(S) We leave Tineo in front of the town hall, a peculiar green coloured building that dominates the main square. Head up the Calle Mayor as far as the church of Saint Peter. A tile with a scallop shell on a yellow coloured building opposite the church, tells us that we must take a street on the left Travesía la Fuente. This time the tile with a scallop shell is on a red coloured building. Turn right along Calle la Fuente until you reach the open countryside. The route bears left and goes along a country lane to reach the fountain of Saint John, where there are a couple of tables and benches to rest for a while. The lane carries on, hugging the side of the Pico Navariego, running above and parallel with the AS-217 road. The route offers some spectacular views across the valley and goes past the Mirador de Letizia, a popular viewing point. If you're lucky, you'll be in the sunshine and the valley will be full of cloud - ¨mar de nubes¨ a sea of clouds, as it's called here. The track continues to climb steadily, finally coming out of the valley onto a tarmacked road at Alto de Guardia.
(1) Keep left to go along the lip of the valley, with some great views to the left and farmland to the right. The road descends gently, finally reaching a crossroads with the AS-350. Turn right along this road (there's a footpath on the left, off the road) and look out for a track leading off to the left when the road makes a broad sweep to the right. This leads across open ground down to a track that crosses the river Deina. Don't cross the river but turn right to reach the monastery of Santa María la Real de Obona. Our route goes back west to cross the river and pick up a country lane heading northwest to Villaluz and the chapel of Cristo del Socorro.
(2) Head down to the main road and turn right past the bus stop. Stay on this road for a good while, passing through Vega de Rey, Berrugoso, Las Tiendas, Campiello (where there are a few bars) and finally El Fresno where there is the chapel of la Magdalena. When the road bends right, keep straight on along the road indicated for Pereda, Orrea and Sangoñedo but only as far as a sharp bend to the left, where our route heads straight on the west to join a layby off the AS-219 briefly. Take the track leading west from the layby to enter the village of Borres near the hostel La Montera and the church of Saint Mary.(E)
