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Entrago to Cueva Huerta [Asturias] Huerta Cueva to Entrago HUERTA SECTION HUERTA NIPO: ENTRAGO TO CUEVA CUEVA TO ENTRAGO Ubiñas-La Mesa Nature Park. Nature Mesa Ubiñas-La Teverga City Council: 0034 985 76 42 02 42 76 985 0034 Council: City Teverga • ller to enjoy the immense contrasts in altitude found in Las Las in found altitude in contrasts immense the enjoy to ller TELEPHONES OF INTEREST: OF TELEPHONES historical remains and natural elements, allows the trave- the allows elements, natural and remains historical SENDA DEL OSO OSO DEL SENDA DL: of combination a route, The Huerta. Cueva of cave sive San Salvador, and near Fresnedo, and ends in the impres- the in ends and Fresnedo, near and Salvador, San NATURE TRAIL NATURE pathways is also your responsibility. responsibility. your also is pathways passing through the towns of Samartín, Las Veigas, Riello, Riello, Veigas, Las Samartín, of towns the through passing leave everything as you found it. The conservation of these these of conservation The it. found you as everything leave valleys of Quirós and Teverga. The trail begins in Entrago, Entrago, in begins trail The Teverga. and Quirós of valleys experience. We only ask one thing of you: do not forget to to forget not do you: of thing one ask only We experience. locomotives transported iron and coal between the mining mining the between coal and iron transported locomotives ney, along with recommendations to make the most of this this of most the make to recommendations with along ney, route runs along the old railway line on which small steam steam small which on line railway old the along runs route the Senda del Oso Nature Trail and the map for the jour- the for map the and Trail Nature Oso del Senda the nty Teverga, in the heart of the Cantabrian Mountains. The The Mountains. Cantabrian the of heart the in Teverga, nty the trip. In this brochure you will fi nd a brief description of of description brief a nd fi will you brochure this In trip. the the valley formed by the rivers Teverga and Páramo, in cou- in Páramo, and Teverga rivers the by formed valley the We invite you to visit them and off er you the keys to enjoy enjoy to keys the you er off and them visit to you invite We This sector of the Senda del Oso Nature Trail is located in in located is Trail Nature Oso del Senda the of sector This part of the unique cultural landscape of our country. our of landscape cultural unique the of part discover the villages, sights, traditions and people that are are that people and traditions sights, villages, the discover diversity and beauty of our precious natural heritage, and and heritage, natural precious our of beauty and diversity ALONG THE MINING RAILWAY LINE LINE RAILWAY MINING THE ALONG These routes take us to the countryside to discover the bio- the discover to countryside the to us take routes These IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE BROWN BEAR BEAR BROWN THE OF FOOTSTEPS THE IN trails and traditional routes, for public use and enjoyment. and use public for routes, traditional and trails mer transport infrastructures such as railway tracks, cattle cattle tracks, railway as such infrastructures transport mer Environment’s Nature Trails Program aims to restore for- restore to aims Program Trails Nature Environment’s Since 1993 the Ministry for Agriculture, Food and the the and Food Agriculture, for Ministry the 1993 Since of Spain of Trails Nature Guide to the to Guide NORTHWESTERN PENINSULAR NORTHWESTERN SECTOR SECTOR NORTHWESTERN PENINSULAR NATURE TRAIL SENDA DEL OSO ENTRAGO TO CUEVA HUERTA SECTION Nearly nine kilometres in length, this trail runs along through a beautiful chestnut forest, the Castañedón as 8. Here, in the most inaccessible peaks, with a little luck and the so called Camín Viellu or Camín Real, a trail which it is known, where moss and fern grow under centenary patience, the king of the valley, the Cantabrian brown used to connect Oviedo to Puerto Ventana. This trail trees. bear may be seen. The presence of bears is an everyday used to be a great connection of the area for centuries, occurrence in the valley, and the area is, also, a major 4. Forested area accounts for nearly one third of the ex- so there are many monuments and archaeological re- ecological corridor that connects with the meagre bear tension of the Las Ubiñas-La Mesa Nature Park, where mains associated with it that allow travellers to see the population living in the eastern Cantabrian Mountains. chestnut trees dominate the lowlands. During the des- history of the locality. cent, the route passes through the green meadows of 9. Past the place known as Presorias, through meadows 1. The route, which begins in the town of Entrago Valdelaurina, at the foot of the impressive walls of Sierra and woodlands populated with oaks, beeches and bir- (Entragu), has information panels and directional signs de la Sobía. ches, the route fi nally arrives at the gorge where Cueva throughout. Entrago has no shortage of ancestral ma- Huerta is located. Cueva Huerta Natural Monument, a 5. Making a slight detour from the nature trail you can vi- nors. Prominent amongst these is the 17th century huge cave, should only be visited accompanied by an sit the Parque de la Prehistoria, a museum of Upper Palacio de los Condes de Agüera, closely linked to the expert guide. After visiting one of the most beautiful cor- Palaeolithic art in Europe, with exact replicas of the ca- lineage of Miranda. ners of Asturias, the nature trail comes to an end. ves of Altamira and Tito Bustillo, amongst others. Cave 2. The path continues to Samartín-La Plaza, the most im- paintings dating back over 3,000 years, in the late Bronze portant town in county Teverga. At the entrance of the Age, can be found near the Parque de la Prehistoria. town is the Palacio de los Marqueses de Valdecarzana, 6. The nature trail traverses the town of San Salvador, cros- built in the late sixteenth century. Past the square is sing the River Páramo, which fl ows next to the houses. the church of San Pedro, from the late tenth century, The ruins of the Castle of Alesga can be seen from here, an example of the transition from pre-Romanesque to CUEVA HUERTA with its medieval watchtower overlooking the valley. San Romanesque style. Worthy of note are the ashlar walls Salvador has an interesting ensemble of folk architectu- and engraved fi gures of animals that populated the va- It is an impressive cave of hydrogeological and biologi- re. Leaving San Salvador behind, the route comes across lley in the Middle Ages. cal interest in Fresnedo (Teverga) that was declared a a fountain along the path where one can refresh. 3. The route heads up towards Riello (Riellu), a beautiful Natural Monument in 2002. The bat colony in the cave 7. The route ventures into the forest, through a quiet path village nestled alongside the River Páramo. The parish has been designated of Special Interest and Commu- that crosses a footbridge over one of many brooks in the church of Santo Tomás, a former Romanesque abbey al- nity Interest. It is currently the second most important valley. The town of Fresnedo (Fresneu) is visible from the tered several times, as well as its 17th century façade, are cave system in Asturias with a total 14.5 km of galleries, worth a visit. Further on, the route begins a steep climb road on the opposite side of the valley, very near the end and it is part of a unique karst system, consisting of a of the route. gorge, sink, large cave, various underground watercour- ses and resurgence. Church of San Pedro Caleya with raised granaries in Riello Access to Cueva Huerta NORTHWESTERN PENINSULAR NORTHWESTERN SECTOR Senda del Oso MIDE Trails Nature Harshness of natural environment 1 Upward gradient 370 m Guidance along the route 2 Downward gradient 110 m 1 Route diculty 2 ROUTE LENGTH 8,7 km Amount of eort needed 3 TIME 2,5 h Town Point of interest Entrago Cueva Huerta 1000 Church of Parque de San Pedro Riello la Prehistoria 800 600 400 200 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8,7 2 SENDA DEL OSO DEL OSO SENDA CUEVA HUERTA HUERTA CUEVA ENTRAGO TO ENTRAGO NATURE TRAIL NATURE 3 End of trail of End Starting point Information Panel Information 4 5 Museum Monument Rest area Rest 6 9 Fountain Walkway environmental interest Feature of 7 8 Town Parking lot Parking Lodging.