PRC-LE 57 – Las Ermitas

Leaving Colle along the street on your right, leaving the Hermitage of San Ramón Nonato on your left and taking the village of Felechas on your right as a reference point, you will come out onto the Vozmediano road for a short trail, leaving it abruptly, turning right and continuing along a farm road that will take you directly to the peculiar bus shelter in Felechas.

Arriving at the village of Felechas, you will see a unique construction consisting of 3 Leonese granaries (“Hórreo Leonés”), where you turn left into Calle Real, leaving the church of San Martín de Tour on your right and heading towards the cemetery of this village. From this point, a narrow path leads you back to the Vozmediano road, where you turn right to continue a few metres and find the path that emerges on your left and takes you back to the Colle valley.

Once you reach this valley, take the path to the right towards Grandoso, where you can contemplate one of the most charming mountain valleys in the area. From here, passing through the narrow valley of the Cabaniellas stream, you will reach the crossroads that will take you to Grandoso.

Take the path on the right to be able to admire the Ermita de la Encarnación or take the path on the left which will lead you to the northernmost holm oak forest in the Iberian Peninsula, guiding you along this narrow path to the heart of this Mediterranean holm oak woodland, where you can see centuries-old specimens of whimsical shapes, practically unaltered by man.

Continuing the slight ascent, we can see the valley of Colle, from where we can glimpse the Church of Vicente Mártir, the point we have to go to and from where we can see a small fertile valley of meadows. Once there, we can only start the descent along the path that appears on our left and contemplate the Hermitage of San Ramón Nonato once again, being once again at the same starting point.