Pena Corneira

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Pena Corneira, Nature reserve in Leiro, Spain

The granite formations extend across 998 hectares through Carballeda de Avia, Leiro, and Avión municipalities within the O Ribeiro region of Galicia.

The natural monument received official protection status on January 18, 2008, following administrative procedures initiated by the Xunta de Galicia regional government.

The territory contains the 12th-century Romanesque church of San Tomé de Serantes and an ethnographic area featuring six traditional mills and thirty granaries.

Visitors access the reserve via route PR-G 78, starting at A Ponte das Poldras in Leiro, with an estimated hiking duration of 2 hours and 50 minutes.

The reserve features vertical granite walls rising over 600 meters, creating natural formations that support more than 500 climbing routes of various difficulties.

Location: Leiro

Operator: Xunta de Galicia

GPS coordinates: 42.35062,-8.20622

Latest update: March 11, 2025 15:34

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