Coast of Death – Day 2 (part 3)
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...
Coast of Death – Day 3 (part 1)
Some walkers will have had a marathon trek on day 2 and will be nursing tired legs. For those who are suffering, the good news is that this stage from Ponteceso to Laxe has an inland section which can be avoided. The full day’s walking, which includes a...
Coast of Death – Day 3 (part 2)
Keep straight on along the road for 200 metres after the Dombate dolmen, then turn right at the junction to walk to the village of Fontefría. Pass through the village, keeping left at a dog-leg bend in the road, where there is a ‘hórreo’. Continue for...
Coast of Death – Day 4 (part 1)
This is another wonderful stage along the rugged and wild shore of the Costa da Morte. At 18km in length, it allows the walker to factor in a lunchtime meal, if they want one. The day’s route goes from Laxe to Arou village, with good eating options in the port...
Coast of Death – Day 4 (part 2)
At the end of Traba beach, take the path which heads along the rocky shore. It is just over 3km to reach Camelle. It’s an interesting section of coast where the rocks have been sculpted into weird and wonderful shapes by the action of the wind and waves. Signed...
Coast of Death – Day 5 (part 1)
This stage of the Camiño dos Faros hike goes along one of the most exposed sections of the Costa da Morte. It is a wild coastline with waves crashing against semi-hidden rocks which lie in wait to entrap unwary sailors. More than any other, this rugged shoreline is...
Coast of Death – Day 5 (part 2)
A grassy path heads away from the English cemetery along the coast, where rocks off the treacherous cape can be seen close up. Our route reaches a single-track road which has a pavement at the side of it. Bear right for easier walking along the pavement with...
Coast of Death – Day 6 (part 1)
This stage running from Camariñas to Muxía measures 32.6km and the path goes round coastal inlets of extraordinary beauty. The main inlet is the Ría de Camariñas, but rather confusingly there is a second inlet inside this one. The smaller one is called the Ría do...
Coast of Death – Day 6 (part 2)
Leave Cereixo on the CP-1603, walking uphill on the road, with green arrows pointing the way. Notice a turning on the right at a low wall; bear right here, heading off the road to walk up the grassy track. The track turns into a path through the trees which leads back...
Coast of Death – Day 7 (part 1)
If you haven’t taken any rest days then you may be feeling the pace by time it gets to day seven. And you probably will want to make it to picturesque Lires at the end of the day, rather than stopping at Nemiña beach as suggested by the organisers, as the latter...
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