Ruta de cicloturismo. Senderos del carbón en Alto Nalón

The Coal Trails are an initiative to recover in a sustainable way the old passes and paths used by the miners to transport coal after its extraction. The routes are located in the council of Laviana, in the basin of the river Nalón.

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Address La Pola Llaviana/Pola de Laviana-El Condao

Distance Distance: 12 kms
Difficulty Difficulty: Very easy
Total ascent Total ascent: 46 m
Maximum altitude Maximum altitude: 362 m
Minimum altitude Minimum altitude: 299 m
IBP index IBP index: 9

Route Family routes
Type of bicycle Type of bicycle: Gravel,MTB
Type of route Type of route: Circular
Return by Train Return by Train: No

Starting point Starting point: La Chalana
Ending point Ending point: La Chalana
Estimated duration Estimated duration: Half day

Route no. 6 called "Alto Nalón" is an ideal route for the whole family, around the parishes of Entrialgo, Llorío and El Condao.

It starts at the Aula Didáctica del Molín de La Chalana from where you take a track heading east and, after crossing under the road, you pass next to the La Curuxera hydroelectric power station, a restored historical installation that is currently in operation.

Pass under the road again and, after continuing along the track for about 150 metres, cross under the road again to continue along another track that runs parallel to the canal. Pay attention at a crossroads near the roundabout that leads to the village of Ribota, as the signposting is currently unclear and for safety reasons, take care to join the road for about 100 metres before continuing along the track again, a well-defined path that takes you to the village.

After crossing Ribota, take a stretch of local road that runs alongside the canal, which is now very visible, and arrive at Llorío, cross the village and continue along a path parallel to the canal until you reach the dam, and from there to the vicinity of the access to Soto, from where you reach the village via the local road.

The route continues along paths and tracks until it reaches El Condao, where, before entering the village, it turns off to the west to cross a small stream and continue along a path. El Condao is a pretty parish that is worth a visit before continuing the route. The itinerary continues until you reach the junction with the local road, where you must pay attention when joining it, to continue to La Llera, and from there, to Llorío where you return to the road you came from to go back to Ribota.

Before reaching Ribota, take the turning that leads to an asphalted track that crosses under the road and continues until joining the local road that goes to El Puente d'Arcu, where the medieval Romanesque bridge that gives its name to the village can be found, and from there, along a new gravel track next to the Nalón, return to the starting point to finish the route.