Soto - L'Acebal - Soto

This circular route starts in Soto, in the council of Laviana, and offers a complete experience of landscape, rural heritage and Asturian nature. The itinerary begins in the vicinity of the neighbourhood of La Covina, taking a forest track known as the Fuentes route, which accompanies the walker in the first stages of the ascent. The climb is gentle, surrounded by the shade of chestnut trees and traditional meadows.

After half an hour you reach La Peorrúa, at the foot of Mount Fueyu, from where the views start to open up towards the Breza valley, the peaks of Ortigosa and the imposing silhouette of La Xamoca. The panoramic view accompanies us for a good part of the route up to El Cordal, the highest point of the route (about 4 km from the start), reached after passing the Campa Fondera and Les Edraes springs. This upper section allows us to contemplate, from the top, the mountains of Peña Mea, the Campas Doñango and the hamlet of Los Tornos.

From El Cordal, the route begins a long and pleasant descent through the valley of La Fonmermeya, passing through Pandu Peral, from where you can see the well-preserved meadows and livestock farms of Daon. At around kilometre 6, take a crossroads to the left that leads to the La Lláscara spring, a spring with water all year round, ideal for a stop.

The path continues towards the village of L'Acebal, and from there you continue along the road for about 800 metres until you reach the entrance to Ribota. At this point, turn right and go around the village, crossing a small bridge at the foot of which is the Obellayo hermitage, a place of great popular devotion.

The final section runs parallel to the La Coruxera canal, along a path that crosses the village of Llorío, passing next to the house where Fray Norberto was born. After crossing the town centre, the loop ends, returning to the starting point in Soto.

This circular route, just over 11 kilometres long and with well-balanced uphill and downhill sections, offers an immersion in the landscapes of central Asturias. With its open views, traditional fountains, rural architecture and paths flanked by stone walls and meadows, it is an ideal route for those who wish to enjoy a day's walk amidst nature, history and tranquillity.