Stage 1. Oviedo – Grado (25.2 km)

The Primitive Way starts strong and this stage is no walk. So we recommend you to start the day well rested, without succumbing to the nightlife of the streets of Oviedo, to be able to go to Grado the next day without too many physical complications. The Way runs along rural roads, enjoying the typical landscapes of Asturias along the banks of the river Nalón. You will find frequent slopes, meadows, forests, extensive meadows and small villages that will reveal to you the rural life of the area.

This stage is part of the The Primitive Way. Would you like to walk it with your accommodation already booked? These organised trips include it: Primitive Way from Oviedo to Lugo and Camino Primitivo from Oviedo to Santiago de Compostela.

You leave Oviedo from the Catedral de San Salvador, following the bronze scallop shells set into the pavement; the walk out of the city drags on a bit, so be patient. The reward soon arrives: dirt tracks below the Sierra del Naranco, the medieval bridge of Gallegos and lovely chestnut and oak woods beside the Nalón river. The day ends in Grado, with every service on hand.