dé - Refugio de Uriellu - 11km, 1300m↗️, 500m↘️, 6h30

Instead of taking the popular teleférico, we took the steepest way up to reach the Central Massif. After losing our way countless times and some reeaaally scary moments while descending, we finally reached the hut right under the famous Picu Uriellu.

Day 2: Refugio de Uriellu - Bulnes - Caín - 22km, 500m↗️, 2100m↘️, 7h30

After a terrible night with virtually no sleep (a lot of snoring 🥺), we descended more than 2000 meters, first to the charming village of Bulnes, and then through the beautiful Cares Gorge. We had a welcome first real shower in our hotel in cozy Caín.

Day 3: Caín - Fuente Dé - 17km, 1600m ↗️, 1000m↘️, 8h30

We embarked on our toughest day and immediately got lost. We crawled and stumbled through the thick forest and had to use all our navigation skills to finally find a path. Luckily we were rewarded with some of the best views, which we could enjoy all by ourselves, except for the vultures, horses, cows and ibex.

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