Plan your visit to the Ruta del Oso

Three access points: Entrago, Tuñón and Proaza

The valley the greenway climbs, with the Valdemurio reservoir boardwalk

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Minutes from Oviedo on the A-63 and the AS-228, up the Trubia valley.

Getting there

Getting there, parking, sleeping and eating: the four bits of homework solved with real data, so your day on the greenway starts well before you set foot on it. The greenway lies in the Trubia valleys, south-west of Oviedo, with three main access points: Entrago (south), Tuñón (north) and Proaza (middle).

By car from Oviedo: 40 km, 45 minutes. A-63 towards Grado, exit 9 for Trubia, and the AS-228 up the valley: first Tuñón, then Proaza and Caranga, and 7 km further on, Entrago.

From Gijón: 70 km, 1 hour (A-8 + A-66 + A-63, almost all motorway). From León: 85 km, 1 h 15 via the Huerna AP-66 and the Ventana pass — a beautiful mountain approach. And from Somiedo, 45 km (50 min) via the AS-265 and the San Lorenzo pass, in case you combine the greenway with bear watching.

By public transport

The Oviedo–San Martín de Teverga bus line runs the length of the valley with stops in Tuñón, Proaza, Caranga and Entrago (~55 minutes from Oviedo); timetables change by season, so confirm them in the Asturias Transport Consortium journey planner before you go. The full city-by-city guide is in getting there.

By bike from Oviedo

The locals' secret: you can pedal from Oviedo to the greenway almost without touching a road — 34 km (2.5-3 h) linking the Parque de Invierno, the Fuso greenway and the Nora corridor to Trubia, then the AS-228 to Tuñón.

The getting-there guide

Free at all three access points

Parking

The three official car parks are free and add up to around 120 spaces: Entrago (~60 spaces), the base for the bike plan; Tuñón (~40), the entrance from Oviedo; and Proaza (~20), the tactical choice for the short enclosure plan. There is also a handful of informal spots by the Buyera area.

Entrago — ~60 spaces

The largest in the valley and the base for the bike plan. Arriving late? Head straight here: it is the last one to fill up.

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Tuñón — ~40 spaces

The natural entrance coming from Oviedo, at the northern end of the greenway.

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Proaza — ~20 spaces

The tactical choice for the short bear-enclosure plan, steps from the village centre.

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The fact that saves the day: in July, August, Easter week and on long weekends they fill up before 10 am.

If you arrive later, head straight for Entrago (the largest) or try Proaza; and if everything is full, San Martín de Teverga has a village car park one kilometre from the start. The detail per access point and the high-season tricks are in where to park.

Arrive early and park free

Before 10 am in Entrago, Tuñón or Proaza: 120 spaces that vanish in summer

Vermouth in Proaza

The mid-route stop: tortilla and a set lunch 200 metres from the greenway

A proper meal in San Martín

Cachopo, pote and freshly poured cider at the end of the Teverga valley stage

Sleep right by the greenway

Holiday cottages, hotels and campsites less than 10 minutes from the access points

Less than 10 minutes from the greenway

Where to stay

The beds are concentrated in Proaza, Teverga and Quirós, less than 10 minutes from the access points, and fall into four families: holiday cottages (space and privacy, the natural choice for families and groups), rural hotels (full services and an Asturian breakfast), campsites (the budget option and the one closest to nature) and motorhome areas.

A very practical detail of the valley: many places will pick you up at points along the route and store your bikes under cover.

The advice we never tire of repeating: in July and August, book at least 3 weeks ahead — the valley is small and the beds are few. The zone-by-zone guide is in where to stay.

The zone-by-zone guide

Holiday cottages

Space and privacy: the natural choice for families and groups.

Rural hotels

Full services and an Asturian breakfast before setting out on the greenway.

Campsites

The budget option and the one closest to nature.

Motorhomes

Designated areas in the valley for sleeping on wheels.

The valley's table

Where to eat

The general rule works by itself: Proaza for the mid-route stop (vermouth, tortilla, a set lunch 200 metres from the greenway) and San Martín de Teverga for the proper meal at the end, with the biggest concentration of restaurants and cider houses in the valley.

Entrago and Caranga have more limited options, and the Buyera area is the kingdom of the sandwich: picnic tables, a fountain and shade.

Ordering well here is easy: cachopo, pote, local cheeses and cider poured from a height. The village-by-village guide is in where to eat.

The village-by-village guide

The guides in this section

The logistics, guide by guide

Straight stretch of the Senda del Oso with a wooden railing, on the way to the valley's access points

Getting there

By car from Oviedo, Gijón or León, by bus along the valley or by bike from Oviedo: every route with real travel times.

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Van beside the greenway at one of the Ruta del Oso access points with parking

Parking

Around 120 free spaces between Entrago, Tuñón and Proaza, and the tricks for when they fill up before 10 am.

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The Senda del Oso through the Teverga valley, with places to stay less than 10 minutes away

Where to stay

Holiday cottages, hotels, campsites and motorhome areas in Proaza, Teverga and Quirós, less than 10 minutes from the greenway.

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The village of Proaza, the mid-route lunch stop 200 metres from the greenway

Where to eat

Proaza for the mid-route stop and San Martín de Teverga for the proper meal: cachopo, pote and cider.

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The next step

Homework done — now for the good part

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