Cueto de Arbas Trail

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Cueto de Arbas Route
GPS: 42.99500411695988, -6.435450850885485

Leitariegos - Arbás Lake - Collado de la Fanetina Pass - Leitariegos

El Puertu (Puerto de Leitariegos) - El Puertu (Puerto de Leitariegos) 3

The route starts in the highest village in the Principality, El Puertu (Puerto de Leitariegos), which is accessed from the AS-213 road. It runs through the Cueto de Arbas Partial Nature Reserve.

The route starts on a path that starts behind the Posada de Arrieros and climbs gently towards the chairlift that can be seen in the background. A few metres further on, it comes out onto a wide track, where we turn right towards the telephone repeater that is close to the route.

Continue the ascent to reach a well-equipped recreational area, which you leave behind and soon reach the end of the track, where you will find the Arbas Lagoon in just 35 minutes. At the lagoon we leave the signpost to the right and begin the ascent. As soon as we leave the path we reach a false plain, which in front of us has a watercourse that ends near the pass. At this point we turn off to the right and climb up the other watercourse that leads steeply down to the pass of La Fanetina.

During the ascent we can see the Arbas Lagoon in all its splendour and above it another smaller one, as well as the two slopes of the pass and all the peaks bordering Somiedo.

Once at the pass, the walk continues along the ridge that divides Asturias from León, leaving Pico Rapao behind. From this ridge the panoramic view to the south is amazing, with a view of the vast network of mining tracks. After a short time we reach the summit of Cueto de Arbas where there is a hut, antennas and a geodesic vertex. From this point, there is an exceptional panoramic view of the Naviego Valley, Pico Fraile, Sierra del Cabril and El Cornón.

On days with good visibility, you can even see the Ubiñas massif. From here there is nothing left to do but return along the same path.