If the weather is bad or you do not feel up to this last strenuous ascent, you can follow the ‘escape’ route to Poncebos; at the end of the 12km spectacular Cares gorge, and take a bus to Arenas de Cabrales where you’ll find several hotels.
IMPORTANT: In this (unforseen) case, you skip the overnight stay in the mountain hut and will not receive a refund, UNLESS you have already indicated at the time of booking that you want to do the alternative route through the Cares gorge. In that case we will book a hotel for you in Arenas de Cabrales instead of the mountain hut; including dinner and breakfast, but WITHOUT packed lunch. You will also have to take the bus yourself (from Poncebos to Arenas on day 4) and from Arenas back to Cangas on day 5)
Challenge: 17.5 km / 10.8 mi, 475 m ascent, 875 m descent, 6.5 hours.
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 9:00am – 6:00pm (CET)
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 9:00am – 6:00pm (CET)