Camino to Finisterre and Muxía
23.9 km, 102 m up and 287 m down, through 12 places, 6 of which have somewhere to sleep. Where you stop is up to you.
Every place on the path in order, with the distance from A Picota. Most are too small to sleep in — a fountain, a chapel, a bar that may or may not be open — but they are what the day is actually made of.
The local pool is free for pilgrims -- a rare luxury. This optional detour has proper signage now and rejoins the official camino at Ponte Olveira.
The camino passes quickly through the twin hamlets of As Porteliñas and As Abeleiroas on the way to the church and hamlet of Corzón.
A tiny hamlet on the way to Corzon. No services.
Another small hamlet between Lago and Corzon. The camino passes through without stopping.
A bar and albergue opened here in 2018, adding another option for breaking up the walk. The hamlet centers on its small church.
Again along the road all the way to Olveiroa.
The camino cuts a straight line through town but NOTE: at the edge of town the camino turns left BEFORE ever getting to the road. This is an easy turn to miss.
It is mostly uphill from here all the way to Hospital and beyond, leveling out only a bit when you get to The Great Divide.
Recently revived by a bar and albergue, Logoso is now a popular stop for those wanting to add or reduce a day of walking. The services are basic but welcome on this otherwise thin stretch.
The bar here is the last place to stock up on food and water before the paths diverge. If you're heading to Finisterre, there's a fountain between here and Cee but very little else. If you're heading to Muxia, Dumbria ha…
If you are continuing to Finisterre then the bar here is the last place to stock up on water or grab a sandwich. There is a fountain between here and Cee but very little else.
From the roundabout with the twin markers, take the paved road to the left and alongside the massive factory. The camino follows the road for 300m before leaving it to join a trail on your right. IF you are headed to Finisterra from this point, all the way to the first building in Cee, the camino remains well isolated from the road and any form of development beyond the two chapels mentioned below.
The camino between Dumbría and Trasufe requires you to cross the busy AC-552 road, nothing too major be it is in a bend where drivers can easily overlook a crossing pilgrim.
A hamlet between Dumbria and Senande. The camino requires you to cross the busy AC-552 road here -- it's in a bend where drivers can easily overlook a crossing pilgrim. Be careful.
Two bars along the main road, and a third with a small shop after you leave the road toward A Grixa. A useful resupply point, though don't expect a wide selection.
A hamlet on the trail between Senande and Quintans. No services. The walking through here is quiet Galician countryside -- eucalyptus groves, stone walls, the occasional farm dog.
Distances are the sum of the town-to-town measurements in my data, not a straight line on a map. Climb and descent come from the altitude of each place listed above, so they under-read where the path goes over a hill between two of them.
Esta entidad ha sido beneficiaria de una ayuda del Programa de incentivos a la movilidad eficiente y sostenible (MOVES III), gestionado por la Xunta de Galicia a través del Instituto Enerxético de Galicia (INEGA) en el marco del Real Decreto 266/2021, y cofinanciada por la Unión Europea — NextGenerationEU, dentro del Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia.