A favourite route this morning, one which I do 2 or 3 times a year. It involves a 20-minute drive to get there, climbing the first section of the Morredero Pass.
Stopped just outside the village of Espinoso de Compludo which was speckled white and very curious it was too. There was the white of the snow on the slate roofs and the white of the cherry blossom in the orchards.
I started as usual from the House of Scouse
http://www.lascuatroestaciones.es/ I’ve always thought that this would be the ideal location for an RC trail running camp one day.
11 minutes up to the antenna, consumed by low cloud.
Long descent to Compludo village; 15 minutes more.
Along the road for a bit.
Delicious single-track through the woods, skipping tree roots and sliding over greasy rocks. Then, the big, big climb, nearly 300m height gain in less than 2kms. 17 minutes plodding time today. Run-walk is most efficient on this sort of gradient and for most of us it’s faster. To run-run it is just misplaced pride.
And back to Espinoso where the snow thaw gushed from the rooftops.
67 minutes 29 seconds.
