Vindio Picos de Europa ring with summits

DAY 1. FROM THE LAKES OF COVADONGA TO THE VEGARREDONDA REFUGE WITH AN ASCENT TO THE ORDIALES VIEWPOINT AND COTALBA PEAK. 11 km 600 m 300 m // Cotalba Option: 350 m 350 m 2 km
Time: 6-7 hours
Meeting at 08:30 am at the Cangas de Onís Bus Station. Transfer in our vehicles to the Lakes of Covadonga, where we begin our first route: the CROSSING TO THE VIEWPOINT OF ORDIALES AND THE COTALBA PEAK. One of the most special journeys that can be done in the Western Massif. The views from the Mirador de Ordiales towards the Angón valley, the coast and the main peaks of Peña Santa de Castilla and Peña Santa de Enol are hard to beat. If we also save strength and can climb Pico Cotalba, the excursion will have been well worth it, since the panoramic view is impressive. I return by the same path and we sleep in the Vegarredonda Refuge. Dinner and accommodation.

DAY 2. FROM THE VEGARREDONDA REFUGE TO THE VEGABAÑO REFUGE. 16km 1.000m 1.100m
Time: 8-10 hours
Breakfast. Today we have the hardest stage. We left the refuge early and went up the Llampa Cimera to Collado Les Merines at about 2.100 m. From here we continued through Fuente Prieta to Jou Las Pozas through a lunar landscape area until we reached the Vegahuerta hut-refuge with magnificent views of Holy Tower of Castile. Then we will descend through the Canal del Burro and the Canal del Perro to the Collado del Frade and by a path with vegetation we go down to the Vegabaño Refuge (1.320m). Dinner and accommodation.

DAY 3. FROM THE VEGABAÑO REFUGE TO CAÍN. 17 km 300 m 1.100 m
Time: 5-6 hours.
Breakfast. After the tute of the previous day, a route to enjoy, relax and prepare strength for the hard Canal de Trea that awaits us the next day. We leave the Refuge and ascend through the forest towards Collado de Dobres, from here we have beautiful views of the Valdeón Valley and the rest of the way is downhill through a beautiful forest until we first reach Caldevilla and then Soto and later Posada de Valdeón . Here we stop to eat and then continue towards Cain. Dinner and accommodation at the Diablo de la Peña Hostel.

DAY 4. FROM CAIN TO THE VEGA DE ARIO REFUGE. 7 km 1.300 m
Time: 7 hours.
Breakfast. Today we start with the famous Canal de Trea. We left Caín and entered the Ruta del Cares and when we passed the Bolín Bridge we left the Route to go up through a beech forest until we entered the Trea Canal. Now we have a steep slope at the bottom of the Canal until we reach the "Huerto Rey" a beautiful place through which the path continues to avoid the upper part of the Canal. We continue to the Collado de las Cruces and then the path marked with milestones to the Vega de Ario Refuge. We rested with wonderful views. Dinner and overnight at the refuge.

DAY 5. FROM THE REFUGE OF LA VEGA DE ARIO TO THE LAKES OF COVADONGA WITH ASCENSION TO JULTAYU. 10km 350m 900m Time: 5-6 hours.
Breakfast. To finish this incredible trekking we will climb to the summit of Jultayu (1.940 m). If there is another privileged place besides the Ordiales viewpoint In the Western Massif, it is the Jultayu Peak, where we will have incredible views of the entire Central Massif with its highest peaks: Torrecerredo, La Bermeja, the Picos de los Cabrones, etc. and the depth of the Cares gorge under them. We return to the Vega de Ario and from here the route is easy, practically all of it downhill and along a marked path. First a false plain up to the Collado del Jito with magnificent views of the Massif Central and then We cross the Jou Llaguiellu, the flock of the Bobias until we reach Lake Ercina, where our vehicle awaits us to take us back to Cangas de Onís.

RING OVERCOME!

DIFFICULTY LEVEL
These hikes are suitable for people with a moderate level of fitness and some mountain experience. The trails are sometimes not well-marked, require some coordination on rocky sections, and may involve some light scrambling. It's also advisable to be comfortable carrying a heavy load, as you'll be carrying a backpack that can weigh up to 10 kg.

NECESSARY MATERIAL
• Backpack of about 40-45 liters
· 1 pair of mountain trousers
· 1 mesh top (also suitable as pajamas)
· 2-3 short-sleeved base layer t-shirts
· 1 long-sleeved base layer t-shirt (also works as pajamas)
· 2-3 pairs of socks
· Underwear
• Ultralight towel
• Headlamp
• Relaxing flip-flops
· Trekking shoes or mountain boots
• Primaloft or lightweight down (better than a fleece, acts as a second or third layer, weighs less and compresses better in the backpack)
• Waterproof jacket (Gore-Tex is best. It should weigh as little as possible)
• Toiletries (deodorant, toothpaste and toothbrush, soap in sachets)
· Camelbak for a liter and a half or if not, a liter and a half water bottle.
· And for sleeping, a sleeping bag liner or lightweight sleeping bag

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4 Nights in the Vega de Ario, Vegarredonda, Vegabaño and Albergue Diablo de la Peña Refuges on a Half Board basis (Accommodation, breakfast and dinner).

Sports technical guide in Medium Mountain.

Safety materials and logistical support.

Liability and Accident Insurance.

Transfers from Cangas de Onís.

VAT.

PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE

Foods. Meals will be picnic meals, except at Posada de Valdeón where you can eat in a bar-restaurant. For the first day you have to bring food from home and the rest of the days you can order a picnic at the shelters.

Cancellation insurance. (Ask about the price if you are interested).

· Price per person

€570

• Once the reservation is formalized, you will receive an email with the receipt, telephone number and contact information of the adventure company in charge of carrying out the tour. A reference company in the sector. A few days before the experience, they will contact you to reconfirm the time and meeting point.

• This trip requires a minimum of 4 people. If the minimum number of participants has not been met 15 days before departure, the organizing company may cancel the activity, refunding the full amount of the booking or offering an alternative price to carry it out with fewer than 6 people.

• To confirm the reservation, a 20% deposit must be made as a reservation. The rest of the payment will be made 15 days before the start of the trip.

• The reservation can be canceled up to 30 days before the start date of the trip without cancellation fees.

• With less than 30 days prior to the start of the trip, cancellation will mean the total loss of payments made.

• This trip is subject to the very common adverse and unforeseen conditions of the environment in which it takes place and of the people who participate, so changes may occur before or even during the activity (weather, unexpected or sudden changes in flow, physical problems). of the participants, etc.)

• If any of the participants had to leave the trip early for reasons beyond the control of the organization, it would also mean the total loss of the payments made.