(S) Stepping out of the Albergue at As Quintas, take the road heading south-west, under the motorway, straight over at a crossroads, past the bar Casa Calzada and into the hamlet A Calzada. Keep heading in the same direction as you leave the hamlet, cross over the River Lengüello and down to A Calle de Ferreiros. Weave your way through the village, following the yellow arrows, to cross a stream and finally leave the houses behind. The road splits, leaving us on a dirt track on the right behind a wooden railed fence that gradually moves away from the tarmacked road. Keep to the right of a white-coloured house and head between a row of trees until you reach a crossroads. Go straight across, now heading north-west, following the sign for Suso. Bear left at a fork and go along the dirt track through A Boavista. At the crossroads, turn left then right to continue along the dirt track to go past Granxa de Dorindo to reach a crossroads that we also cross over to continue in the same westerly direction along a tree-lined lane. This eventually comes out at a road junction but our route continues along a surfaced road almost opposite. This takes us between farms and houses to gradually meet up with the main N-547 road. Turn right and head into A Salceda.
(1) Keep on the path on the right-hand side of the road, past the Albergue de Boni and follow the curve round to the left. Just after a derelict building on the right, our route deviates from the road, going right next to a bus-stop and behind the Meson A'esquipa. Go through the woods to a crossroads, continue straight ahead to come out onto the N-547 road next to a warehouse with tractors parked outside. Go past this compound (Tractores Riocabo) and cross over to the left-hand side of the main road to take the track that heads into the woods. This crosses over a local road at O Cabo and continues heading southwest to go under the N-547 at A Brea.
(2) Head along the tree-lined dirt track, past some residential buildings and cultivated farmland. At a road junction, turn left, then right past the house. Head down the lane to cross a stream and go straight ahead, into the shade of the trees. Bear left at a fork in the path and through farm buildings to a T-junction. Turn left to reach the main N-547road. Turn right, along the dirt path to the side of the road. Follow the road until you reach a blue traffic sign, indicating the A-54 to Santiago and Lugo, where you should cross over to the dirt path on the left-hand side of the road. From here, it's just a case of keep on keeping on, following the road through Cerceda.
(3) Cross the road opposite the turn off for Toxa and Touro, past the Meson O Empalme, to go up a local road to a T-junction. Turn left to go behind the houses, parallel to the main road, coming down to the tarmac near Santa Irene. Keep on the dirt track to the right of the road all the way to the pilgrim's refuge and the bar Santo-lago. The path runs to the right of the wooden shelter and continues by the side of the road, coming out at a bus-stop. Keep on the dirt track on the right-hand side of the road that gradually moves away from the road, going through a wood but coming back to the road again after about 300 m. Then cross over the main road to head down a local road to a few houses and eventually to A Rúa.
(4) Head past the Pensión Casa da Fonte, along the pretty main street of the hamlet. Keep straight ahead, past hóreos and the campsite, bearing right at a fork. After crossing a stream, this local road comes up to the main N-547. Bear left and cross the road to take another dirt track in the same general direction that comes out of the wood onto Calle Pedrouzo at the back of a secondary school. This is O Pedrouzo.
(5) At the road junction, turn right past Bar Miras to find a concealed left turn off into the woods. This comes out at Santo Antón, which we weave through, following the yellow arrows and shell signs. Once again we follow the dirt track into the shade of the trees, heading south-west, bearing left at a fork, When the trees finish, turn left then right, follow this round to the left to come out onto a local road with a shell sign in front, indicating to go right. Follow this road down to some houses as the road bends right then left to reach a T-junction. As the shell sign indicates, turn right and follow this road round to the left. Go past a few houses and over a stream to reach the main N-547 road again near a bar called Kilometro 15 in O Amenal.
(6) There is a pedestrian tunnel that goes under the main road and our route continues on the other side, where there is another bar Hotel Parrillada. Keep straight on, following the signs, through woods and crossing other tracks. Eventually, the route hits the airport perimeter fence at a T-junction. Turn right to head north for a short while, meeting the N-547 at a roundabout. Turn left and follow the track by the side of the service road, passing the end of the runway (gates C3), round to the left and crossing the main road at a pedestrian crossing on some cobbles to now walk on the right-hand side of the road. At a large triangular concrete water pump, a local road leads off to the right. Go along this road leading into San Paio.
(7) Weave your way through San Paio, past the bar Porta de Santiago and the local church to head back out again, bearing left at a fork to head slightly uphill. The track bears off to the right and then comes down to a tunnel under the SC-21 dual carriageway and continues on the other side. At a fork in the path, a wooden footpath sign indicates that you should bear left, down through the trees to come out onto a tarmacked road, Lugar Esquipa. Bear right at the junction and head along the local road past residential buildings all the way until the road becomes Lavacolla. The wooden sign says go straight on, so keep on this road with houses to the left and agricultural fields to the right. The road bends sharply to the left to go past the church of San Paio de Sabugueira which is worth a visit. Continue round past the cemetery and along the late to meet the main N-634 road. Head up to the junction, on the left hand side and the Albergue Lavacolla is just past the bus-stop, opposite a small supermarket.(E)
