Etapa 10: Entrialgo - Beyo

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Stage 10: Entrialgo - Beyo
GPS: 43.1873339015005, -5.578527055722268

Entrialgo - Área recreativa Campa Felguera - Collada de Pelúgano - Ḷḷevinco - Beyo

Entrialgo - Beyo 18,73

The first sector of the stage begins in Entralgo, in the Nalón valley, and climbs up to the Collada de Pelúgano, the border between the councils of Laviana and Aller. Before leaving, in the upper part of Entralgo, we can visit the parish church and the cemetery, situated next to a yew tree(Taxus baccata) of considerable height, forming a beautiful ensemble. The church, dedicated to San Juan Bautista, maintains the popular style of 18th century churches in Asturias, with a single nave and a high belfry. From this place, known as La Texera, we have splendid views of the valley. The town of Entralgo is also home to the Armando Palacio Valdés Interpretation Centre, dedicated to the author and his work.

The first section of the route starts in Entralgo, coinciding with the PR AS-165 path, which connects Puente de Arco with Tolivia. On the same road that leads to Entralgo there is a signpost at the start of the stage, from where the route begins, ascending along the road above the village.

The GR continues shortly afterwards along a gravel track through chestnut groves(Castanea sativa) and meadows, until it reaches the Sierra l'Cielo, from where we can see the valley of the Nalón river upstream. At this point along the path, we can make out Peña Mea, towards which we are heading, a peak which, at 1,560 metres high, is the highest point in the Cuencas Mineras Protected Landscape.

The path then crosses the rural village of La Pomarada (La Pumará) and comes out onto a road, along which it continues. A few metres later, the route turns off, going up an asphalted road that starts to the right of the road, towards the Campa Felguera recreational area, located at an altitude of around 800 metres, and surrounded by mountains to the north, with good views to the south.

At this point there is a steep ascent along a concrete track, between meadows and huts, over the valley of the river Villoria, to the right of the path. Once we reach the recreational area, and leaving it to the right, the dirt track narrows and enters the Peña Mea massif, so we must take extreme precautions in this section.

The last section of the stage crosses Peña Mea and arrives at Collada de Doñango, from where it descends along a dirt track. In this section, the dirt track descends first, passing through beech (Fagus sylvatica), chestnut, hazel (Corylus avellana), hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) and holly(Ilex aquifolium) trees, and then ascends to the Collada de Pelúgano. Shortly before reaching this pass, you will find a holly forest on the path, a species protected by regional legislation and catalogued as being of special interest.

From the Collada de Pelúgano, the dirt track descends towards the valley of the river Aller. The first rural settlement that the path reaches is Pelúgano, where the remains of one of the stately towers of the late Middle Ages in Asturias that existed in the mining basins can be found, the Torre de Pelúgano (Pelúgano Tower).

There is a version of the meeting between Doña Gontrodo and Alfonso VII, which resulted in the birth of Queen Urraca, future Queen of Navarre, and which took place in the fortress, now disappeared, of Pelúgano, very close to Ḷḷevinco. From the site of this castle there are several legends about hidden treasures, such as the one that tells that from the waters of the fountain that springs from the castle appeared a golden key that was first possessed by the Solís family and later by the Ronzón family. Of the original tower, only the remains of the walls are left, inserted in a henhouse and agricultural estate.

From Pelúgano, the route descends by road to Ḷḷevinco. Once here, the route reaches the AS-253 road and, crossing it, the route continues on the other side, crossing the river Aller over a bridge. The last section of the GR climbs up the road to Bello (Beyo), where, next to a small children's playground, there is an information panel at the end of the stage.