Olloniego to Soto de Rey Route

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Incredible as it may seem between two industrial areas and close to Oviedo, nature makes its way along the Nalón River all along this route. The river is the main axis around which everything revolves, the flora, the fauna and even the rocks.

We are in an area of limestone rock where we find two climbing schools: Manzaneda, above Olloniego, and Navalones, in the middle of the route, in the narrowest part of the river pass where the river has excavated the rock to open up this access.

In the river, alders, maples and poplars stabilise the riverbed, and in the river, mallards, coots and coots are easy to spot swimming in the middle of the riverbed or half-hidden among the reed beds.

A beautiful and simple walk along a cycle path that we can do on foot or by bike next to the city, to de-stress from the rhythm of the city.

Route

Olloniego/Lluniego - Soto Rei/Soto de Rey 6,4

The route is a riverside walk along the banks of the river Nalón that starts in the town of Olloniego/Lluniego, which belongs to the council of Oviedo, and takes us to Soto Rei/Soto de Rey, which belongs to Ribera de Arriba. It is a well-conditioned route for those who enjoy cycling, as it forms part of the cycling ring of the central mountain.

Our route begins in the Olloniego industrial estate, from where the river walk starts, which initially runs parallel to the Autovía de la Plata, precisely in the area known as Cuesta Fumea.

A kilometre into the route, we cross the Autovía de la Plata and, a few metres further on, we approach the river Nalón; the path runs parallel to it. The path runs parallel to the river. We are getting deeper and deeper into a rural environment.

Half a kilometre further on, we cross a bridge over the railway tracks and after 300 metres we reach the area known as Los Navalones, where climbing is practised.

When we have walked about 2 kilometres from the start of the route, we cross the railway again, and 800 metres further on we cross the Autovía de la Plata again. A few metres further on, we join a road that will take us to Vegalencia.

Almost halfway along our route, kilometre 3.4, we reach Vegalencia and continue along the path parallel to the river Nalón without turning off. We shall come across several bridges and cross a wooden bridge at kilometre 4.2 to continue straight on.

At kilometre 5, we reach the final part of the route, the town of Soto Rei/Soto de Rey, where we can see a thermal power station.

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