Cycling tour. Fuso to Trubia Green Way

This Greenway follows the old railway branch line from Oviedo/Uviéu to Fuso de la Reina and continues along a tarmac track to Trubia. The landscape changes as we leave the city behind and head into a setting dominated by the green of the forests, the grey of the limestone cliffs and the sounds of birds and the river all around us. This cycle route with children can be a great family outing.

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Address Oviedo/Uviéu, Trubia

Distance Distance: 19 kms
Difficulty Difficulty: Very easy
Total ascent Total ascent: 180 m
Maximum altitude Maximum altitude: 260 m
Minimum altitude Minimum altitude: 81 m
IBP index IBP index: 6

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

Starting point Starting point: Oviedo/Uviéu
Ending point Ending point: Trubia
Estimated duration Estimated duration: Half day

The route starts at Oviedo/Uviéu railway station, from where we’ll follow the track through the city to reach the start of the Fuso Greenway in Parque de Invierno. It’s practically flat and well-tarmacked. There are places to eat or rest at various points along the way.

Over the course of the first kilometre of the path, we pass under the motorway several times. Right at the start, you can already see various species of trees with small birdhouses. We pass by the old La Manjoya station, now the Nature Centre, where we can see Mostayal Peak in the background, and cross the motorway via a wooden bridge. After one kilometre, we’ll cross the Ayones–Llagú road.

There are various picnic areas at different points along the way. Along the way, we pass through several of the old tunnels through which the train used to run; we’ll walk parallel to the Gafo riverbed, surrounded by lush vegetation, with hazel trees, oak trees, birches and holm oaks accompanying us on the route.

At the 7-kilometre mark, we come to the Veneros tunnel, the longest at 260 metres. Immediately afterwards, we’ll be treated to spectacular views of the River Nalón, dotted with holm oak groves on the limestone. We cross the century-old iron bridge to the village of Fuso, where the Greenway ends. From here, we can admire the Peña Avis.

We follow the track towards Caces, constantly accompanied by the forest and the River Nalón, and from there on to Trubia, where our route ends.

The return journey can be made by train, from Trubia station to Oviedo/Uviéu – an option well worth considering if you’re travelling with young children.

It is possible to return from Trubia railway station