Escobal: GR-105, Forests and Holiday Apartments

The GR-105 Ruta de las Peregrinaciones passes through the hamlet of L’Escobal. After L’Escobal, the route runs very close to the La Pedrera spring; the section through Escobal enters a forest with chestnut trees and individual oaks.

Another section after L’Escobal passes through a wooded area where an old mining shed stands in a meadow. After the wooded section near Escobal, the GR-105 descends to the hamlet of Llamuñu.

Hiking and Trails

The stage of the GR-105 Ruta de las Peregrinaciones that passes through L’Escobal is 16.4 kilometres long, rated easy, and listed as a five-hour one-way route on foot. For your personal planning, you can consider the length, rating and duration as three separate points of comparison. The designation as a stage and its classification as a one-way route also help you determine the desired walking format in advance. The different trail designations help you organise your plans according to a stage or a walking route.

The details of the GR-105 stage describe different aspects of the same route: the number of kilometres indicates its extent, while the stated time indicates the expected walking effort. “Easy” and “one-way route” are two separate classifications. This allows you to consider the length, duration and character of the route side by side when planning, without combining the information into a single rating.

Along the route, the hamlet of L’Escobal, the vicinity of the La Pedrera spring, the chestnut and oak forest, and the wooded area with the old mining shed alternate. The subsequent descent to the hamlet of Llamuñu forms another clearly named section within the described stage. This keeps both the individual landscape features and their sequence on the GR-105 recognisable.

Nature

At Alto de la Cruz in Bimenes lies La Cruz (Campabaxera), a mountain recreation area. It is located on a hill about 400 metres above sea level, with abundant heather. On the ascent to La Cruz, L’Escobal is approximately one kilometre before the summit.

La Cruz (Campabaxera) provides access for hiking, a spring, road access and a car park.

At La Cruz (Campabaxera), the hill located about 400 metres above sea level and the abundant heather shape the landscape at Alto de la Cruz. For geographical context, two details remain separate: the hill is about 400 metres above sea level, and L’Escobal is approximately one kilometre before the summit on the ascent. Both values are expressed as approximate figures.

Other Places

Muñas, Pruneda, Premio, Bodé, Serantes, Prieres, El Vallín and La Arquera.

Culture

The Senda de los Molinos de Bimenes passes through an unspoilt Asturian forest with chestnut trees, hazelnut trees, oaks and holm oaks. It is a walking route where visitors can discover part of the water-related ethnographic heritage of the municipality of Bimenes.

The restored Molín de Milio displays the tools and mechanisms of the Asturian milling tradition. Fuente el Escobal is classified in Bimenes as a spring belonging to the natural heritage.

For the GR-105, the focus is on a named stage, its length, rating and walking time, as well as the sequence through forest and hamlets. The Senda de los Molinos de Bimenes is a walking route through the forest where visitors can discover part of the water-related ethnographic heritage of the municipality of Bimenes. In addition, the restored Molín de Milio points to tools and mechanisms of the Asturian milling tradition.

For a holiday apartment in Escobal, travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions can be considered as separate details on booking pages.

For the broader travel overview: Asturias.