# A day of lakes and bears in Somiedo, from Oviedo or León

The Saliencia lakes route in the morning, Asturian lunch in Pola de Somiedo and, at dusk, an outing with a guide and a telescope to try to see the brown bear.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/asturias/somiedo/itineraries/lakes-and-bears-from-leon · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 08:00 · Salida: 1 h 45 by car (from Oviedo via Grado and the Pigüeña valley; from León via Babia)
- 10:00 · Saliencia lakes route from La Farrapona (from the Alto de la Farrapona · 7.6 km circular walk, 3 to 5 h)
  - 30 min by car, 21,7 km
- 14:30 · Casa Miño Restaurant (in Pola de Somiedo · lunches until 15:30 · closed Tuesdays) · Casa Miño Restaurant, €€
  - 5 min on foot
- 17:30 · Guided brown bear watching in Somiedo (Somiedo Experience · afternoon outing from Pola · €50, ages 8 to 12 €25) · Somiedo Experience, From €50 over 12s
- 21:30 · Vuelta (In Oviedo around 23:00)

A long day, but the one that best sums up Somiedo: high mountain with glacial lakes in the morning and, in the afternoon, the wait for the bear with a guide who knows where to look. If you can, sleep in Pola and return the next day.

## The day, hour by hour

8:00 · Set off. From Oviedo, an hour and a quarter to Pola de Somiedo and another half hour of pass to La Farrapona; from León, via Babia, about two hours.

10:00 · Saliencia lakes. A 7.6 km circuit from the Alto de la Farrapona, at 1,708 m, past the Cueva, Almagrera, Cerveriz and Calabazosa lakes. Bring water and a coat.

14:30 · Lunch at Casa Miño. In Pola de Somiedo: pote de berzas from their own garden and meat from their own cows. The kitchen closes at 15:30: if you are cutting it fine, call.

17:30 · Bears with a guide. Somiedo Experience leaves from Pola with groups of two to eight: an interpretive walk and a wait with a telescope until dark. €50; ages 8 to 12, €25. Seeing a bear is not guaranteed.

21:30 · Head home. Mountain road at night: take it easy.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
Essential: there is no useful transport between Pola and La Farrapona.

## Consejos

### Book the guide
Groups of up to eight; in spring they fill up.

### Warm clothes for the wait
At dusk, sitting still on the hillside, it is cold.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much does the day cost?
Bears with a guide, €50; lunch at Casa Miño, €20 to €35.

### Can you do it with children?
From age 8 for the bears. The lakes route, with children who walk; if not, as far as the first lake.

### What if I do not see bears?
It can happen: they are wild animals. The walk with the guide is worth it anyway.