Oviedo → Escamplero
Out of the city through San Lázaro and Lloriana.
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Camino Primitivo · Stage 1 of 14
You leave from Oviedo cathedral, where the saying goes that “whoever goes to Santiago and not to the Saviour visits the servant and neglects the Lord”. Meadows, hamlets and the Peñaflor bridge over the Nalón to Grado.
Profile
Moderate ups and downs between meadows, with the descent to the Nalón at Peñaflor.
Town by town
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.
Cathedral of San Salvador and the Holy Chamber
Albergue
Medieval bridge over the Nalón
The route
Out of the city through San Lázaro and Lloriana.
Meadows, woods and the descent to the Nalón.
A flat stretch to the town of Grado.
Tips
In Oviedo cathedral, with relics that drew medieval pilgrims.
You can get one and have it stamped at the cathedral.
On Sundays there is a traditional market in Grado.
Choose how many kilometres you want to walk each day and Suseia splits the route from Oviedo to Santiago into stages based on the albergues in each town. Free and without signing up.
Common questions
About 25.9 km. Walking takes between 7 and 8 hours, with short breaks.
Moderate difficulty. Moderate ups and downs between meadows, with the descent to the Nalón at Peñaflor.