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n Reserva Nacional de Tips for Drivers
Os Ancares Tour Length: Approximately
55 km (34 miles).
Os Ancares is a mountainous nature park lying on the Stopping off places: Albergue
border between Galicia and León. Thanks to its varied Campa da Braña, Degrada
landscape, in which high, snow-covered mountains (Tel 982 18 11 35); Os Ancares
Camping, Mosteiro (Tel 982 36
alternate with deep valleys and rivers and waterfalls, 45 56); Hotel Piornedo, Cervantes
the region boasts an abundance of plants and wildlife, (Tel 982 16 15 87)
including such rare species as the capercaillie, deer and ∑ osancares.org
wild boar. The highest peaks reach an altitude of almost
2,000 m (6,562 ft).
5 Navia
Aside from the picturesque single-
span bridge, several castros and the
castle of the Altamira family are to
be found here.

4 Piornedo
Reachable only on foot, Piornedo
contains the pre-Roman
thatched huts known
Envernallas as pallozas.
0 kilometres 5 3 Degrada
The Degrada trail
0 miles 3 Rao
Navia encompasses the
Navia de Suarna Os Ancares – Pena
tallest peaks of
Rubia, Tres Obispos,
and Mustallar;
Son good for
experienced
Lugo climbers.
San Román
Quindous

S i e r r a d e A n c a r e s 2 Castro de Cervantes
As Nogais

The district of Cervantes
is home to important his-
toric monuments, such as
the castle of Doiras and
the castro of San Román.
O Portelo
Pedrafita
do Cebreiro
1 Becerreá
Nestled between
Key steep hills and valleys,
Motorway Ponferrada Becerreá is the starting
point of most trails into the
Tour route park. Here are also several bridges
Scenic route and the 17th-century Monasterio
Minor road de Santa María. Look out for
wildlife, including red foxes.
Park boundary

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