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Sierra de la Demanda, Valdezcaray y Cameros

5 places in La Rioja · Burgos. What you can do at each one, at what level, at what time of year and under what restrictions.

SnowMountain

What Sierra de la Demanda, Valdezcaray y Cameros is

Snow

Sector noroccidental del Sistema Ibérico. Valdezcaray (Ezcaray) es la estación alpina de referencia del valle del Ebro occidental; hacia el sur, la Sierra de Neila burgalesa ofrece circos glaciares y lagunas que en invierno se recorren con raquetas y esquís de travesía.

Mountain

Vertiente riojana del Sistema Ibérico: el San Lorenzo (2.270 m, techo de La Rioja) y la estación de Valdezcaray, el Parque Natural de la Sierra de Cebollera (23.640 ha, declarado en 1995) y los cañones calizos del sur riojano con grandes colonias de rapaces rupícolas.

Conditions right now

Weather reading from the centre of the zone. It gives you an idea; it does not replace the report for the specific place or the judgement of a professional.

Snow

Sep 13, 11:00 PM

Temperature
21 °C
Wind
3 km/h

from the east

Snow depth
0 cm

A weather model estimate, not a measurement. It is not the snow report of any ski resort.

Snowfall forecast
0.0 cm

Forecast for today

Mountain

Sep 13, 11:00 PM

Temperature
21 °C
Wind
3 km/h

from the east

Precipitation
0.0 mm

Weather data from Open-Meteo, taken at the central point of the zone. Conditions vary a lot between places within the same zone: always check the report for the spot you are heading to.

Where each place is

The 5 places in the zone, on the map. Points cluster as you zoom out; click to open them.

Places in Sierra de la Demanda, Valdezcaray y Cameros

Data verified one by one, with its source. Where there is no verified data, there is no data.

Snow

Mountain

  • Valley

    Parque Natural Sierra de Cebollera

    Villoslada de Cameros / Lumbreras · La Rioja

    • Hiking
    • Mountain biking
    • Snowshoeing

    Level

    Beginner · Intermediate

    When

    may–nov; dic–mar con nieve en las cumbres, apto para raquetas

    Restrictions and regulations

    Parque Natural declarado en 1995 (23.640 ha), con centro de interpretación en Villoslada de Cameros. Presencia de lobo ibérico y desmán ibérico: zonas y épocas sensibles. Régimen concreto de uso público no verificado.

    Sources

  • Crag

    Peñas de Arnedillo y Peña Isasa

    Arnedillo / Arnedo · La Rioja

    • Rock climbing
    • Hiking

    Level

    Intermediate · Advanced

    When

    sep–jun; verano muy caluroso en el valle del Cidacos

    Restrictions and regulations

    Zona incluida en la ZEPA 'Peñas de Arnedillo, Peña Isasa y Peñalmonte', dentro de la Reserva de la Biosfera de los Valles del Jubera, Leza, Cidacos y Alhama (declarada el 9 de julio de 2003). Al ser ZEPA por rapaces rupícolas, es muy probable que existan vetos temporales de escalada por nidificación: NO he podido verificar sectores ni fechas concretas y no deben publicarse sin confirmación en el BOR.

    Sources

  • Summit

    San Lorenzo

    Ezcaray · La Rioja

    • Hiking
    • Snowshoeing
    • Ski touring

    Level

    Intermediate

    When

    jun–oct sin nieve; la nieve aparece desde octubre y persiste hasta mayo en cotas altas, con inviernos duros (por debajo de -10 °C)

    Restrictions and regulations

    La vertiente riojana está incluida en la ZEPA 'Sierras de Demanda, Urbión, Cebollera y Cameros'. La estación de Valdezcaray da acceso rodado a cota alta; fuera de pistas, terreno de montaña invernal sin control de aludes.

    Sources

The map coordinates are approximate: they are there to locate the area, not to navigate to the meeting point.

Best time of year

Snow
dic–mar
Mountain
may–oct en montaña; dic–abr para nieve (raquetas y travesía)

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