Cantabria has six zipline parks currently operating, from Cicero to Ruente. La Tirolina de Cicero and Devatur in Unquera are the gentlest options for beginners; Cabuerniaventura and TirolinasGo Santander, with runs of up to 250 metres above the cliffs of Cabo Mayor, generate the most adrenaline.
Summer in Cantabria happens as much on the beach as it does hanging from a harness. In recent years, half a dozen zipline parks have sprung up across the region, from the inland Pasiego Valleys to the cliffs of Cabo Mayor, and the offer goes well beyond the classic family circuit through the trees: there are options for a spare hour between beach plans, and others that take up a whole afternoon.
Here we've gathered the six zipline parks currently operating in the region, checked one by one. The order isn't best to worst: they're ranked from least to most adrenaline, based on the actual length and height of their runs, so you can choose according to who's coming with you, whether that's an afternoon with small children or a stag do looking for real vertigo. We've also included the approximate distance from Bareyo, because not all of them are equally close.
La Tirolina de Cicero
We start with the most accessible option on the list. La Tirolina de Cicero, in Bárcena de Cicero, just over 15 minutes from Bareyo, is a leisure centre with more than 1,000 m² of covered space and another 1,500 m² outdoors in summer, designed for beginners without needing to set aside a whole day. For 5 € you get an hour's access, Monday to Sunday between 16:30 and 20:30, so it's easy to fit into an afternoon at the beach nearby in Laredo or Santoña without planning ahead. There are no long runs or breathtaking heights here: it's the ideal entry point if you're travelling with small children, or if you've never been on a zipline and want to shake off the nerves before tackling the more demanding options on this list.
Devatur Parque Multiaventura (Unquera)
A step up is Devatur, in Unquera, right on the border with Asturias and a little over an hour's drive from Bareyo. Its multi-adventure circuit combines bridges and a climbing wall with two ziplines: a 20-metre one at 10 metres high to warm up, and a 70-metre cable run that already calls for some adrenaline. The full activity takes around two hours, and the park is open every day from 10:00 to 20:00, which makes it a convenient plan if you've just done the Deva canoe descent and want to combine river and height adventure in the same day without having to choose between the two.
Alceda Aventura
Alceda Aventura raises the bar. It's set in a botanical garden in Alceda-Ontaneda, about 30 minutes from Santander and a little under an hour from Bareyo, and it's one of the largest parks in the region: four adventure circuits, a climbing wall and more than 65 activities spread across 4 hectares of woodland. The family circuit has 16 activities at 7 metres high, including three ziplines, while the Canopy circuit reaches a maximum height of 15 metres and links longer stretches between platforms. Prices range from 11 € for a single circuit to 30 € for all three circuits combined, so you can adjust the difficulty level without changing parks or overpaying if you only want to try one. You can check the official listing on Turismo de Cantabria to see the route before booking.
Multiaventuras Trenti
In Viveda, five minutes from Santillana del Mar and a little under an hour from Bareyo, Multiaventuras Trenti adds more high-altitude adventure within a very wide-ranging offer: long ziplines combined with circuits for children from age 4, archery, quad routes and canoe descents. It's a convenient option if the group can't agree on one thing, because there's height-based adventure activity as well as activities on land and water within the same site, open year-round, not just in high season. Being so close to Altamira and Santillana del Mar, it fits well as an adventure stop within a cultural route through western Cantabria, combining history and adrenaline in the same day.
Cabuerniaventura
Cabuerniaventura, in Ruente, right in the Saja valley and just over an hour from Bareyo, is a different league altogether. Its zipline circuit includes a double 130-metre run and three individual 110-metre runs, strung across the valley with views over the Saja Nansa. Admission costs 29 € for under-12s and 33 € for everyone else, and it's combined with archery, a 15-hole mini-golf course and pony rides, so a group with a mixed age range can split up between activities without anyone getting bored while the rest launch themselves down the longest ziplines on this list, before we get to the one in Santander.
TirolinasGo Santander (formerly Forestal Park)
The most extreme option is next to the Cabo Mayor lighthouse in Santander, about 40 minutes from Bareyo: TirolinasGo Santander, formerly Forestal Park. Its runs reach 250 metres in length through the trees, with the Cantabrian Sea as a backdrop, as part of a course with more than 70 obstacles that takes an hour and a half to two hours to complete, depending on the group's pace. It's the one that generates the most vertigo of the six, both because of the height and the sense of speed on the long stretches along the cliff. If this is the one that's caught your attention the most, we have a full guide dedicated just to this park, with details on every circuit and tips for going with children.
What you need to know
Most zipline parks in Cantabria require a minimum height of between 1.10 and 1.20 metres for circuits with the longer runs, and all of them require closed, sports-style footwear — never flip-flops or sandals. In July and August it's worth booking ahead, especially at Cabuerniaventura and TirolinasGo Santander, which fill up the most on weekends and where the last time slots of the day sell out first. Strong wind or heavy rain can force some sections to close temporarily for safety reasons, so if the forecast looks stormy it's worth calling before leaving home rather than relying on the general coastal forecast. Almost all of them offer children's circuits from age 4-6 with lower height and speed, regardless of the adrenaline level of the adult circuit, so families with children of different ages can split up without any trouble and meet up afterwards for lunch.
You don't need to look for the longest zipline in Cantabria if it's your first time: you need to find the one that doesn't put you off doing it again.
After a full day of adrenaline among the trees, what you'll want most is to reach somewhere quiet where you can stretch your legs without having to drive back anywhere. Bareyo is under 30-40 minutes by car from most of these parks, from Cicero to Alceda, via Santander, so any of these six ziplines can be part of a day of activity without leaving the area or losing half the afternoon on the road. If you like the idea of having this range of adventure on hand for a longer stretch of time, at Bareyo Residences we're putting the finishing touches on availability for September 2027.
