Stage 17 (28.2 km) Riello-Fasgar

Leave Riello through the leafy oak grove that climbs up to Pandorado and its venerated Marian hermitage, full of tradition. The route continues, descending to the beautiful village of Omañuela, and along the magnificent banks of the Omaña, between alder groves and fresh meadows, it then follows the course of the river, from one bank to the other, through successive villages with hermitages, churches and shrines. Now in the Valle Gordo, it enters Omaña Alta in the village of Marzán. Barrio de la Puente will show you its magnificent medieval bridge, which some attribute to the Roman period. The same happens in Vegapujín, where there is evidence of a road. And in Fasgar, with its stone and slate houses, you can admire its bridges and its hidden chapel of Santiago, in the idyllic landscape of the Campo de Santiago, where the roars of a battle won by the Muslims during the Reconquista still resonate.

Stage 18 (18.5 km) Fasgar-Igueña

Here you can see why the old forgotten Road was also called the mountain path. The three kilometres of ascent from Fasgar are more than offset by the splendorous path that follows the path between exclusive birch with servals, holly, oaks and yew trees. The fountains, with its three spouts of abundant water, are a must stop to regain strength. And by crowning the Collada, the landscape overtakes: the Sierra de Gistredo, with the haughty summits of the course and the Tambarón, and underneath, the imposing glacier Vega that forms the Campo de Santiago, with its solitary hermitage and its shepherds ‘ hut, at the bottom of the valley. After passing in front of the Hermitage, the road follows the wandering course of the Boeza River and in constant descent, reaches the hills of the Campo de Martín Moro Toledano, elegant historic group declared well of Cultural interest, with the unmistakable arch of the Hermitage of the saint Christ and his craft activity. Attn the Boeza by the medieval bridge, there is still a good stretch to Igueña, the final destination of this stage.