Cicloturismo. Ruta Clariniana en el Valle de Carreño

This itinerary combines the charm of the Carreño valley with a literary experience, where the narration is immersed in the landscape, through two works by the writer Leopoldo Alas Clarín, Boroña and Viaje Redondo, showing the socio-economic fabric and rural architecture of the valley.

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Distance Distance: 15 kms
Difficulty Difficulty: Easy
Total ascent Total ascent: 172 m
Maximum altitude Maximum altitude: 164 m
Minimum altitude Minimum altitude: 52 m
IBP index IBP index: 15

Route Family routes
Type of bicycle Type of bicycle: Road
Type of route Type of route: Circular
Return by Train Return by Train: No

Starting point Starting point: Albandi (Carreño)
Ending point Ending point: Albandi (Carreño)
Estimated duration Estimated duration: Half day

The start of the route begins in the district of Albandi, which can be reached from the Xibares halt in a short two-kilometre walk. The route runs parallel to the valley along local roads in good condition, and its uncomplicated route with few obstacles to overcome makes it an ideal itinerary for the whole family.

The first part of the route crosses the parishes of Albandi and Priendes, running along the edge of the pastures and woods, and with a wide panorama of the valley in a south-westerly direction, following the route of "Boroña", passing by the Chapel of Santo Ángel de La Guarda. Next to the route, turning off about three hundred metres, is the Quinta Chor (not open to visitors), a large house where the painter Nicanor Piñole spent long periods of time.

Continuing along the route, we enter the "Viaje Redondo", crossing pastures, in many cases with a variety of fruit trees, until we reach the Quinta Clarín, where the writer conceived a large part of his work. The ancestral estate consists of several buildings, a chapel and granary, as well as the Fuente del Cellero, organised as a fountain, washing place, watering place and social meeting place.

Continuing along the route, we reach the Palace of Los Carreño, belonging to what was once the most important family in the council, an imposing building that maintains its original construction and one of its coats of arms. From here, a little more than five hundred metres away is the Romanesque church of Santa María La Real de Logrezana, which still has some original elements, although its latest reconstruction between the 1940s and later in the 1970s can be described as "singular" to say the least.

The route continues parallel to the valley until, at the height of El Lloral, we take a detour that climbs steeply, the only significant obstacle on the route, to reach the Logrezana schools. The beautiful building, still in use today after more than a hundred years, was founded with donations from immigrants. From here, the return to the start of the route is a gentle descent, following the local road that runs along the upper part of the valley.