BCB II Morciencuentros 2. Mercerreyes - Contreras

We descend from Mecerreyes to Puentedura where one can bathe in the river. You need to leave the village towards Ura.

There, pass through the village until the town hall, then to the right until the last house in the village where we find a sign. To Castro, and there is the gorge of the river Mataviejas - very beautiful. One must go with great care and sense. It is ridable in parts - half or two-thirds; the others - pushing the bikes.

In Castroceniza we resume the road to Santibañez del Val where we are going to eat at the beautiful hermitage of Santa Cecilia.

From there we repeat the last stretch to the junction leading to Retuerta and Covarrubias - there is a steep and long climb, so one should eat well and save energy for the afternoon.

You must leave the road and go through Retuerta, there we take a path that leads to the gorge of Los Cerros. At the end to the right, passing by some barns and to Contreras. In Retuerta, one can take an alternative that consists of going from Retuerta to Contreras. It is harder, but less technical.