Club de Montaña AL FILO

Al Filo Mountain Club specializes in active tourism activities such as cross-country skiing, snowshoeing or mountain orienteering. It is located in an unbeatable environment for practicing this type of activities, such as the town of Llánaves de la Reina, in the province of León. Some of the activities you can do with Al Filo are:

- Cross-country skiing: This type of skiing is much less known than skiing on slopes, but it is no less fun. You can take courses for all levels of one or several days duration. Likewise, you can also take circuit routes through the area that will allow you to enjoy nature in an original and unique way.

- Snowshoes: If you like hiking and you like snow, you have to try snowshoe routes, since they precisely combine the best of both activities. You will be able to walk through snowy landscapes without getting more tired than if you were walking normally. Marvel at the magic of a meadow or a freshly snowy mountain.

- Orientation: learn to orient yourself in the mountains using a map, a compass, a GPS or a combination of these three elements. Al Filo's marches and orientation activities will teach you from scratch everything you need to know so that you never get lost in the countryside. It's like hiking or trekking in the countryside but you also learn something useful.

Al Filo Orientación Mountain Cluboffers its clients different mountain orienteering activities that will allow you to enjoy and learn to orient yourself in nature with the help of a compass, a map or a GPS. The club is in the town of Llánaves de la Reina, in the province of León.

The technical material (that is, the compass, map or GPS) will be provided by Al Filo, so that clients do not have to bring anything else apart from warm clothing. The activity is structured with content that covers everything that a person who has no experience in finding their way in the mountains would have to learn. Thus, it begins with very basic theoretical classes so that students learn to use the different tools they have at their disposal to find their position. From there, some first exercises are done in a valley area where they can put into practice what they have learned so far. Once this phase is over, we move on to mountain orientation.

The routes that are carried out do not have too much physical difficulty and in principle everyone can do them. The beauty of orientation is that it goes a step beyond hiking or guided routes, since it requires an effort from walkers to find out where they are and what route or direction they want to follow.

When it snows it seems that the world has changed. The entire landscape is white and almost unrecognizable, as if full of magic. The Mountain Club Al Filo Snowshoes offers you to use this type of footwear to be able to walk through the snow without getting tired, as if you were walking on firm ground. The company is located in Llánaves de la Reina, province of León, less than 1 hour and three quarters from the city of León by car.

The snowshoe routes pass through some of the most beautiful places in the region: Riaño, Puerto San Glorio, Puerto Pandetrave, Picos de Europa, the Palencia mountain... Routes can also be organized through other places in Spain.

At all times you will be accompanied by an Al Filo guide, who will give you brief theoretical instructions on handling the snowshoes, how to walk with them and what to do in case of an avalanche and other safety regulations. The snowshoes are worn over normal footwear, so participants will only have to wear the warm clothing they would normally wear for a day in the snow. The technical material will be provided by Al Filo.

Normally the routes do not last more than a day, but longer routes can be done. In these cases it is possible to stay in a hostel with half board or breakfast only.

Al Filo Cross Country Skiing Mountain Club has its facilities in the León town of Llánaves de la Reina, approximately one hour and 45 minutes by car from the city of León.

This company specialized in cross-country skiing or cross-country skiing offers its clients the possibility of doing both routes and courses.

The cross-country skiing courses are designed for people who have never practiced this sport before and want to try it. They last one weekend and are made for groups of at least 4 people. However, there is the possibility of taking a course that lasts only one day. All the courses include all the necessary material, the accompaniment of a qualified guide / monitor, both theoretical and practical classes to be able to learn to do cross-country skiing, the necessary insurance to be able to carry out the activity and, for the courses that last the entire weekend for the week, accommodation in a hostel with half board.

In addition to the courses, people who already know how to handle cross-country skis can also hire routes through the Leonese mountain, including Picos de Europa. The difference with the course is that the guide who accompanies the group only tells the participants where to go but does not teach. It is understood that the skiers already have sufficient level and also the route of the route is adapted to their needs.