About Nacimiento del Rio Ason
The Nacimiento del Rio Ason (or more accurately el Nacimiento del Río Asón with the accents) was a dramatic waterfall attraction where an impressively tall waterfall framed the Asón Valley.
It was probably one of the most beautifully-situated waterfalls in Spain, as far as we were concerned.
And even given the subdued flow upon our visit (apparently we came too late in the season to see this waterfall gush), it was still a dramatic sight.
The amazing thing about this waterfall was that this was literally where the Asón river began as its name would suggest (nacimiento means “birth” in Spanish).
The river was said to empty out into the Cantabrican Sea (Mar Cantábrico) near the town of Colindres.
Anyways, we would’ve given this waterfall a substantially higher score with better flow, but I guess that gives us hope that we might return one day to see this place under better conditions.
Experiencing the Nacimiento del Río Asón Waterfall from the Road
We were able to experience the Nacimiento del Rio Ason Waterfall in a couple of ways.
The first method was the obvious way, which was to view the valley and the Nacimiento del Rio Ason from the mirador (lookout) at the end of one of the hairpin turns on the CA-265 road.
From this vantage point, we were able to see the waterfall and the valley below.
However, for more direct valley shots with the falls off to the side (including a red-roofed farm which was a nice photo subject in this landscape), we needed to walk up or down the road from the switchback.
We only had to walk towards the center of the length of the switchback to get the right viewing angle as you see in the photo at the top of this page, but that’s only provided that the trees didn’t get in the way.
Experiencing the Nacimiento del Río Asón Waterfall from the Base
The second method of experiencing the Nacimiento del Rio Ason Waterfall was to get right down to its base.
I was able to do this by hiking from one of the switchbacks on the CA-265 road (see directions below) towards a driveway.
This driveway took us down from the main road itself towards the farm that we had noticed earlier on when viewing the valley from higher up the road.
There were small brown arrow signs pointing the way to help guide us down the right path.
A short distance down this driveway, I then followed another arrowed sign pointing right into heavily vegetated terrain.
This trail involved a short creek crossing before hugging the base of the cliffs supporting the Nacimiento del Rio Ason.
The trail was a little on the rough and rocky side, but it was pretty well-defined and short enough for me to ease up on the difficulty rating.
Once at the bottom of the falls, the waterflow looked more substantial from close up than it did from further away at the mirador during our visit in June 2015.
It appeared the trail kept going along the valley, which suggested that there might have been even more ways to experience this falls.
However, I was pretty content with my view before I headed back up to the car.
Like with the other waterfalls we had seen in this part of Northern Spain, it seemed like its best waterflow was during the Winter and early Spring months.
That said, we also might have been a little unlucky with the lack of rainfall for much of the Spring season prior to our visit.
Authorities
The Nacimiento del Rio Ason Waterfall resides in the Parque Natural Collados del Asón near the Valle de Soba in the province of Cantabria, Spain. It is administered by the Parque Natural Collados del Asón. For information or inquiries about the area as well as current conditions, visit their website.
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