Avilés › Muros de Nalón

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📖 Stage Description

A short transition stage between the urban coastline of eastern Asturias and the wilder west. The path passes through Salinas and follows the shore to San Juan de la Arena, a small fishing port on the ría del Nalón.

The ferry crossing of the ría del Nalón is a symbolic moment: you cross a few metres of water from one bank to the other, yet feel as if you have entered a different world. Industrial Asturias falls away behind you; wild Asturias begins.

Muros de Nalón is a quiet little village on the heights above the ría, with a fine view over the estuary.

🌄 Walking Conditions

Sun exposure and terrain type over 22,5 km

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⏱ Estimated Time for You

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📍 Villages and Waypoints

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  Avilés · Start

  Medieval centre and Niemeyer Centre.

  💧 Water🛒 Shops🏕 Accommodations
• 8km

  San Juan de la Arena

  Fishing port. Ferry across the ría del Nalón.

  💧 Water🚢 Ferry☕ Bar
• 17,4km

  Muros de Nalón · End

  Village on the heights above the ría with views over the estuary.

  💧 Water🛒 Grocery🏕 Accommodation

⚠ Practical Information

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  San Juan de la Arena Ferry

  Ferry crossing of the ría del Nalón

  Schedule depends on tides — check locally

  Paid crossing, a few minutes each way
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  Ría del Nalón

  Protected estuary — migratory birds in winter

  Views of the Salinas dunes from the far bank
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  Water points

  Avilés (km 0)

  San Juan de la Arena (km 8)

  Muros de Nalón (km 17,4)