Ruta de cicloturismo. De Luarca a Castropol

This route crosses several Nature Reserves, fishing villages such as Navia, Puerto de Vega, Tapia or As Figueiras, and numerous coastal viewpoints. The track must be followed as there are no signposts at several junctions. It runs along both roads and gravel tracks in good condition, making this an enjoyable journey.

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Address Luarca/Ḷḷuarca, Navia, A Caridá, Tapia, As Figueiras, Castropol

Distance Distance: 76 kms
Difficulty Difficulty: Medium
Total ascent Total ascent: 1025 m
Maximum altitude Maximum altitude: 109 m
Minimum altitude Minimum altitude: 1 m
IBP index IBP index: 64

Route Great route,Rasa Costera. Gravel
Type of bicycle Type of bicycle: Gravel
Type of route Type of route: Linear
Return by Train Return by Train: Yes
Return by Train FEVE https://www.renfe.com/es/es/cercanias/cercanias-am/horarios

Starting point Starting point: Luarca/Ḷḷuarca
Ending point Ending point: Castropol
Estimated duration Estimated duration: Un día

We leave the fishing village of Luarca/Ḷḷuarca, following the route along the Camín de Taurán towards El Canedo and Otur, where we take the N-634 road, which we follow until we take the turning to Puerto de Vega on the NV-2; after about 2 km, we turn off for about 400 m to reach the Barayo Partial Nature Reserve, where we can leave the bike in the beach car park and walk to the viewpoint. At its mouth, the river forms an estuary of high natural value and great scenic quality.

We return to the NV-2 and continue towards Puerto de Vega, a fishing village with a beautiful fishing port, lined with typical fishermen's houses, manor houses and indianos.

We continue along the NV-2 road and shortly before reaching Navia, we take a detour to the right towards the Monolito viewpoint, from where there is a beautiful view of the Navia estuary. We continue towards the fishing village of Navia, which has a rich monumental, ethnographic and artistic heritage, as well as a fishing port worth visiting.

Once we have crossed the estuary, the track takes us to Cape San Agustín, which offers spectacular views of the Bay of Biscay. Here we find the lighthouse of San Agustín and the original 17th century chapel of the same name.

We continue our route along local roads very close to the coast, as well as along tracks that bring us closer to the imposing cliffs of the western coast of Asturias. We will be able to rest at spectacular viewpoints such as the viewpoint of El Porto/Viavélez, Cabo Blanco, the viewpoint of Porcía, the viewpoint of Los Cañones, Peñarronda and Punta de la Cruz.

We will also pass through fishing villages such as El Porto/Viavélez and Tapia, one of the most beautiful and touristy fishing villages in western Asturias, until we reach As Figueiras, a beautiful village from which we can contemplate the nature reserve of the Eo estuary. From As Figueiras we will continue to Castropol, surrounding an inlet of the estuary of great scenic beauty. We will finish our route in this pretty village.

Respect the direction of traffic on urban stretches.

Caution with the traffic towards the beaches in summer.