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La Cubilla Pass

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La Cubilla Pass

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La Cubilla Pass

Name: La Cubilla Pass
Rating: 2

Recommended by 5 mountain bikers

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Location: San Emiliano, La Montaña De Luna, León, Castile and León, Spain

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1. La Cubilla Pass loop from Campomanes

57.0km

04:25

1,460m

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Casa Mieres – La Cubilla Pass loop from San Emiliano

45.3km

03:55

950m

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary.

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3. Santa Cristina de Lena – La Cubilla Pass loop from Mieres-Vasco

94.9km

06:47

1,720m

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Peaknik

December 19, 2023

The Puerto de la Cubilla is a mountain pass on the border between the Principality of Asturias and the community of Castilla y León.

By MTB you can get there from San Emiliano (ten kilometers and 500 meters of positive gradient) or from Caldas de Luna (17 kilometers and 730 meters of positive gradient). It is part of the TransCantábrica BTT route.

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An Argentona

November 13, 2025

For decades, La Cubilla was practically a ghost town: a road built to connect mining valleys, used more by livestock farmers and scattered trucks than by travelers. This lack of traffic left a remarkably clean route, free of curves, absurd straights, and modern widenings: pure mountain design from another era. That's why many cyclists say it "looks more like an Alpine pass than a Cantabrian one," with those giant limestone walls silently accompanying you.

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An Argentona

November 13, 2025

Upon reaching the summit, you don't arrive at a village or a tourist center, but rather at a kind of natural balcony overlooking the Lena mountain passes, which gives a strange feeling, as if you've stepped onto an empty stage. And on clear days, the wind is louder among the mountain passes than any car, because traffic is minimal.

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Elevation 1,680 m

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Location: San Emiliano, La Montaña De Luna, León, Castile and León, Spain

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La Cubilla Pass

1. La Cubilla Pass loop from Campomanes

2. Casa Mieres – La Cubilla Pass loop from San Emiliano

3. Santa Cristina de Lena – La Cubilla Pass loop from Mieres-Vasco

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