Naviega Route (Bao and Barayo - Navia)

Bao y Barayo - Navia 17

The route begins in a wood to the east of the villages of Bao and Barayo (Navia), from where a path takes us northwards towards the coast, bordering the beach of Barayo to the west and walking along the entire coastline to the beach of Navia, crossing Puerto de Vega. Whenever there is a fork, take the path to the right, unless it involves going down to a beach.

In the first 2.5 kilometres of the route, we leave the Barayo Partial Nature Reserve on our right and follow the path along the coastal cliffs.

After 4 kilometres more from the previous point, kilometre 6.5, we enter the town of Puerto de Vega. We will have to cross it following the coastline as closely as possible.

Almost halfway along our route, kilometre 8.3, on our right we find La Losera, a beach of rocks moulded by the erosive effect of the water. A little further on, we will find the island of Soirana.

A thousand metres further on, approximately a thousand metres further on, we find Puerto de Panes, a narrow arm of the sea flanked by two cliffs that almost seem to brush against each other.

We will have walked about 10.5 kilometres from the start of the route when we reach the Frexulfe Beach Natural Monument, which has a field of dunes, surrounded by a pine forest, populated by different protected or endangered natural species.

At kilometre 13.3, to our right, we find a small beach whose sandy area is barely visible at high tide: this is the beach of Fabal. On its left bank, located on a promontory, we can see the Castro de Fabal, probably of pre-Roman origin.

Three kilometres from the previous point, on our right we find the Moro beach, which will be our last stop before reaching our destination. A few metres further on, we reach Navia beach, the end of our route. In the background we can see the estuary of the same name.