View at the Cares Gorge
from the canal down from Oston to the route to Cabana Vigon, green valley in
the far distance leads to right of the tip of the forest (top, middle) through
a steep canal. Elevation difference 1000 m.
Cagnes de
Onis is the largest town with easy access from the Asturias Aiport and ideal to
stock up with supplies and equipment.
Bus
Asturias Airport to Oviedo: Euro 5.
Bus Oviedo
to Cagnes de Onis: Euro 10.
Taxi Cagnes
de Onis to Asturias Airport: Euro 85 (1 h 15 m).
Taxi Cagnes
de Onis to Lago Enol: Euro 35 (30 m).
Telephone
Radio Taxi, Cagnes de Onis: 98 584 8797 or 98 584 9102
0. Poncebos
start
1. Bulnes
(2-3 h)
2a. Refugio
Urriellu (or J Delgado Ubeda) (4-5 h)
2b. Sotres (3 h)
3. Fuente
Dé
a. Through
Cabana Veronica (4-5 h)
b. Through
Regugio-Hotel Odriozola de Aliva (4-5 h)
4. Posada Valdeon through gravel road and
Collado de Valdeon (4-5 h)
5. Cain
(2-3 h)
6 Poncebos
(3.5-4.5 h)
or to
Cagnes the Onis
6. Lago
Enol (6-7 h) (bus/taxi Cagnes de Onis)
7. To
Cagnes de Onis throughVega de Comeya
a. Intriago, near Cagnes de Onis (4.5 h)
b. Corao,
near Cagnes de Onis (5 h)
c.
Cavadonga (4 h)
8c. From
Cavadonga to Cagnes de Onis through Sequenco (4 h)
or to
cagnes de Onis through Soto Sajambre
6a Soto de
Sajambre through Refugio Vegavano (4-5 h)
6b Refugio
Vegavano (3.5 –4.5 h)
7. Amieva (unclear if there is a hotel) (4-5 h)
8a Millares, last 8 km by taxi or hitch-hike to
Cagnes de Onis (3 h)
8b Cagnes
de Onis through Millares, 4 km along highway (5 h)
0. Cagnes
de Onis or Refugio Cabana de Pastores at Lago Enol (taxi from Cagnes)
1. Lago
Erchina to Cain 6-7 h through Oston (400 m up, 1000 m down) (path)
2. Cain to
Bulnes (4-5 h) (600 m up) (path)
3. Refugio
Urriellu (4-5 h) (1000 m up) (path)
4. Rest
day at Refugio Urriellu
5. Refugio
Diego Mella through Cabana Veronica and Torre del Hoyo Oscado (5-6 h) (two
passes of 2350 m) (semi-mountaineering route)
6. Cain
through Corona (4 h) (1500 m down) (path)
7. Refugio
Vegarredonda (8-9 h) (1500 m up, 700 m down) (semi-mountaineering route)
8.
Cavadonga or Highway near Cagnes de Onis (4-5 or 6-7 h) (800 m down) (path)
or
6. Vega
Huerta, bivouac or camping (abandoned refugio) (7-8 h) (1400 m down, 1400 m up)
(semi-mountaineering route)
7. Refugio
Vegarredonda (4-5 h) (700 m down) (semi-mountaineering route)
8.
Cavadonga or Highway near Cagnes de Onis (6-7 h) (800 m down) (path)
0a. Cagnes
de Onis or Refugio Cabana de Pastores at Lago Enol (taxi from Cagnes)
0b. Taxi to
Lago Enol, Refugio Cabana de Pastores; next day Refugio Vegarredonda (2 h) (400
m up)
0c. Taxi to
Lago Enol; Refugio Vegarredonda first night (2 h) (400 m up)
1a. Lago
Erchina to Cain 6-7 h through Oston (400 m up, 1000 m down) (path)
1b. Refugio
Vegarredonda to Cain (7-8 h) (700 m up, 1600 m down) (semi-mountaineering
route)
1c. Lago
Erchina to Cain 6-7 h through Canal de Trea (650 m up, 1200 m down) (mountaineering
route)
2. Cain to Cabana
Vigon or San Jamon Luego (4-5 h) (1000 m up) (semi-mountaineering route)
3a. Refugio
San Jamon Luego (3 h) (700 m up)
4. Refugio
Urriellu through Torre de Cerredo, highest peak in the Picos (2649 m) 4-5 h
(600 m up) (mountaineering route)
or
3b. Refugio
Urriellu through Bulnes (5-6 h) (600 m down, 1000 m up) (path)
4. Rest
day at Refugio Urriellu
5a Refugio
Diego Mella through Cabana Veronica and Torre del Hoyo Oscado (5-6 h) (two
passes of 2350 m) (semi-mountaineering route)
5b Refugio
Diego Mella through Cabana Veronica and Torre de Llambrion (2642 m) (7-8 h) (mountaineering
route)
5c Cain through Cabana Veronica and
Canal de Dobressengros (8-9 h); optional bivouac at Cabana Veronica in cave
(450 m up, 1800 m down) (mountaineering route)
6a Cain
through Corona (4 h) (1500 m down) (path)
6b Cain through Torre de Llambrion
(2642 m) and and Canal de Dobressengros (7-8 h) (600 m up, 1800 m down) (mountaineering
route)
7a. Refugio
Vegarredonda (8-9 h) (1500 m up, 700 m down) (semi-mountaineering route)
7b. Refugio
Cabana de Pastores at Lago Enol through Canal de Trea, Refugio Marques de
Villaviciosa and Lago Erchina (6-7 h) (1200 m up; 700 m down) (mountaineering
route)
7c. Refugio
Cabana de Pastores at Lago Enol through Oston and Lago Erchina (7 h) (1000 m
up; 400 m down) (path)
7d. Refugio
Cabana de Pastores at Lago Enol through Boca del Joon and Lago Erchina (7-8 h)
(1500 m up; 1000 m down) (mountaineering route)
8a.
Cavadonga or Highway near Cagnes de Onis (4-5 or 6-7 h) (800 m down) (path)
8b/c/d.
Cavadonga or Highway near Cagnes de Onis (4-5 h) (800 m down) (path)
or
6. Vega
Huerta, bivouac or camping (abandoned refugio) (7-8 h) (1400 m down, 1400 m up)
(semi-mountaineering route)
7. Refugio
Vegarredonda (4-5 h) (700 m down) (semi-mountaineering route)
8.
Cavadonga or Highway near Cagnes de Onis (6-7 h) (800 m down) (path)
2 July.
Cagnes de Onis (hotel)
3 July.
Lago Erchina to Cain 7 h through Oston (400 m up, 1000 m down) (path) (hotel)
4 July.
Cain to Sotros (10 h) (1000 m up) (path) (hotel)
5 July.
Fuente Dé through Regugio-Hotel Odriozola de Aliva (4 h) (800 m up) (path) (Parador)
6
July. Cabana Veronica and Pietra Vieja, back to Fuente Dé (8 h) (800
m up) (semi-mountaineering route) (Parador)
7 July.
Cain through gravel road and Collado de Valdeon (8 h) (path) (hotel)
8 July.
Refugio Vegarredonda (9.5 h) (1500 m up, 700 m down) (semi-mountaineering
route) (refugio)
9 July.
Triago on Highway near Cagnes de Onis (6-7 h)
(1200 m down) (path) (hotel)