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(S) From the outskirts of the village of Ventas de Narón, set off north-west along the small tarmac road through woodland and scrub. Pass an old property before reaching the hamlet of A Previsa, opposite Bar Trisquel: breakfast is available here.
(1) Continue westwards, passing to the left of the hamlet of Os Lameiros De Abeixo, followed by a picnic area with a memorial stone, before reaching the village of Ligonde.
(2) Walk through the village, staying on the main street, and carry on to the La Fuente del Peregrino hostel: there is a picnic area and food available.
(3) Turn right in front of the building, then head north and then north-west until you reach the milestone opposite a hostel, where you turn left onto a slightly downhill stony path. Once you’re back on the tarmac road, turn left and carry on to the village of Airexe, past a cross.
(4) Walk through the village, staying on the main road, and turn left until you reach the Fork in the road: there is a fountain and a picnic area at the Fork in the road. Continue to the left, walking between cultivated fields and woodland, until you reach the ‘Stop’ sign at the junction with the LU-P-3301.
(5) Cross this road carefully and carry on straight ahead towards Lestedo on the left-hand lane. Continue to the small hamlet of Portos, opposite the ‘A paso de formiga’ hostel.
(6) Leave this hamlet behind to reach the village of Lestedo. Continue to the Fork in the road and the washhouse.
(7) Turn right to walk through this leafy village, passing the Church of Santiago de Lestedo and its unusual cemetery, then leave the village behind as you continue north-eastwards and then south-eastwards after a 90° bend. Carry on to the hamlet of Os Valos. At the first Fork in the road, carry straight on to reach a second Fork in the road with a white house in the middle.
(8) Turn left to cross through and leave this hamlet, continuing along a pleasant, leafy little road until you reach the junction with the road to Vilaxoan, at the small hamlet of A Mamurria.
(9) Keep heading north-west and carry on to the hamlet of A Brea, where you’ll come to a Fork in the road, opposite a hostel.
(10) Turn left past the hostel and continue along the grassy path winding through the fields. Pass a rest area before reaching a crossroads. First turn right then left and carry on past the hamlet of Abenostre, then continue through the woods towards the west before joining the N-547.
(11) Follow this road, keeping to the left, until you reach the hamlet of Rosario, arriving just before a bus shelter.
(12) Turn slightly left and continue along the narrow path with flat stones. Pass a farm before entering the woods and carry on to the rest area, before reaching the outskirts of the town of Palas de Rei at the Albergue Os Chacotes
(13) Carry on straight ahead, walk past the football ground and head towards the Clinica Podologica opposite. Continue along this tree-lined street until you reach the junction in the town of Palas de Rei.
(14) Turn slightly right and continue along Rúa Cruceiro, which runs to the right of a low, three-storey building. At the Fork in the road, take the narrow street on the left and carry on to the Church of San Tirso de Palas de Rei.
(15) In the church square, take the steps and then continue down the small sloping street. Cross carefully at the pedestrian crossing and, after a right then a left, go down a few steps to continue along Rua da Ingrexa. Refreshments available. You will arrive in front of Palas de Rei Town Hall.
(16) Cross Avenida de Compostela, head straight on into Rua Peregrino and continue to the statue in the middle of a flowerbed. Cross Avenida de Compostela carefully once more. Walk a few metres to the right, then turn left onto the narrow path with flat stones. Follow this lane down through the cultivated gardens before reaching Avenida de Compostela again.
(17) Cross this avenue carefully and continue along the path opposite, which, after a right-angled left-hand bend, takes you to Los Pelegrinos Danzantes: a statue depicting two dancing pilgrims. Continue along the path, which takes you back along Avenida de Compostela.
(18) Turn right and stay on the pavement until you reach a pink building situated at the start of a left-hand bend.
(19) Head diagonally to the right towards Curuxas, pass through the hamlet before returning to Avenida de Compostela. Walk a few hundred metres before turning right onto a stony path towards Carballal. Carry on until you pass through the hamlet of Carballal and continue to the Fork in the road.
(20) Head south, carefully cross the N-547 and turn right (west) onto the footpath behind the safety barrier; then, after about a hundred metres, leave the N-547 and follow a tarmac road. Carry on until you reach the crossroads.
(21) Continue north-west, then go under a bridge before reaching the village of San Xiao Do Camino.
(22) Walk through the village and carry on to the cross, where you turn left. Pass a grain dryer, then the Church of San Julian followed by the cemetery, before leaving the village at a sculptor’s workshop.
(23) Carry on north-west until you reach a Fork in the road at the entrance to the hamlet of Ponte Campana.
(24) Carry on straight ahead (north-west), cross a small bridge over the Rio Pambre, then continue straight along the flat-stone path. Carry on to the hamlet of Casanova, where you’ll arrive in front of the Terraza Casanova café.
(25) Walk through this hamlet, then, at the boundary marker, turn right and carry on to the Fork in the road.
(26) Turn left onto the path that leads into the woods. As you emerge from the woods, you’ll find yourself beneath a high-voltage power line.
(27) Carry on north-west. At the crossroads, continue straight ahead north-west to reach the Rego Do Vilar stream.
(28) Carry on to the hamlet of Campanilla until you reach the back of the café-bar of the same name: refreshments are available here. Continue to the junction with the LU-P-40001.
(29) Carry on straight ahead along this tarmac, shaded road, passing a car scrapyard before reaching a Stop sign in the hamlet of Coto.
(30) Turn left past a café-bar, then turn left again at the milestone and the ‘No Entry’ sign to continue along a path through the woodland. Carry on until you reach the cross at the entrance to the village of Leboreiro.
(31) Walk through the village. Do take a moment to visit the village church and its surroundings. Leave the village and continue north-west until you reach the Magdalena Bridge, which spans the Rio Seco
(32) Carry on until you reach the vicinity of the N-547, near some houses.
(33) Walk a few metres along this road on your right, turn left then right, and carry on until you reach a path running parallel to the N-547 which leads into an industrial estate. Stay on this path until you reach a junction, near the Paula furniture factory on the other side of the N-547.
(34) Turn slightly left and head north-west through the woods. At the Fork in the road, keep going in this direction until you reach the boundary marker at the start of a left-hand bend.
(35) Leave the tarmac road and head right into the woods. At the crossroads, turn left and then right to reach the San Juan de Ferelos Bridge, which spans the River Furelos.
(36) After the bridge, head left towards Mélide and enter the village of Furelos via the cobbled lane. Walk past the Church of San Xoán de Furelos. At the Fork in the road, pass to the right of the taxi company and continue westwards, then north-west. Walk along the meadows where a few horses graze peacefully, until you reach the town of Melide at the junction with Rúa Furelos.
(37) Continue straight on until you reach the Stop sign. Cross the road carefully and carry on straight ahead along the cobbled street. Follow Rúa Camiño Vello de Santiago until you reach the junction with Avenida Lugo (N-547).
(38) Turn left: refreshments are available from here. Walk past the San Roque Chapel and continue to the roundabout at the far end of San Roque Park.
(39) Turn right towards Toques, then, a few metres further on, opposite the Supermercado Froiz, turn left onto Rúa San Pedro. Please note: the signposting here also suggests going straight on – do not follow this direction! Continue along Rúa San Pedro, which merges into Rúa Principal, to leave the town, passing the municipal cemetery before reaching the junction with the N-547.
(40) Cross this road carefully, then, turning right and then left, carry on towards Igrexa de Santa Maria along the Estrada de Visantoña. Continue until you reach the Pilmar Parrillada restaurant.
(41) Turn right opposite the restaurant, walk past the Church of Santa María de Melide and carry on to the wash house (E) to find a secluded spot to camp.
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