Scenic view of Río Miño on the Vía de la Plata

Río Miño

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The Camino:

Just beyond the río the camino again splits. Here again the arrows leave a bit to be desired, there is only one set of arrows to indicate the split. They are painted on the sidewalk and are fading.Here is how to find the way:Once over the Río Miño keep to the right side of the road and head uphill. You will pass 4 streets: Rúas Ribeira de Canedo, Mercado, Ramón y Cajal, and Vicente Risco). As you near the fifth (a much larger intersection) keep an eye to the ground for the arrows. From this junction, the camino either continues straight (the LEFT route) or it turns right (the RIGHT route). Both routes merge in Casas Novas.RIGHT ROUTE - 18.9kmFrom the right-hand turn at the split, this route follows the N-525 uphill for about 1km. Follow on the right side of the road to see the arrows. At the gas station, the camino veers right and begins to climb steeply up to Cudeiro.LEFT ROUTE - 17.6kmFrom the split continue straight up the hill, and keep to the right-hand side. The road passes the train station (on your right, bar) and follows the road to Quinitela.

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... comments from pilgrims using the Wise Pilgrim app

5. May 2025 - 22:44

Well Posted

There is a street post with arrows clearly showing the split. It can be found on the SW corner of Avenida de Santiago and Avenida das Caldas.

23. September 2024 - 13:20

Left Route

The left route passes through quite a long and unpleasant industrial area, but after that (and the long uphill along a road), the path is very nice through forests and villages.

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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.

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