- Muros de Nalón Asturias Centre
- Distance: 6,3 kms
- Difficulty: Short
- Code: GR204 - Coastal Path E9
- Unevenness: 123 m.
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On foot:
2 h.
One way
- Start point: St Stephen's
- Layout of the route: Download kml, Download gpx
GR204 - Coastal path E9 - Stage 14 Also known as the Route of the Viewpoints. Declared a Blue Trail It can be done by bicycle, except for the ascent to the Mirador del Espíritu Santo from Garruncho Beach as there are a lot of stairs, although there is an alternative route which is to go up from San Esteban along a footpath/cycle path.
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The relationship between man and the sea has always been very close, and on this route we can appreciate it from the very first step, starting with the mineral loading bays, to be transported by the ships in San Esteban itself, and continuing through the port, the chapel on the cliff, the many viewpoints to contemplate the sea from the route...
From some of them, with good binoculars, we can observe the passage of sea birds, both resident birds, in search of food or nests, and migratory birds, such as gannets, with their spectacular dives into the sea in search of fish.
Honeysuckles and laurels accompany us along the way, as well as gorse and eucalyptus trees, among which we find some recreational areas, with views both of semi-accessible stone beaches and of Cape Vidio, to the west, and Cape Peñes, to the east.
And, to finish off, the beaches of Las Llanas, Xilo and Aguilar, easily recognisable by the peculiar rocky tombolo in the centre-west.
Route
San Esteban - Aguilar Beach 6,3
This route begins at the mouth of the river Nalón, in other words, at the port of San Esteban, where there is a signpost indicating the start of the Senda Costera de Muros de Nalón (Coastal Path of Muros de Nalón).
After walking the first 1.7 kilometres, we find ourselves at the most difficult point, as we have to climb some 420 steps to reach the viewpoint and the hermitage, but it is well worth the effort.
At the top, at approximately 2.1 kilometres, there is a recreational area and, next to it, the white hermitage of Espíritu Santo, as well as the first of the viewpoints, with the same name as the hermitage.
From this point we have beautiful views of the cliffs, with the beach of Los Quebrantos and the island of Deva to the right and Cape Vidio to the left. Some 400 metres further on, the path becomes surrounded by chestnut and eucalyptus woods; it is well signposted and leads to the different viewpoints.
Halfway along the route, kilometre 3, the path skirts the Focarón beach and reaches the L'Atalaya viewpoint. After another kilometre and a half, the path skirts the Cazonera beach and reaches the Los Glayos viewpoint. This is close to the beach of Las Llanas.
Almost at the end of the route, at the top of Las Llanas, kilometre 5.3, we can observe the beautiful views of the coast. A few metres further down, we reach the beach of Xilo or Veneiro, at kilometre 6, and right next to it, the beach of Aguilar, the end of our route.