LOCATION
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Between Tuñon (Santo Adriano) and Caranga de Abajo (Proaza) with spur lines to Entrago (Teverga) and to Santa Marina (Quirós) via the Valdemurio reservoir. The line passes through the rural districts (‘concejos’) of Proaza, Santo Adriano, Teverga, Quirós and Oviedo (Asturias).
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Length: 36 km (22 km + 14 km of the Caranga de Abajo to Santa Marina spur)
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Usuarios:    *
*Mostly wheelchair friendly with very few exceptions
(Kerbs at crossroads with no hard shoulder).
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Type of surface: :
Soil-cement. In Villanueva, urban tarmac roads shared with local motor traffic. Between Valdemurio and Santa Marina, surface asphalt treatment with some tarmac sections in between.
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Natural setting:
Mountain valleys. Atlantic forests. Valleys of the rivers Trubia, Teverga and Quirós, Valdemurio Gorge and reservoir, Valdecerezales Gorge on the river and Peñas Juntas Gorge on the river Trubia, The protected landscapes of Sierra del Aramo and Pico Caldoveiro; the Ubiñas La Mesa natural park; the natural monuments of Tejo Milenario and Roble de Bermiego; the natural monument of the Las Xanas Gorge; the natural monuments of Puertos de Maravio and Cueva Huerta.
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Cultural heritage:
Pre-Romanesque churches at La Plaza and Tuñón, and mediaeval palaces and towers. Bermiego: late middle-age rural site, with 32 granaries and bakeries. Bandujo: a perfectly conserved village with a mediaeval feel which has recently been declared a Heritage of Cultural Interest. San Salvador: coal washeries at and a Museum of Prehistory. Arrojo: ‘Sun house’ at Quirós and Romanesque Church of San Pedro. Barzana: Ethnographic Museum of Quirós. Megalithic area of the Alto de La Cobertoria. Santa Marina: mediaeval bridge and the restored coal loader at El Cribu. San Salvador: restored coal washeries at the Xagarín mine. La Fábrica: Ethnographic Park of Quirós.
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Infraestructure:
Continuous rail bed with a great many tunnels and bridges.
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How to get there: :
Trubia: FEVE. Oviedo Suburban Railway. TUA (Oviedo Urban Transport Buses) and Autopullmans Llaneza.
Proaza and Entrago: Empresa Llaneza bus.
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Connections:
Oviedo: 15 km from Trubia.
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Maps to use:
National Geographic Institute Map: scale 1:25.000, sheets 52-III, 52-IV and 77-II.
Ministry of Development Official Road Map
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This road connects with the in Trubia 