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Trails
Toranzo Valley Nature Trail. Corvera Route
Description
Corvera Route

The route starts near the church of Prases, on a paved road to the left of the temple, and heads down a steep slope, between oaks (Quercus sp.), figs (Ficus carica) and eucalyptus (Eucalyptus sp.). At the first intersection, Corvera Nature Trail turns right onto a paved path that runs along the banks of the River Pas, offering a beautiful view of Toranzo Valley. The journey continues straight ahead, parallel to the river, veering at the end to the left to cross a small wooden bridge over a stream. Further on, it follows the course of the river between fields of crop and poplars.
The route continues to a crossing, where it turns left towards Corvera, amidst fields and livestock farms. Past a few industrial buildings, it reaches the village. The path crosses an intersection and winds through several houses to another fork where it turns right towards the N-623.

The route crosses the road, continues straight ahead between a house and a wall, and reaches another intersection, where it turns left onto a grass track between walls. At the end of this path, the route continues along a village street, and soon after, heads onto a grass and gravel path. It then passes next to an abandoned stable and reaches a village street, which leads to an intersection with the main road.
The Nature Trail continues to the right of a house on the opposite side of the road and winds through Corvera's streets towards a three-way intersection. It heads straight ahead to a second intersection, next to a stable with cows, where, it turns right and passes next to a tree nursery, a house with a large garden and a small football pitch.
The route advances through a small paved road to Cillero and continues along the main street to the right of the church. It passes straight ahead through two intersections and continues along a narrow paved road out of the village. Finally, the route runs through meadows to reach Prases church, where it ends at the trail head.
Sites of interest
Profile

(Calculated according to the MIDE criteria for an average excursionist with a light load)>
Highlights
Balneario de La Alceda (La Alceda spa)
Opened in July 2001, it has all the amenities of a modern hotel. It is located in a large park of centenary trees next to the River Pas, in the village of Alceda. Its unique location, at the geographic epicentre of Cantabria, allows travellers to enjoy not only the hot springs, but also some of the most important tourism sights of this autonomous region.
The Furta wetland
One of the greatest natural attractions of the council of Corvera is the La Furta Wetland, a natural reservoir famous for being the place of passage, breeding, hibernation, or resting of numerous aquatic birds such as swimming ducks, mallards, gadwalls, common and white-eyed pochards, and gray herons, among others. Due to this characteristic, in 2003 the wetland was classified as a Special Protection Area for Birds (SPA). This natural wonder has its own observatory, which collects much of the flora of the Corvera landscape.