View of the Salime Reservoir – Grandas de Salime Reservoir loop from Grandas de Salime

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View of the Salime Reservoir – Grandas de Salime Reservoir loop from Grandas de Salime

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View of the Salime Reservoir – Grandas de Salime Reservoir loop from Grandas de Salime

03:11

24.8km

1,000m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 16, 2026

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Start point

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2.35 km

View of the Salime Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

Beautiful views of the Navia river.

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6.05 km

Salime Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

Impressive sights. You can stop at the viewpoint and then continue down to the reservoir. There is a public boat service that can pick you up on one side and take you to the other.

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6.50 km

Grandas de Salime Reservoir

Highlight • Monument

This dam is, together with the Arbón and Doiras dams, the third built on the Navia River, whose course runs through Galicia and Asturias for 159 kilometres.

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6.87 km

Boca de la Ballena Viewpoint (Salime Dam Viewpoint)

Highlight • Viewpoint

This viewpoint is located at the foot of the road, making it very easy to access. It has a corridor carved into the rock that leads to a platform with views of the Salime reservoir. The views are exceptional.

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12.3 km

View of the Navia River and the Grandas de Salime Reservoir

Highlight • Viewpoint

At this point in the route there is a fantastic view of the reservoir. The Primitive Way now descends about 800 meters to the dam wall.

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18.2 km

Salime Dam

Highlight • Monument

The construction of the colossal Salime Reservoir for the production of electrical energy is one of the best and most monumental examples of the industrial heritage of Asturias. The Saltos …

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24.2 km

Grandas de Salime

Highlight • Settlement

Grandas de Salime is a council in the western region of the Principality of Asturias. It has less than 900 inhabitants and is famous, above all, for the Salime reservoir. …

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24.4 km

Grandas de Salime Ethnographic Museum

Highlight • Historical Site

The ethnographic museum of Grandas de Salime has been in charge, since 1984, of conserving and disseminating all the historical and cultural heritage of the western communities of Asturias. Open every day except Monday, and general admission costs 1.50 euros.

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24.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

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9.87 km

8.97 km

5.34 km

610 m

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