Great video. Next month I'll bikepack from Oviedo to Seville and I'm planning to take this climb as part of journey, the only thing to sort out is getting a place closer to the base of the hill to leave the bags.
The road to mount Gamonal (Angliru is the place of the parking) has been used and keeps being used by shepherds and cows to reach the high pastures in the summer. The road was paved already when la Vuelta discovered the climb however not maintained by many years and indeed looked like a gravel road. Please don't say is just for la Vuelta because is not it was designed for herd as many many other roads in Asturias. La Vega de Bobies (mount Mostayal) is another example of the same type or road and is just 4km away from Angliru.
Awesome video, very informative. Headed there to do the climb in two weeks--scared but excited!
Great video. Next month I'll bikepack from Oviedo to Seville and I'm planning to take this climb as part of journey, the only thing to sort out is getting a place closer to the base of the hill to leave the bags.
The road to mount Gamonal (Angliru is the place of the parking) has been used and keeps being used by shepherds and cows to reach the high pastures in the summer. The road was paved already when la Vuelta discovered the climb however not maintained by many years and indeed looked like a gravel road. Please don't say is just for la Vuelta because is not it was designed for herd as many many other roads in Asturias. La Vega de Bobies (mount Mostayal) is another example of the same type or road and is just 4km away from Angliru.
Im planing to go there in May,🤔😮
“…it was designed by Satan!” 😂
"Chapeau"! :)
Pero hombre ponlo en español para los que no sabemos ingles.
Sorry to say that but it’s not the hardest climb of the world 😘 there are some more challenging climbs …