Today is all about descending. First you have a short climb to the highest point, at around 450 metres. After that, the route mainly wants to go downhill. It feels like a gift, until your knees start to disagree after a few hours. Short steps and a steady pace will help.
Including breaks, you’ll be on the road for about 7 hours. The landscape changes gradually and you walk into the old coal country. Langreo is not a picturesque mountain village but a true working town, with a mining past you can see everywhere. It has its own charm. When you arrive, take a moment to look back at the green slopes above the valley, which seem to reach all the way down to the rooftops.