I think my question has been answered, I am thinking of hitting the picos in March, ideally for a few tet trails. Pot luck on the weather.
But, does anyone know if there is snow on the tet over the winter, would they still be iffey till the snow melts?
Am I mad to think of the tet routes till may or so?
Merv.
Well I'm the TET Linesman for Spain so I'd better chip in ...
Snow or not the TET trails will be 'iffy' in March as often the melt causes as many problems as lying snow, which is usually cleared at least at some point as many trails are used for agriculture, etc. whereas melting snow brings down trees, floods streams, causes new washouts, ruts, etc. etc. ...
There aren’t any TET trails in the Picos !!!
There are many trails, such as from Espinama to Sotres etc but the TET itself is at least 60 miles further south !!
Yep, your man is dead right. In fact the TET doesn't go into Cantabria at all, of neighbouring Asturias either, as these autonomous regions effectively ban motor access to almost all trails. You can't even apply for special permission in Cantabria unless you're a) resident in the region (so not even me as a resident in Spain), and b) a registered tour guide, so pants to Cantabria ...
Regs
Simon