Nueva trainstation - Ribadesella trainstation (along the coast)
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 12.43 mi
- Elevation gain
- 915 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 1,001 ft
- Max elevation
- 225 ft
- TrailRank
- 52
- Min elevation
- -54 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- 4 hours 4 minutes
- Time
- 5 hours 36 minutes
- Coordinates
- 3415
- Uploaded
- February 28, 2022
- Recorded
- February 2022
near Nueva, Asturias (España)
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Itinerary description
I did this walk in May 2019 and in February 2022 I walked it again with some slight adjustments. You can find the one in 2019 here: https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/nueva-ribadesella-along-the-coast-36369779
I parked at the trainstation of Ribadesella, took a train to Nueva and walked back. There is a morning train at 10.41h (2022, check Feve).
The most important change is that I included Playa and Ermita de San Antonio. The other is the change of the tracks between Area Recreativa Guadamía and Area Recreativa del Infierno. The Ayuntamiento of Ribadesella has cleared quite a lot of gorse and put markers. This new track is a bit harder than the original one, with more up and downs, but also more beautiful, because it stays closer to the coast.
Two important notes:
- I had to take off my shoes and wade through the water twice. This depends on the tide. See additional description at the waypoints below.
- People with vertigo might not enjoy this walk.
Waypoints
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Intersection
124 ft
Waypoint
Here I turned right for the detour to San Antonio beach and chapel. Check the tides! If you continue on the path, you will go straight to Cuevas del Mar (without having to wade through the water).
Panorama
93 ft
Uitkijkpunt
An exampe of what you would miss if you would go straight to Cuevas del Mar
Religious site
Waterfall
82 ft
Bufón
The first 'bufón' on your way. These are deep holes in the rocks where water will squirt when the sea is rough.
Beach
179 ft
Strand
You will end up at the beach on the other side of Cuevas del Mar. This is where I first took off my shoes. This was just in between low and high tide. You would need swim wear to cross with high tide.
Tunnel
Intersection
128 ft
Waypoint
If you go right here, a path will bring you to the cliffs. Very recommendable.
Waterfall
31 ft
Bufones
Bufones de Pría, always tourists here, especially on sunny days with a rough sea.
Beach
202 ft
Strand
With low tide you can take a short cut here, walk over the (then dry) beach and take the stairs on the other side.
River
184 ft
Rivier
If the tide is high and you follow my tracks, you would still have to cross water. So this was the second time I put my shoes off.
River
152 ft
Rivier
To reach the stairs there is more water to cross. This was 1 hour before high tide. It is doable if you time with the waves.
Waypoint
20 ft
Waypoint
When I walked this part, you had to take a detour because of cows grazing. I had to cross the electric fence a few times.
Picnic
159 ft
Picknick
Area de recreativa del Infierno (from hell). From here I continued on asphalt to join the Camino del Norte. Maybe you could also go straight ahead and stay on the cliffs. This wasn't possible in 2019, but it seems that the Ayuntamiento of Ribadesella has cleard the path. I didn't try it though. If so, you will finally end up at Atalaya beach and from there walk straight into Ribadesella.
Train stop
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