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The ground behind you: what the walk into Campomanes crosses, and where it could have been broken.
Tomorrow from Campomanes
Nothing says you have to stop here, or there. These are simply the towns within a comfortable day's walk, so you can decide tonight.
| Town | km from here | Shared | Private | The walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palacio | 2.9 | — No | ✓ Yes | |
| Pola de Lena | 7.3 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| Mieres (Salvador) | 20.2 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| La Peña | 22.4 | — No | ✓ Yes | The walk from Campomanes to La Peña |
Campomanes is the return to civilization you've been waiting for. After the mountain villages and hamlets of the past two days, a town with actual restaurants, bars, and private accommodation feels like luxury. The town sits between the old national road and the A-66 motorway, at the northern end of the convergence of two valleys.
It's a practical rather than beautiful place — the motorway infrastructure overshadows whatever charm the old village once had. But the food is real, the beds have mattresses, and you can buy groceries. After the mountains, that's enough.
Campomanes sits at the convergence of the Pajares and Lena valleys, a strategic position that made it important long before the motorway arrived. The town grew with the coal mining industry in the 19th and 20th centuries, and like many Asturian valley towns, it's been adapting to a post-industrial economy since the mines began closing. The old national road through town was once the main artery between León and Oviedo.
The camino continues straight through town, turns right to cross the N-630, and a bit later crosses the river. Just past the river it doubles back to the left to follow a road along the river toward the Iglesia de Santa Cristina de Lena — one of the most important pre-Romanesque churches in Spain, and well worth the detour.
10. August 2024 - 8:35
Stopped at the bar mentioned above; a welcome pause after the short walk down from Herias (had stayed at the sanctuary). It’s open from 730am - I arrived at 830, good coffee and there are croissants etc on offer if you haven’t enjoyed breakfast yet!
12. May 2023 - 13:07
Turn right at the lamp post with numerous arrows - this bar is just down the hill. Stopped in at 13:00 on a Friday and it was packed with locals and the hostess brought around several plates of tapas.
6. May 2023 - 14:38
After wandering around the centre unsuccessfully looking for a bar that served food I walked the 12 minutes to El Reundu on the edge of town and had a delicious Asturian meal. Stayed at Casa del Abad - very pleasant.
Esta entidad ha sido beneficiaria de una ayuda del Programa de incentivos a la movilidad eficiente y sostenible (MOVES III), gestionado por la Xunta de Galicia a través del Instituto Enerxético de Galicia (INEGA) en el marco del Real Decreto 266/2021, y cofinanciada por la Unión Europea — NextGenerationEU, dentro del Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia.
