The Picos de Europa are one of the most beautiful mountain regions in Spain, and perhaps even in Europe! The name is said to come from sailors returning home, who saw the mountain peaks as the first sight of their homeland. The region is a wonderful mix of green valleys with sleepy villages, orchards and traditional farms on the hillsides, and steep, rugged mountain peaks.
It is also a very popular destination among motorcyclists, and for good reason! The Picos de Europa are a real biker’s paradise, with winding mountain roads, lovely curves and A-MA-ZING views around almost every corner. You will share the roads with plenty of fellow motorcyclists, all enjoying this spectacular riding area. If you love mountain riding, this is a destination you will not want to miss!
Potes is an excellent base for exploring the Picos de Europa. This charming mountain town has traditional stone buildings, narrow streets and cosy places to eat and drink. It is the perfect place to relax after a day of fantastic riding and enjoy the atmosphere of the mountains.
When you add one or more rides from this Picos de Europa tour to your account, you gain access to the rides and our exclusive travel information about Potes. This includes GPX and ITN files for the rides, e-books with detailed route information and tips for exploring the area, a list of recommended accommodation with suitable parking for your motorcycle, and direct links to our video guides.
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Prefer to explore the tour before downloading the files? You can find detailed route descriptions, information about the highlights and tips for your trip in our Picos de Europa TOURBLOG.
You can also download the GPX and ITN files and the full e-books for the rides in this tour through our roadtrip planner. Prefer not to add them to your account? No problem! Just send us an email at info@quazyrides.com, tell us which rides you'd like, and we'll send you the files in a ZIP folder.
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Ride 1 of our Quazy Rides Picos de Europa tour is probably the most standard and well known route in this bikers paradise, called the Picos triangle. But is has some amazing roads to get to a few of the most famous miradors in this area where you will get the most amazing views. And hey if it is that good, it is of course good enough for us!
| Distance: | 210 km (134 miles) |
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As we are in the Picos de Europa and this is a true bikers paradise of course we have a 2d ride in this tour. This ride is going South into the Parque Natural Montana Palentina that is just South East of the real Picos de Europa. Still nice riding to do and you will get some nice views ON the peaks of the Picos de Europa!
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NO RIDE - ONLY STOPOVER IN POTES Planning your own motorcycle roadtrip with Quazy Rides? To make it easier to combine tours and central points, we also offer a special STOPOVER option. This isn't a ride but simply a convenient way to include a connection between the central places of two tours. Even if you don't want to add a ride of the tour in that central point. When you choose the STOPOVER option, you're just adding a break at the central point—no extra ride required. You will get all the information of the central point and - if available - will be asked If you want to add the connection ride to your roadtrip! Perfect for those who want to go roadtripping by linking QUAZY RIDES tours and central places. Look for the STOPOVER icon when creating your roadtrip and keep rolling with ease!
You can choose to do 1, 2 or (if available) 3 rides of a tour. You can add all rides to your account for FREE.
GPX/ITN files (a route, total track and tracks per part for GARMIN, TomTOM and BoomBox) of all the rides and connecting routes.
Informative videos of the central points and highlighted accommodation of our tours and of the rides.
E-books of the tours, including recommended accommodation, and the rides.
Several checklists to prepare your motorcycle holiday.
Different “How to” videos to help you on your way.