Igena: Cycling Tours, Pico Mofrechu and Hórreos

The short cycling tour from Nueva to Cangas de Onís follows local roads with little traffic and includes the Alto del Torno and Collado de Igena passes. On this route, the climb to Collado de Igena is gentler and shorter than the preceding climb. You can consider this information separately when comparing different cycling stages and arranging them according to their route.

For a holiday apartment in Igena, you can consider travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions as separate details. These three details can be read independently and compared with your personal travel plan. Different periods or categories do not change the described location, cycling and hiking details; instead, they add a separate accommodation perspective.

Other places in this selection are Soto De La Ensertal, Labra, Cangas De Onis, Cardes, Soto De Cangas, Corao, Llenín and Tornín.

Cycling

On the cycling tour from Cangas de Onís to Colombres, the highest point is at Collado de Igena; the route then continues along a section with sharp bends towards Rinsena and into the valley of the same name. The Alto de Igena cycling tour follows a quiet route with hardly any traffic.

When you compare several cycling descriptions side by side, the place names and routes mentioned in each one help distinguish them. This allows you to read the tours according to their specific characteristics without combining them into a single itinerary.

Nature

From the summit of Picu Mofrechu, you can see both the coast and the Picos de Europa at the same time. The hiking route to Pico Mofrechu begins at Collada de Igena and ends at Pico Mofrechu. The round trip on this hiking route is estimated to take 3 hours and 30 minutes.

The combination of the starting point, destination and time frame allows you to assess the scope of the hike in advance. Cycling and hiking are distinct types of activity; the hiking time can be given a different weighting in your daily planning than the cycling routes described.

This information allows you to view Igena from more than one perspective. Depending on your travel plans, activity, landscape and time frame can be given different priorities.

Culture

Nine hórreos, traditional storage buildings, have been preserved in Igena. The Río Zardón rises in Igena.

For travel planning, these two details can be assigned to different levels: the preserved structures are part of the townscape, while the river source represents a separate connection with nature. Both can be considered separately without turning them into a fixed itinerary.

Geographical context

The AS-340 road allows you to continue from the area around Igena towards the coast through the Llanes area, either via Nueva and Llamigo or via Posada and Puentenuevu. The two routes mentioned can be read as separate lines for your own daily planning.

Go to the higher-level travel overview: Cangas De Onis.