Snowshoes to Sierra Gistredo in Salentinos

Our snowshoe route through the Sierra de Gistredo leaves no one indifferent and turns out to be the perfect mix of fun and adventure. For this journey, we will head to Leonese lands, to the village of Salentinos, belonging to the El Bierzo region. A excursion with snowshoes that will take us around 4 hours to complete and that represents an original way to break the monotony and discover idyllic places in an easy and enjoyable way.

For this outing with snowshoes, we will undertake a linear route of 6 to 9 kilometers. Our meeting point will be in the surroundings of Salentinos, here we will meet and receive a brief explanation of how to walk with these utensils, and once ready, our adventure will begin. You only have to get to this Leonese town with your warmest snow clothes and something to eat and drink, the mountain guide and the technical materials, we take care of it, in addition to giving you a hot drink .

This is not just another snowshoe route anymore, but an authentic experience that we will live as Arctic expeditionists, since we will find ourselves embraced by the Salentinos Valley and the colossal and emblematic Pico Catoute. Our snowshoe excursion begins in Salentinos, from here we will take the path of Braña, which will give us the opportunity to discover the great diversity that protect their mystical forests full of pine trees, which the natives of the area have called El Pinar, due to the abundance of trees that we find here.

In a short time we will suddenly come across a waterfall that is born from the Chavanes stream, it will be the best way to start our snowshoe route, since, the fact of crossing a forest and being greeted by a hidden waterfall, will transport us to a fantasy tale. After this part, we will reach the meadows of Campo la Vegia. This part will be the turning point of our snowshoe excursion, as we will see how Pico Catoute suddenly emerges, tracing its silhouette on the horizon. From this point we only have to enjoy the silence of the mountain, listening only to the breeze running through our body and the snow sinking footstep after footstep and once we feel satisfied our desire to contemplate Pico Catoute in its maximum glory. , our return route will begin.

cheer upget to know Pico Catoute with our snowshoe route through the Sierra de Gistredo. A plan with which to end the monotony and get away from noise andcrowds.