Via Ferrata de La Hermida, Cantabria, Spain

5perthsaint 5:00 PM Jul 25, 2016

Fantastic day out
18 euros to hire equipment and we completed the route with the two bridges. Breathtaking and exciting, it takes about 4 hrs to complete, be aware once you start there isn't an opportunity to go back and you are left to find your own way without any support. We loved it and would recommend to anyone who enjoys a challenge and adventure.

3Laura C 5:00 PM Jul 19, 2018

Safety issues
Read this entire review for safety. Bring climbing gloves, a map and a cell phone for each person in your group. Wear thin pants, no matter how hot the weather. You need pants for protection from thorns and burning nettles. Bring water and food. It looks like everyone else who wrote a review took the turn off to the first bridge. We were feeling great and decided to continue up. Bad mistake. We went up a roped area that was much, much more difficult (we should have had gloves and it was extremely tight to maneuver) which we didn’t think would be possible to get down. After that, there is no ropes and no marked trail for a while. But we didn’t think we could get back down the last roped area. It was steep and not safe, but we didn’t have achoice. Eventually, we found another roped area going up, but not for long. Then, again, another km with only a few piles of rocks as markers. Then the trail is roped again. Then there is a sign with two directions. We called the woman in the booth who had no clue where we were. Holy cow. Think about that. The woman who rented us equipment had no idea where we were even though there was a sign. She didn’t know about the unmarked trails. She told us to follow the signs to Hermida, as she had not heard of the other place. That overgrown path to Hermida took a couple hours and was only marked with a few piles of rocks here and there along the way. The path had thorny bushes and burning nettles in many places. We were wearing shorts and were in bad shape by the end. We spent 6 hours hiking and climbing and never saw the Tibetan bridge. Most of the terrain we covered did not have any markings, just small rock piles indicating that others had proceeded us. A few times we lost the overgrown path, and had to circle around looking it. Be safe. Follow the path to the bridge.