Ruta de cicloturismo. De Vegadeo a Boal

This route runs through the councils of Vegadeo, Castropol and Boal, in western Asturias, on a route that links the Eo estuary with inland pastures and forests.

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Address A Veiga/Vegadeo-Boal/Bual

Distance Distance: 34 kms
Difficulty Difficulty: Hard
Total ascent Total ascent: 1268 m
Maximum altitude Maximum altitude: 783 m
Minimum altitude Minimum altitude: 3 m
IBP index IBP index: 99

Route One-day routes,Links
Type of bicycle Type of bicycle: Road
Type of route Type of route: Linear
Return by Train Return by Train: No

Starting point Starting point: A Veiga/Vegadeo
Ending point Ending point: Boal/Bual
Estimated duration Estimated duration: Un día

The route starts in the town of A Veiga/Vegadeo, capital of the council, located on the banks of the Eo estuary in western Asturias and which serves as the border with Galicia. Its historic quarter with the Town Hall square and the Medal park make up a charming place from which to start the route.

The route starts following the AS-22 regional road and heads towards Piantón, the old capital of the council on the banks of the river Suarón. From there it starts to climb until it reaches the Balmonte crossroads. At this point you can continue the route towards Santa Colomba following the local road, or take the detour that leads to the Obanza valley, which is included as an alternative route, with good examples of traditional architecture, windmills and a landscape of great beauty. This variant of the route has an asphalted road surface which, from the village of Castro onwards, becomes almost a gravel track until it reaches its junction with the local road.

Continuing along the route, we reach the rural villages of Rozadas and El Gumio, with more open views of the surrounding valleys and mountains, and continue on until we reach the Alto de Penouta (785 m), from where we can see the wide valley covered in pastureland and native woodland where the capital of the council is located. From here, the only thing left to do is to descend along the road that leads to Boal/Bual, the final destination on the route, where many buildings with unmistakable Indian architecture recall the town's relationship with emigration to America.