ASTURIAS

Federación de Deportes de Montaña, Escalada y Senderismo del Principado de Asturias Av. Julián Clavería, 11; 33006 Oviedo (Asturies) Apartado de Correos 1572 .- 33080 Oviedo (Astúries) Tel. 985 252 362; Fax. 985 252 362 fempa1@hotmail.com

LINKS with websites related with the footpaths in Asturias Asturias and the neighbour areas. Click in the map to make it bigger. Owner: FEDME. E:1:180.000 FOOTPATHS GR 1 Sendero Histórico GR 71 Sendero de la Reserva de Saja GR 100 Ruta de la Plata GR 101 Camino Real de la Mesa GR 102 Camino Real de Sellón GR 103 Senda Romana de Caoro GR 105 Ruta de les Peregrinaciones GR 106 Ruta de San Melchor GR 108 Travesía andariega GR 200 Ruta de los Palacios GR 1 Sendero Histórico The route by Asturias has not been defined yet. GR 71 Sendero de la Reserva de Saja The section of this footpath that goes on by Asturias is really short. The GR 71 enters in asturias by Jito de Escarandi, goes on by Puerto de La Caballar and ends in Sotres. It is about 3,5 km long. GR 100 Ruta de la Plata The Ruta o Vía de la Plata has its origins in a Roman paved road built around the year 139 aC. Its Roman name was "Iter ab Emerita Asturicam" (Road from Mérida to Astorga). Its present name comes from the Arabbian word "balata" (paved road), that evolved until "Plata". Like the old route, the GR 100 begins in Astorga and goes on to the north, to Oviedo and Gijón, and, from Mérida, it goes to the south to Sevilla and the Guadalquivir valley. There are lots of important cities, wonderful sightseeings, rivers, etc along its 945 km of length. It links Asturias, Castilla-León, Extremadura and Andalusia in parallel with the Portuguese barrier. The section that goes by Asturias is 105 km long, begins in Gijón and goes by Serín, Lugones, Oviedo, Mieres, Pola de Lena, Puente Los Fierros and ends in Puerto de Pajares. It has one variant, the GR 100-1, called the Vía Romana de la Carisa, with the following route: Ujo, Carabanzo de Lena, La Vega de Espines, Cuaña Carreceo, La Cruz de Fuentes, the col of Propinde, Pendilla and Busdongo de León, where it connects back to the GR 100. GR 101 Camino Real de la Mesa This route has a prehistorical origin. It is very well preserved in all its 60 km of length. The GR 101 comes from Astorga, and it is a part of the old Cañada Vizana of the 488 km of length. The GR 101 begins in the village of Lavandera (Cáceres) and goes on through Asturias until its end in the village of Grado. There are cobblestoned sections and several architectonical rests of old "ventas" (country houses) throughout the path. The present marked section goes from La Bustariega to Torrestio with the following route: La Bustariega, Campo Cueiro, Llano Fasquero, Puerto de San Lorenzo, Piedra Jueves, Braña la Corra, Peña Negra, la Magdalena, Braña la Mesa and Torrestio. It is about 30 km long. GR 102 Camino Real de Sellón Its route will begin in Arnico, go on by Lozana and Tozo, and end in Puerto de Tarna. GR 103 Senda Romana de Caoro Arenas de Cabrales - Puerto de Era GR 105 Ruta de las Pelegrinaciones The GR 105 begins in Oviedo and goes by several villages full of history. It ends in Covadonga (saint patroness of Asturias), a point of Marian peregrination. It is also here where, according to a legend, King Pelayo began the Reconquest against the Moorish people. It is 105 km long, and its route is the following: Oviedo (chapel of Covadonga), Carretera de la Garganta, Alto del Espinadal, Les Praeres, Puente Miera, Espinaredo, Pendedor, La Matosa, La Vega, Sierra de Bodes, Cangas de Onís and Covadonga. It has two variants: the GR 105-1, that goes from La Rebolla (Mieres) to Grandota (Oviedo) (12 km); and the GR 105-2, that goes from Llanes to Covadonga (44 km). GR 106 Ruta de San Melchor This mountain route is very interesting for its landscapes and cultural amenities. This route, that is 56 km long, goes on mainly by the Sierra dels Aramos. This footpath goes on following the same track that an old Roman path. The GR 106 links the village of Oviedo and the Sanctuary of San Melchor in the village of Cortes (Quirós). GR 108 Travesía andariega It will go from Gijón to Covadonga. GR 200 Ruta de los Palacios It is a circular route with no slopes by the area of Llanera. It connects several palaces of the area. It has the following route (40 km): Posada de Llanera, Alto de la Miranda, Arlós, Gorfolí, Santa Cruz, Villanueva de San Cucao and Posada de Llanera. [ Main | Rambling | Catalan footpaths | Spanish footpaths | European footpaths | Thematic routes | Guides of footpaths | Other publications | Refuges of Catalonia | Barnatresc | Links | News | Opinion-poll | Box ] Copyright © 1999 Catalana de Senderisme