Pico Yordas, Mountain summit in Cordillera Cantabrica, Spain.

Pico Yordas is a pyramidal limestone peak of 1,967 m on the shore of the Riaño reservoir, between Riaño and Liegos in the Montaña de Riaño y Mampodre Regional Park. Its south and east faces, called Yordas, rise steeply above the water, while the north side, known as Borín or Burín, softens into slopes covered with beech woods. A vertical rock wall, the pared Borín, cuts its northeast flank above the San Pelayo valley.

The slopes of Yordas were prized summer pasture for transhumant merino sheep flocks, and the mountain is dotted with stone sheepfolds (majadas) such as Yordas, Tendeña nueva and vieja, Bahulloso and the Portales de Liegos, most now disused. In summer 1950 an eight-metre cross was raised on the summit; gales and snow brought it down that same winter, and the replacement set in 1951 with four cables was also toppled by the weather.

The peak has two names: Yordas is used for its south and east faces, while Borín or Burín refers to its north face above the Liegos and Burón valleys. The slopes are dotted with stone sheepfolds, such as Majada Yordas and Bahulloso, where merino flocks once spent the summer.

The trail starts from the village of Liegos and is clearly marked throughout the ascent. You will find a water source partway up that makes for a good rest spot during the climb.

In summer 1950 an eight-metre cross was raised on the summit; the winter's gales and snows threw it down, and a replacement fixed with four cables in summer 1951 was also destroyed by the weather.