Northern Way ‧ Stage 18
Northern Way
On foot
34 stages
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About this stage
Continuing the trend of the previous day, we will keep on bordering the Cantabrian coastline, on a rather flat journey that will take us a little inland as we get closer to Colunga after crossing the river Libardón.
Pilgrim Recommendation
You will have to cross some beaches, so you have to be very careful because getting lost could be very easy. Follow our indications and if you get lost call us. It is an easy stage.
Distance and elevation
Stage profile
Route
Itinerary
Km 0 ‧ Ribadesella
From the old town of Ribadesella, we seek the long bridge of the national road over the river Sella, cross it and, after 150 metres, we take Avelina Cerra street to the right and all the way to Santa Marina beach. At the end of the promenade, full of palaces and Indian houses, we turn left at Ramón y Cajal street and take San Pedro road to the right. We reach a roundabout with a fihisng boat in its centre and continue towards San Pedro de Leces.
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Km 3,8 ‧ San Pedro de Leces
Still in the same direction, along an uphill local road, we continue straight. Across the slope of a green valley we come out onto a track that we follow to the right, first uphill and then downhill.
Km 6,9 ‧ Vega de Ribadesella
Upon leaving, we keep on the left-hand side towards Vega de Ribadesella, crossing first the little hamlet of Piñeres, where we will pass by Santa María Magdalena chapel, very close to the beach, next place we will be heading to. As we go down, we cross Acebo creek and take a path to the left that will take us to mount Cueto bordering the slope. Before we arrive at Berbes, we will have to open a fence and continue on tarmac along road N-632.
Km 9,5 ‧ Berbes
We cross road N-632 again to keep on alternating paved and dirt paths. We soon reach Caravia, where we take a steep slope amongst eucalyptus that will gradually offer us a magnificent view of the Cantabrian sea. The next beach we will come across is Beciella, surrounded by Forada cliffs and which we can go down for a quick deep and to give our feet some rest on the sand. Immediately after, it is Espasa beach, where the eponymous river that we have to cross flows into the sea.
Km 14,7 ‧ La Espasa
At the border between Caravia and Colunga we join road N-632 again, which we will follow for a few kilometres. We walk past La Isla and continue all the way to Colunga’s town centre, perfect place for stopover.
Km 20,1 ‧ Colunga
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