You will need a rest and some sustenance in Corme before starting the final 11km of the day’s stage to Ponteceso.
Be warned; you need to arrive before 3.30pm (15.30) to have any chance of a meal. I arrived at around 15.45 and the only place still open was Cafe-Bar Casino on Rúa Real.
The barman took some convincing but I managed to persuade him to see if there was some tapas lurking in the kitchen; a large slice of tortilla española and a chunk of bread (see photo) appeared, which improved my morale no end.
After eating, exit Corme along the promenade to walk to the beach. The coast path heads round a grassy park area to get back onto the promenade.
Our route now joins a PR short-distance footpath with white/yellow waymarks, which is handy for a later shortcut; it’s the PR-G 148.
The promenade goes round to Osmo beach. Here we turn left to head up Rúa Osmo; on reaching the road at the top bear right and then take the next right to head down Rúa Vila de Garcia.
The route reaches a path which heads into the trees and runs round to the next beach, Praia da Ermida.
As the path approaches the beach, see the PR-G 148 sign which points left; this is a good option to shave off a small section of coast with a very steep incline if your are tired.
On the coast route the path crosses Praia da Ermida, with some up and down before climbing to the Punta da Facha headland. It then goes round to Valarés beach; while the PR takes an easier inland route.
Both end up at Praia de Valarés. This beach is crossed on the grassy section at the back of it, which leads round to a long spit of sand and dunes which protrudes into the coastal inlet, the Ría Anllóns.
Following both the green dots and the white/yellow waymarks, the route heads onto the sandbar, before turning left to head up and over, favouring the right side, to cross the Monte Branco dunes.
It’s an immense area of sand, sculpted by the winds and tide. Look across to the other side of the ‘ría’ (inlet/estuary) to see the shore which will be walked the following day.
The path turns into a track as it progresses, heading down towards the banks of the Anllóns inlet and running between the trees and water. Pass the bird observation tower.
At the end of this section, arrive at a boardwalk and bear right to walk along it; the route now crosses a type of dyke which goes up to Ponteceso, where we see the bridge (Ponte in Galician) which the town is named after.
Bear left at the bridge to walk into the town to find your accommodation.
A good option is the inexpensive Pensión Teyma at the top end of Ponteceso, which can be reserved direct on www.pensionteyma.com or via booking.com
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