Local Walk 6: Asphalt Track
1 hour 35 minutes
- Distance: 8.49km
- Time: 1 hour 36 minutes
- Climb: 488 metres
- Shoe type: Walking shoes or trainers
- Surface: Asphalt
- Type: circular

This walk is a great option in wetter weather, or if you don't have shoes suitable for the farm and forest tracks that the other walks have. The route follows small roads where you are very unlikely to see cars, but you will see amazing views of our valleys and get a real sense of the rural nature of our surroundings. Keep your eyes out for wild flowers in spring and summer. These are simply stunning.
- Start from El Caspio: Take the road out of El Caspio, keeping our carpark and garden wall to your right.
- Towards Torazo: Follow the road down to the crossroads and turn left towards Torazo.
- Through Carbayón: After 1km, pass through Carbayón, a small hamlet with 3 houses on the road.
- Spot La Formiga Turn: Continue straight, looking for a right-hand turn in 200 metres, marked by a black sign with “La Formiga” in white.
- Climb to La Formiga: Take the turn and start the steep climb. In 600 metres, enjoy stunning views of the Picos de Europa and the valley to the South of Oviedo.
- Pass La Formiga Hamlet: Pass through La Formiga, a hamlet with two houses, and turn left, continuing uphill.
- Right onto Asphalt Track: In 400 metres, take a right to remain on the asphalt track, passing behind Pico Viyao.
- Follow the Bend: Follow the track as it bends around the left. After 800 metres, reach a fork in the road.
- Left at the Fork: Take the left-hand fork and follow the asphalt track downhill for 2.2km.
- Enter Eucalyptus Forest: After 1km, enter a eucalyptus forest and begin a steep downhill walk.
- T-Junction Decision: At the bottom, reach a T-junction and take a left onto the AS-334 road.
- Return to El Gran Sueño: Stay on the AS-334 for under 2km. Arrive at the bus stop and take the final right turn towards Plaza and el gran sueño.