El Camino de Santiago and other trails.
Day 25: Avilés to Muros de Nalón — 14.14 miles (22.75 km) A pleasant walk through the forest. We passed El Castillo de San Martín near Soto del Barco and saw more people walking along this stage. This evening, we had dinner at the local bar in Muros de Nalón.
Day 24: Gijón to Avilés 18. 47 miles (29.47 km)
We had a rest day in Gijón. Leaving the city was interesting: Gijón is modern, with a well‑preserved old town, but it is also an industrial city. Its main industries are steel production and metalworking. As we left the city, we had to pass through the industrial area. It is not pretty at all, but it is part of el Camino, and we decided to walk this section between Gijón and Avilés. Many pilgrims prefer to take the bus or train to avoid this stretch, and I don’t blame them—it is noisy and unattractive.
The morning started off foggy and cool, but it quickly warmed up as we worked our way out of Sarria towards Portomarin. We walked approximately 22km and are now less than 100km out. Lots of new faces on the trails today and, not surprisingly, a good amount of families, mainly Spanish, who are on vacation for the Holy Week.
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