Cycling route: Scenic Route of the Ports

The route starts in Cangas del Narcea, where we take the AS-15 road to La Regla. Here we turn right onto the AS-29 towards San Antolín de Ibias. We continue on a gentle ascent to El Forcao, where the slope begins to increase until we reach Pozo de las Mujeres Muertas (1098 m), a point with privileged views of the Valledor. The steepest stretch is just over 4 km with gradients of around 13-15% for long stretches. From the Pozo de las Mujeres Muertas we only have to continue a couple of kilometres to reach the Alto de Valver.

We begin the descent of about 20 km to San Antolín de Ibias. From here, we continue towards Cecos and from there along the AS-348 to tackle the second col of the day, the Connio pass (1315 m); it is longer, 19 km, but the gradients are more manageable. We enter a wooded area crossing the Muniellos Integral Nature Reserve, a huge forest of oak, birch, beech and chestnut trees that protect us in the final kilometres of the ascent. There are several viewpoints (Sestón and C.I. Muniellos) to enjoy the views.

We begin the 14 km descent to Pousada de Rengos, where we take the AS-15 to La Riela, descending gently and following the course of the Narcea River. Here we take the AS-29 to Cangas del Narcea, where we finish the route.

This is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful routes you can do, where nature and scenery pervade absolutely everything.