Chairlift and Tres Mares Peak

What it is

You can go up without skiing too: the chairlift ride costs €15, a single rate, and leaves you among summits of over 2,000 metres, in the upper part of Cantabria's only ski resort. The four-seater Tres Mares chairlift reaches 2,125 metres, the resort's highest point. From the top the route to Tres Mares peak sets off, the summit that divides the waters between the Cantabrian Sea, the Mediterranean and the Atlantic. On its slopes rises the río Híjar, a headwater tributary of the Ebro, which runs down the valley to Reinosa.

What you see

According to the guiding company Más Campoo, from this area you can see the Picos de Europa, the Cantabrian Sea and Santander on clear days. Tres Mares peak stands at around 2,170 metres in the Peña Labra range.

When

The chairlift runs in the ski season, during slope hours, which are 9:15 to 17:00; the lifts in the upper area close at 16:30. The walk up to Tres Mares, without snow, from late spring to autumn; with snow, only with equipment and experience, or with a guide. With snow, Más Campoo offers a snowshoe route that climbs to Tres Mares with the first stretch off-piste: it is in the guided snowshoeing listing. The 2026-27 season had not yet begun on 9 November 2026; the resort plans to open in December, depending on snow.

Before going up

It is a good deal colder at the top than in the car park and it is usually windy: go up with a coat, hat, gloves and sunglasses, even if the sun is shining below. In fog it is not worth it: check the resort's webcams, which has one at Tres Mares.

Who it is for

The chairlift ride suits all ages and anyone who does not ski but accompanies someone who does. The walk up to the summit is something else: it requires mountain-walking experience, and with snow or ice it is not for going on your own without experience. If you are with children, stay in the area where the chairlift arrives and come down on it.

Getting there

From Reinosa it is 24 km along the Alto Campoo road, through Brañavieja. Park at the Calgosa car park, with 450 free spaces; the ticket offices are open from 8:30 to 16:45. Information from Infocantur, on 942 310 708.

How to combine it

Up top, the El Chivo café, at 1,850 metres, and at the base the Multiusos one: both are in the resort cafés listing. On the way down, stop at the source of the Ebro at Fontibre, a few kilometres from Reinosa.