On my way up the Asón valley I stopped off at the village of Socueva, which is just up the hill from Arredondo at the bottom of the valley.
and if you go through the doorway into the rock this is what you see:
A slightly different angle. Apparently it dates from the 9th century!
As you walk up through the village you see this wall of rock in front of you. Barely visible, partially hidden by the trees at the foot of the cliff in the centre of the picture is a small cave containing a chapel.
There's a wooden altarpiece at the entrance
and if you go through the doorway into the rock this is what you see:
A slightly different angle. Apparently it dates from the 9th century!
After the visit, a look up the valley towards my next stop. The skies seemed clear but menacing clouds were approaching from the east
On the way down to the main road, a view of Arredondo, which has the sobriquet of "Capital of the world". I kid you not.
Almost at the top of the valley is a famous waterfall, which marks the source of the Asón river. The lack of rainfall recently explains the modest amount of water flowing down the rockface
Setting off from the Collados de Asón we left the track in Horneo to head towards Saco and the Colina
La Colina stands behind an unusual karst platform formed by glacial action
There are lots of fossils to be seen
The ice that formed the platform came from the Hoyón de Saco cirque seen here. The water that filters through this depression travels underground and ends up 12 km away at the waterfall marking the source of the Asón.
After reaching higher ground I was rewarded with the best views of the day; just across the way is the Porracolina - a mountain that is a landmark when seen from Santander
From a vantage point above the Rolacías gorge you can see the Porros de Mortillano the other side of the Asón valley
and below lies the gorge
The Colina, here seen from the same point but which was already engulfed by clouds when I got there, was the highest point of the walk. I had planned to return by a route along the base of the escarpment the other side, but as visibility was nil I had to go back the way I'd come
That included a descent through this beech wood
On the way down to the main road, a view of Arredondo, which has the sobriquet of "Capital of the world". I kid you not.
Almost at the top of the valley is a famous waterfall, which marks the source of the Asón river. The lack of rainfall recently explains the modest amount of water flowing down the rockface
Setting off from the Collados de Asón we left the track in Horneo to head towards Saco and the Colina
La Colina stands behind an unusual karst platform formed by glacial action
There are lots of fossils to be seen
The ice that formed the platform came from the Hoyón de Saco cirque seen here. The water that filters through this depression travels underground and ends up 12 km away at the waterfall marking the source of the Asón.
After reaching higher ground I was rewarded with the best views of the day; just across the way is the Porracolina - a mountain that is a landmark when seen from Santander
From a vantage point above the Rolacías gorge you can see the Porros de Mortillano the other side of the Asón valley
and below lies the gorge
The Colina, here seen from the same point but which was already engulfed by clouds when I got there, was the highest point of the walk. I had planned to return by a route along the base of the escarpment the other side, but as visibility was nil I had to go back the way I'd come
That included a descent through this beech wood
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