Camino to Finisterre and Muxía
23.1 km, 318 m up and 663 m down, through 9 places, 2 of which have somewhere to sleep. Where you stop is up to you.
Every place on the path in order, with the distance from Hospital. 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 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.
Not to be confused with the other Quintans near Santiago. This one is a small hamlet on the Muxia branch with no services.
The way to Vilar de Sobremonte and beyond is a fairly steep climb, but not far beyond the top you are rewarded with the first view of the sea.
A hamlet near the top of the climb from San Martino de Ozon. If the weather is clear, the Atlantic is visible ahead. The descent from here toward Moraime begins shortly.
The signage here is a bit misleading, stick to the smaller road downhill and avoid the road which goes uphill. Both bring you to Moraime but the smaller road is the safer of the two.
Ahead is the last real ascent, up to the Capela de San Roque, and from there it is a much needed descent through Chorente and then the beaches at the edge of Muxía.
Distance, climb and descent are measured along the GPS track for this camino — 503 recorded points across this span, the same track the app carries. The town-to-town figures in my data put it at 20.2 km.
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.