Collada Llomena (Beleño)

Start Town	Altitude	Elevation Gain	Length	Gradient	Difficulty	Rating
San Juan de Beleño	1,003	626m	9.0 km	7.0%	644	****

Climb Description

Collada Llomena from Beleño is a highly enjoyable climb in the heart of the Ponga Natural Park. It has featured recently in the Vuelta a España for the first time, offering a nice alternative to the traditional route over the Puerto de Pontón.

The ascent itself is largely in forest, but you do occasionally catch glimpses of peaks from the Ponga mountains as well as from the neighbouring Picos de Europa National Park. One of the main highlights of the Collada Llomena is the ride to the start of the climb, through the steep sided gorges of the Ponga Natural Park.

Collada Llomena is nominally open year-round; however, short-term closures due to snow are possible during the winter.

Roads & Traffic

The road surface is in good condition and there is very little traffic on this climb.

Alternative Routes

Collada Llomena can also be climbed from the east, with the ascent starting immediately from Puente Vidosa the N-625 road. It is a more challenging climb from this side.

Nearby Climbs

Puerto de Pontón

Mirador de la Collada

Lagos de Covadonga

Puerto Arnicio

Mirador del Fito

Alto del Torno

Alto de la Torneria

La Panderrueda

Cycling Holidays

The climb to Collada Llomena is a route option on our Picos de Europa & Asturian Coast cycling holiday.

You can find out more information below about this and similar tours that we run in high mountains.