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The ground behind you: what the walk into Deva crosses, and where it could have been broken.
Most services are available at the campsite. Two routes lead into Gijón from here.
The official camino turns right at the campsite. The alternative — which many pilgrims prefer — turns left and descends past the car park to join the Senda de Peña Francia, a riverside path that delivers you to the Playa de San Lorenzo on Gijón's eastern shore. From the beach, follow the coast through town to the harbor where the official route passes.
As you near the large and largely industrial city of Gijón the countryside virtually disappears. From here, all the way to Avilés, is difficult walking almost exclusively on pavement through city and industrial areas; the exception to the grime is the protected habitat west of the steel plant.
From the campsite in Deva there are two possible routes into Gíjon. The offical camino turns right at the campsite (with the campsite on your left). The alternative and some say more pleasant route along the river, turns left at the campsite and downhill past the parking lot. At the bottom of the hill it joins a path known as the Senda de Peña Francia, turn right when you get there. This alternative will bring you into Gíjon near the Playa de San Lorenzo. To get to the offical camino arrows simply follow the coast through town as far as the harbor where it passes.
10. June 2026 - 11:06
We walked the purple route from camping/aubergue Deva into Gijon. Is a nice and quit pedastrion route over geavel paths
10. October 2024 - 8:50
I was walking on a very rainy day and I wasn’t sure I was going to go onto Gijón thinking of ugly industrial path . I stopped at the campground restaurant and it was so warm and had one of the best Ensalada mixta , 2 coffees , drive my gear and then it stopped raining and I decided to walk on. I two took the alternative route and it was quite lovely at times. Definitely take the alternative route. It’s not hard to follow.
27. May 2024 - 8:59
I took the alternative path from Deva into Gijón (Senda de Peña Francia). Considering my low expectations of the walk into the urban area I was happily surprised by a walk along a gravel path mostly along a small river through a parc-like environment. Even if the urban surroundings were still close by (and I sometimes needed to cross it) I enjoyed the walk well enough. On a sunny day the trees probably offer some welcome shade as well. I don't know about the official route but from my experience I could recommend the alternative!
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.
