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Take the cobbled road by the sign (230 m). In a minute you encounter a
sign for "Orandi", and branch off right on a path. You follow the
white-yellow waymarks along the
slope of Auseva to the clearing of
Colladin de Orandi (40min) (535 m). From there the path descends to the
valley of Vega de Orandi (46min) (520 m). On your right you find the
Orandi cave with hollows, into which the waters of the
river Les Mestes
flow.
Cross the grassy field towards a wooden pole on its opposite side
keeping all the time on the left side of the
river. The path starts to
skirt the left side of the valley. At the end of the valley (54min) (535 m), a waymark guides you to climb stone steps over a fence. In
Les Mestes, you pass a bridge (1h05min) (565 m), staying on the path that runs
on the left bank of the river. In some places, it is almost invisible,
but if you keep an eye on the waymarks, the route is not difficult to
follow. Soon after Les Mesets, a waymark guides you to the left, on a
grassy slope. Climb along the slope to the top of El Pandal (1h17min)
(635 m), and bend left still gently uphill towards two wooden poles,
which you can discern in distance. By the poles, you find an information
panel "Las Llacerias, Moferos, PR-PNPE-6" (1h23min) (675 m). At this
point, the Ruta Reconquista parts from the PR-PNPE-6. Be careful, that
you do not continue along the grassy slope to the right, but go to the
route PR-PNPE-6.
The path ascends to the top of Cueñe
Les Porciles (1h32min) (710 m), where you enjoy views to Picos de Europa
and Sierra la Estaca with the Cross of Priena. Looking northwest,
you see the rolling Sierra Raíz.
Sloping gently downhill, the path reveals the
Vega de Orandi left
below. When you reach a fork (1h40min) (700 m), go left. Descending
towards the valley of Güesera, you discern on its opposite side the road
leading to the Lakes of Covadonga.
After passing the signpost of "Moferos" (1h50min) (630 m), you come
to the cottages off Las Llaceries, where you fork off left to a
track
(1h54min) (620 m). In a minute, you turn right downhill. You go by the
cottages of Bastañar (2h07min) (550 m), and continue along the track to the
CO-4 (2h18min) (490 m). Turn left downhill. This narrow and curved road
has a lot of traffic, so be careful.
You pass the Canónigos lookout spot (2h32min) (390 m), revealing the
basilica of Covadonga. Later you take a narrow road to the left
(2h47min) (280 m), and descend pass the grave yard towards the
basilica,
back to the beginning of the route (2h53min).
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