Nonaya Waterfall Trail
- Rooms Western Asturias
- Distance: 3,6 kms
- Difficulty: Short
- Code: SL22
- Altitude: 395 m.
- Unevenness: 203 m.
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On foot:
2 h. 15 min.
Round trip
- Start point: Rooms
- Tour type: Round trip
- Layout of the route: Download kml, Download gpx
Info
The Collegiate Church of Salas and the Palace of Valdés Salas or the Tower of Salas, contemplate the beginning of the path to the Nonaya Waterfall and the passage of thousands of pilgrims who every year walk this part of the Way of St. James, whose departure from Salas leads us to the waterfall in its majority.
A walk full of history, of old mines, of pilgrims, of stone bridges that represent the engineering of the past, of vegetation that floods everything and that follows the course of the river Nonaya, full of trout and eels, from the moment we leave the village of Salas.
In less than an hour we arrive at the Nonaya waterfall, small but beautiful, in an enviable setting, with jets coming out on the left and on the right, in the middle of the forest, as if coming out of nowhere.
Route
Salas - Nonaya Waterfalls 3,6
The route starts in Salas, specifically at the local hostel. To take the path, leave the village to the northwest, passing by the 14th century collegiate church of Santa María la Mayor. The path will take us along the Nonaya river until we reach the waterfall of the same name.
When we have walked 1.200 kilometres, we will come across a fountain, the Paín fountain. And a kilometre and a few metres further on, we will cross the river over several bridges, such as the Borra bridge, located at this point, or the Carcabón bridge, a little further on, to continue along the bottom of the valley next to the river until we reach the waterfall.
At kilometre 3.5, we reach the Cascadas de Nonaya waterfall, the end of our route. We will return to the starting point along the same path, but in the opposite direction.