From Oviedo to Covadonga

[peregrina2000]

I know that this route isn't on the Primitivo, but it's the closest I can find. Tia Valeria and Tio Tel have talked about walking to Covadonga (I think), as has mikevasey, so I thought I would put some links here to a Spanish web site that has lots of information about stages and all the rest.

This must be one incredible walk. The links below are both general and specific, with a page for each recommended stage (some are long). If anyone needs help with the spanish let me know,but there are tons of pictures and information that seems pretty clear so long as you know what "altitud" "kilometro" etc mean. Would love to hear from anyone that goes this way.
Buen camino, Laurie

http://www.jfcamina.es/gr-105/index.htm

http://www.jfcamina.es/gr-105/00-gr-105/00-gr-105.htm

http://www.jfcamina.es/gr-105/01-gr-105 ... o-nava.htm

http://www.jfcamina.es/gr-105/02-gr-105 ... .miera.htm

http://www.jfcamina.es/gr-105/03-gr-105 ... inareo.htm

http://www.jfcamina.es/gr-105/04-gr-105 ... matosa.htm

http://www.jfcamina.es/gr-105/05-gr-105 ... a-onis.htm

http://www.jfcamina.es/gr-105/05-gr-105 ... a-onis.htm

 

[TerryB]

Thank you for the links Laurie. I am not sure that I would want to be as adventurous as those walkers!
The route Valerie and I are looking at is from Llanes (Poo) to Corao and on to Covadonga over the old "Camin Real" - an ancient Roman road.
The Asturias Tourism link is here:-

http://www.asturias.es/portal/site/info ... 14e40aRCRD

There are more detailed instructions around on the web, if anyone wants them, please ask. We are thinking about crossing on the ferry to Santander, walking to Llanes on the Norte and then on to Covadonga. We are looking to break our walking days down into 12 to 15 kilometre stages. Plenty of time to enjoy the mountains and talk to the locals!!

Blessings on your walking
Tio Tel

 

[Tia Valeria]

Hola Laurie,
Terry was busy replying while I was typing this :lol:
As he says; Yes we hope to walk to Covadonga next year and our idea is to walk part of the Norte as far as Llanes, then use the GR 105.2 to Covadonga.
It is given as a 3 day walk but can be done in 2. However that means we can use the divisions to walk it in 4 days (we think). At present we are waiting for a reply from the montaneros in the area as to availablity of accomodation and advice re time of year. The passes are not very high but one section is fairly remote.
Info on this section is here http://www.vivirasturias.com/asturias/llanes/gr-1052-el-camin-del-oriente/es as an alternative to the link Terry gave
We'll keep you posted as plans progress or after the event

 

[HARMINIA]

Hola Laurie,
Terry was busy replying while I was typing this :lol:
As he says; Yes we hope to walk to Covadonga next year and our idea is to walk part of the Norte as far as Llanes, then use the GR 105.2 to Covadonga.
It is given as a 3 day walk but can be done in 2. However that means we can use the divisions to walk it in 4 days (we think). At present we are waiting for a reply from the montaneros in the area as to availablity of accomodation and advice re time of year. The passes are not very high but one section is fairly remote.
Info on this section is here http://www.vivirasturias.com/asturias/llanes/gr-1052-el-camin-del-oriente/es as an alternative to the link Terry gave
We'll keep you posted as plans progress or after the event

I like to hear it as well!

 

[Tia Valeria]

I like to hear it as well!

We walked in 2013 and posted on a blog when we got home. You can find where we walked etc if you follow the blog from June 2013 to July and use the archive at the side bar to navigate the posts from oldest upwards.
The mountain track from Llanes is apparently not well marked and not recommended for solitary walkers. We assume this is still true. However it is possible to walk from Oviedo to Covadonga (signed) or on the Camino de la Reina from further north (also signed), passing through Arriondas. We walked from Santander because of our point of arrival in Spain.
On a later visit with a car (2017) we walked parts of the mountain walk and it was virtually unsigned as well as passing through places where the accommodation listed earlier was closed down. The route from the west is probably still best .

 

[John MLT]

hi all, I want to walk this GR105 route next April/May 2024, I cannot seem to find much in the way of updated information online. Has anyone walked this route recently? Any suggestions on where I could find resources please? Any help appreciated.

 

[peregrina2000]

hi all, I want to walk this GR105 route next April/May 2024, I cannot seem to find much in the way of updated information online. Has anyone walked this route recently? Any suggestions on where I could find resources please? Any help appreciated.

Hi, @John MLT, It’s hard to think of a prettier place to walk in Spain than the mountains of Asturias!

The pages I linked to in the first post, though they are more than ten years old, still come up at the top of a google search when I search for Spanish sites, so I’m assuming they are still valuable. Your challenge would be to find places to stay, but that’s not too hard with googlemaps.

The Asturian government devotes a lot of resources to spreading the word about routes, and here is one website that looks pretty up to date.

Pilgrimage Route

Muchos son los caminos que conducen a Cuadonga/Covadonga, y uno de los más destacados es la Ruta de las peregrinaciones, que va desde Oviedo/Uviéu.

www.turismoasturias.es

I think you’ll be fine with a good set of GPS tracks and accommodation nailed down. Keep us posted on how it goes.

 

[Dave]

hi all, I want to walk this GR105 route next April/May 2024, I cannot seem to find much in the way of updated information online. Has anyone walked this route recently? Any suggestions on where I could find resources please? Any help appreciated.

John, I haven't walked the GR105, but I have followed the waymarked pilgrimage route to Covadonga that begins in Gijón, overlaps with the Camino del Norte through Amandi, and then veers off on its own trajectory, through Cangas de Onís. That one is pretty easy to follow. Would love to try the GR105 too, though, especially to be able to make it a full connecting route from the Norte to the Primitivo.

 

[John MLT]

Thank you @peregrina2000 - I do look forward to it now. Ill be looking into booking start of next month. I'll revert!

Hi, @John MLT, It’s hard to think of a prettier place to walk in Spain than the mountains of Asturias!

The pages I linked to in the first post, though they are more than ten years old, still come up at the top of a google search when I search for Spanish sites, so I’m assuming they are still valuable. Your challenge would be to find places to stay, but that’s not too hard with googlemaps.

The Asturian government devotes a lot of resources to spreading the word about routes, and here is one website that looks pretty up to date.

Pilgrimage Route

Muchos son los caminos que conducen a Cuadonga/Covadonga, y uno de los más destacados es la Ruta de las peregrinaciones, que va desde Oviedo/Uviéu.

www.turismoasturias.es

I think you’ll be fine with a good set of GPS tracks and accommodation nailed down. Keep us posted on how it goes.

 

[John MLT]

John, I haven't walked the GR105, but I have followed the waymarked pilgrimage route to Covadonga that begins in Gijón, overlaps with the Camino del Norte through Amandi, and then veers off on its own trajectory, through Cangas de Onís. That one is pretty easy to follow. Would love to try the GR105 too, though, especially to be able to make it a full connecting route from the Norte to the Primitivo.

Thank you Dave, Ill check out that tract too!

 

[Tia Valeria]

hi all, I want to walk this GR105 route next April/May 2024, I cannot seem to find much in the way of updated information online. Has anyone walked this route recently? Any suggestions on where I could find resources please? Any help appreciated.

Way back in 2013 we planned to walk the GR105 route from LLanes, but instead walked the Camino de la Reina picking the way-marks up from Arriondas. We took the FEVE from Llanes to Arriondas. The route from there was good. You can see our stages on our blog at Walking Around: June 2013 . Arriondas was well served by both the FEVE and also ALSA at the time.
Buen Camino