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Descent to Faro del Caballo (700 Steps)

Descent to Faro del Caballo (700 Steps)

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Descent to Faro del Caballo (700 Steps)

Recommended by 133 hikers out of 137

This segment may be dangerous

Parts of this Highlight comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

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Location: Santoña, Costera, Cantabria, Santander, Spain

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LucíaPolancoArt

March 13, 2022

A beautiful place with fantastic views. It is very dizzying to lean out of the stairs to try to go down them but then the wild landscape surrounded by turquoise waters is worth it. The first steps are quite high so it is difficult to go down and then climb them, but halfway up they become more bearable. There is a cable to hold on to the descents and to help yourself up afterwards.
Please, it is very difficult to go up and down, so you have to do it with a bit of thought and go with minimal physical preparation (it is not only going down, but then you have to go up and it takes effort), water (there is nowhere to refill anything and if tighten the heat will be very necessary) and suitable footwear. And if you go with small children (I wouldn't recommend it) who know how to walk and then take charge of helping them up, it's very sad to hear the children cry halfway up because they can't take it anymore.

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Inma

August 27, 2020

700 steps

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DreiFalten

October 30, 2022

The way down the stairs to Faro del Caballo is beautiful, spectacular - and quite difficult, especially on the way back up.

There is actually always a rope on one side of the stairs to hold on to - if you always go slowly and carefully, nothing can actually happen. However, you should have enough water with you - and time to be able to take frequent breaks on the way back up. The effort is rewarded by beautiful views and, once at the bottom, the possibility of a swim on the cliffs of Mount Buciero.

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Distance 463 m

Downhill 190 m

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Saturday 10 January

19°C

8°C

12 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Location: Santoña, Costera, Cantabria, Santander, Spain

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