Gregorio Pérez, 'El Cainejo'

Best from stop 1 — the story is told in order. Tap Start here on any stop to begin there instead; the guide will catch you up.

1. 1

   Presa de Cordiñanes

   A small dam below Cordiñanes where the Cares is first put to work on its way north.

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2. 2

   Mirador del Tombo

   The classic balcony over the upper Cares gorge, with its monument to the mountain's own animal.

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3. 3

   Ermita Corona

   “Ermita de Corona”

   A small Catholic hermitage above Posada de Valdeón, tied by legend to Pelayo and the beginning of the Reconquista.

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4. 4

   Presa de Caín

   The dam at Caín that feeds the canal running the length of the gorge to the power station at Poncebos.

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5. 5

   Los Rebecos Bridge

   “Puente de los Rebecos”

   A slender bridge over the Cares named for the chamois, beside the great cave mouth of La Cuevona.

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6. 6

   Cabaña La Sota

   The ruin of a stone herder's hut at La Sota, right beside the path deep in the gorge.

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7. 7

   Majada de Culiembro

   A high shepherds' summer settlement where the gorge path meets the old tracks climbing to the peaks.

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8. 8

   Cueva Armada

   Ruins at a rock shelter above the path, used as shelter by those who worked the gorge.

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9. 9

   Senda del Cares: Abriendo nuevos caminos

   “Abriendo Nuevos Caminos”

   An interpretive panel at the Collado de Pregüeles telling how new ways were opened through the Cares gorge.

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10. 10

    Ruta del Cares

    “Poncebos: the End of the Cares”

    The northern trailhead at Poncebos, where the gorge opens out and the walk ends.

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