Camino to Finisterre and Muxía
12.5 km, 195 m up and 248 m down, through 9 places, 3 of which have somewhere to sleep. Where you stop is up to you.
Every place on the path in order, with the distance from Lamelas. 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 camino leaves the road quickly and follows along smaller country lanes all the way to Ponte Olveiroa. It is a particularly scenic stretch which passes first through the villages of Bo Xesus and A Gueima.
Note: There will come a junction near Porteliñas which is confusing and poorly marked. Some arrows keep you on the road, another set indicates a left turn along a gravel road. Both will get you where you want to go, but the road is half the distance.
A tiny hamlet on the scenic stretch between Lamelas and Ponte Olveiroa. Stone houses, quiet lanes, Galicia at its most unhurried.
Another small hamlet on the country lane approach to Ponte Olveiroa. The walking through here is among the most pleasant on the route.
A hamlet on the trail. If you're interested in the alternate route via A Picota, turn left at the kilometer marker.
If you are interested in the alternate route via A Picota, turn left at the KM 45,146 marker in Vilar do Castro.
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.
Distance, climb and descent are measured along the GPS track for this camino — 527 recorded points across this span, the same track the app carries. The town-to-town figures in my data put it at 13.9 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.