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Camino Primitivo · Stage 6 of 14

Berducedo→ Grandas de Salime

Through La Mesa you reach the edge of the Navia valley and begin a descent of about 700 m through pines to the Salime dam. Then a long climb up the road to Grandas de Salime.

28.6 kmdistance
8 – 9 hwalking
+1,160 mascent
Demandingdifficulty
BerducedoLa MesaBuspolErmita de San RoqueSALIMEVistalegre Grandas de Salime
The stage route with its main towns and landmarks.

Profile

An endless descent, a long climb

A very long descent to the dam and another climb almost as long to Grandas.

200300400500600700800900100011000 km5 km10 km15 km20 km25 km BerducedoLa MesaErmita de San RoqueSALIMEVistalegreGrandas de Salime 1,040 m
+1,160 mof ascent
−1,540 mof descent
1,040 mhighest point

Town by town

Where to stop, where to sleep

Every town with services along the way. Out of season some bars and albergues close; the app shows you which ones are open near you as you walk.

  1. 0KM

    Berducedo

    🛏️ Albergue☕ Bar
  2. 4.2KM

    La Mesa

    Hermitage and albergue

  3. 6KM

    Buspol

  4. 8.8KM

    Ermita de San Roque

  5. 11.1KM

    Embalse de Salime

    The great dam on the Navia

  6. 16.2KM

    Vistalegre

  7. 28.6KM

    Grandas de Salime

    Ethnographic Museum

    🛏️ Albergue☕ Bar

The route

The stage in three sections

01

Berducedo → La Mesa

km 0 – 4.2 · 4.2 km

Tracks across the range to La Mesa.

02

La Mesa → Embalse de Salime

km 4.2 – 11.1 · 6.9 km

Buspol and the big descent through the pines.

03

Embalse de Salime → Grandas de Salime

km 11.1 – 28.6 · 17.5 km

The dam and the climb up the road.

Tips

Good to know before you go

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Knees

The descent to Salime is very long: poles and short steps.

🏛️

Grandas museum

One of the best ethnographic museums in Asturias.

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Water

There are no services between La Mesa and the dam.

Your Camino from Berducedo

Choose how many kilometres you want to walk each day and Suseia splits the route from Berducedo to Santiago into stages based on the albergues in each town. Free and without signing up.

Common questions

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Berducedo to Grandas de Salime?

About 28.6 km. Walking takes between 8 and 9 hours, with short breaks.

Is the Berducedo to Grandas de Salime stage hard?

Demanding difficulty. A very long descent to the dam and another climb almost as long to Grandas.

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