Ruta del Dolmen de Merillés

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Dolmen of Merillés
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Tuña - Merillés Dolmen 10,2

We start in the town of Tuña, a beautiful village that was awarded the "Exemplary Town of Asturias" prize in 2000. Crossing the river Tuña at Ponte de Carral, we turn left onto the track that will take us to Merías. After 300 metres, we continue on the path that starts to climb up the Tuña valley.

After the first 1.7 kilometres, we take the path to the right and, after a few metres, the path to the left, and we reach the village of Merías. Once there, we cross its streets; to do so, we first turn right and then take the first street we come across to the left.

About 200 metres further on, we take the path on the right, and in the next 200 metres we turn completely to the left and continue along this path until we reach the farmhouses.

When we have walked about 2.4 kilometres, we will find on the way some detours to the left, but we stay on the path without turning off at any time.

After 600 metres, we come to a fork, where the two options lead to the Dolmen de Merillés: on the left, the route is longer and passes through the Carbayal area, and on the right it is steeper and climbs more directly. We follow the left branch.

Once past the Carbayal, at kilometre 4.6, we turn right, and 300 metres further on we find ourselves in front of the Merillés Dolmen, which is the end point of our route, before returning along the same path. The dolmen is made up of four orthostats, vertical blocks that delimit a rectangular-shaped burial chamber. It is one of the most beautiful megalithic monuments in Asturias.

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