Stage 6: Camariñas-Muxía (32,6 Km)

The sixth section is the longest of this trail but it is also totally flat. We will cross the entire Ría de Camariñas, with softer landscapes and beautiful villages that will give us another point of view on the route. In the second part, quiet sandy areas of the mouth of the Rio Grande and the wonderful Praia do Lago bring us closer to Muxía, where we will arrive at the Barca Sanctuary after the ascent to Corpiño Mount. About ten hours of section before ending at Praia do Coido.

Stage 6 Description

This stage is the longest of all the route, the one whose parts run along roads and it will take us around 10 hours. In spite of all this, we love it. J After enjoying the show the open sea has provided us with in the previous two stages between Laxe and Camariñas, today we have to go inland. Everything changes.

The beginning of this stage, that will take us along the Bay of Basa and the mouth of the Río Grande, shows us again the different landscapes this Camiño dos Faros contains. We can see shellfish farmers working in this calm sea, which is rich in shellfish, especially cockles, when the tide is low among flocks of egrets and some other birds that look for shelter and food in this area.

When we reach  the beach Ariño, we cannot access the upper river Grande along its banks. We have to get the road to go across Tasaraño, Dor, Allo, and get to Ponte do Porto, where we will go across all the river walk heading to Cereixo. There, in just a small surface, we can enjoy an amazing walk seeing a tide mill, the church Santiago, and an impressive oak and the Towers of Cereixo.

From that point, the route gets harder till we get to the beach Lago. We have to walk along the road till we turn off along a forest heading the beach Area Grande. We will descend to it to arrive again at the mouth of the river Grande. We will walk across the beach and ascend along the pine grove to reach the beach Leis, that we will also walk across but in this case being very careful as there are a lot of rocks to get at the lighthouse of the beach Lago, a place where we will enjoy a deserved bath and rest, before facing the second part of this long stage. If you decide to divide the stage in two parts, the beach Lago is the best place to finish.

We leave the beach Lago by walking along the road under the bridge and we take a small path on the right that will take us close to Merexo. We will walk along this path that goes across the center of the village with panoramic views of its small bay. From that point we head to Os Muíños where we will do the beautiful route of the mills belonging to the river Negro, a group of mills that have been rehabilitated that connect a 1,500-meter stretch with the beach.

At the end of this route we see the beach Os Muíños, one of the most visited of the area, that we have to walk till the end by taking a steep hill leading to Chorente.  Right here there is the possibility of going to the Monastery of Moraime and from there connect with Chorente via El Camino de Santiago (“The Way of Saint James”).

From Chorente, the route takes us along the forest of Chorente and the point with the same name from where we can see Muxía, known as the wind´s girlfriend, which we will reach after walking along the beaches Espiñeirido and A Cruz.

We will walk along Muxía towards the Church Santa María to reach the summit of the MountCorpiño from its bell tower to enjoy another amazing view of this Camiño dos Faros. From that point, we descend towards la Punta da Barca with the lighthouse, the sanctuary of “A Virxen da Barca” and all its stones that make of this place a magical place. If the weather conditions are good, we suggest you reaching this place before the nightfall to enjoy one of the most amazing sunsets in A Costa da Morte.

But the stage doesn´t finish here, there is 1 kilometer left along which we will walk along the Eastern side of Muxía from the monument devoted to the volunteers to the beach O Coido, the ground zero of the tragedy of the Prestige and the last part of this 6th stage of O Camiño dos Faros.

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Planning Stage 6

POINTKMEHOURDIFPELAGUTIMEKMM
SECTION 6: CAMARIÑAS – MUXIA (32,6 Km)210h (8h 45′ mov + 1h 15′ stop) 115.5
Subsection 6-1: Fishing port in Camariñas – Tasaraño (9,1 Km)10 30′115.5
Departure Curbeiro Square0     115.5
Area da Vila Beach1.410:15  FUE 116.9
Lingunde Beach1.910:30    117.4
Basa Inlet2.1  2  117.6
Turn right Parrillada Rojo Xaviña4.411:15    119.9
Head-on crossing5.8     121.3
Punta Sandria7.1     122.6
Ariño pine grove7.8     123.3
Ariño Beach7.812:00  FUE 123.3
Crossing of Ariño912:15 1  124.5
Tasaraño9.1   BAR 124.6
Subsection 6-2: Tasaraño – Cereixo (5,5 Km)10 45’+30′124.6
Tasaraño spring water9.2   FUE 124.7
Dor10.1     125.6
Crossing Dor Forest11     126.5
O Allo11.713:15    127.2
Ponte do Porto12.913:30  BAR 128.4
Turn right to Cereixo14.113:45 1  129.6
Tidal mill of Cereixo14.2     129.7
Church of Santiago de Cereixo14.5     130.0
Cereixo Towers14.5     130.0
Oak of Cereixo (30′ avit)14.514:00   30′130.0
Subsection 6-3: Cereixo – Lago Beach (6,8 Km)21 120’+30130.0
Cereixo Cemetery14.9     130.4
Turn right Lago Beach road15.1  3  130.6
Turn right Furna do Sapo15.314:45    130.8
Furna do Sapo15.915:00    131.4
Prado de Leis16.5     132.0
Vilariño stream16.9     132.4
Area Grande Beach17.415:15    132.9
Turn right Leis Beach19.3     134.8
Leis Beach19.916:00 1  135.4
Punta do Lago Lighthouse20.516:15    136.0
Lago Beach21.4     136.9
Pine grove Lago Beach (30′ stop)21.416:30  BAR30′136.9
Subsection 6-4: Lago Beach – Os Muiños (3,9 Km)00 45′136.9
Bridge of Lago River21.617:00    137.1
Turn right end of Lago Beach21.8     137.3
Turn right to road22.4     137.9
Turn left to Merexo22.6     138.1
Merexo22.717:15    138.2
Roadside Merexo-Os Muiños23.517:30 2  139.0
Turn right Os Muiños25.1     140.6
Os Muiños25.317:45    140.8
Subsection 6-5: Os Muiños – Punta da Cruz (4,5 Km)22 60′140.8
Tella spring water25.4   FUE 140.9
Negro River Mills25.5     141.0
Turn left end of path of Negro River Mills26     141.5
Muiños Beach26.518:00    142.0
Exit Muiños Beach27     142.5
Chorente27.918:15    143.4
Espiñeirido Beach28.918:30    144.4
Cruz Beach29.7     145.2
Subsection 6-6: Punta da Cruz – Coido Beach (2,8 Km)10 60’+15′145.2
Nautical port Marina Muxía29.718:45    145.2
Muxía Square30.2   BAR 145.7
Church of Santa María30.6     146.1
Corpiño Mount30.719:00    146.2
Muxia Lighthouse31.319:15    146.8
Pedra de Abalar Stone & Pedra dos Cadrís Stone31.4     146.9
Punta da Barca31.4     146.9
Sanctuary Virxe da Barca (15′ stop)31.419:15   15′146.9
Monument A Ferida31.519:30    147.0
Conger eel drying shed32.4     147.9
Coido Beach32.620:00    148.1
KME – Kilometers of the section
TIME – The schedule that appears in the documentation is the perfect time to walk the path, taking the section calmly, enjoying the landscapes and making the necessary stops. The departure is always recommended at 10:00 A.M..
PEL (Danger) – Danger of the section (0: Nil; 1: Low; 2: Medium; 3: High)
DIF (Difficulty) – Difficulty of the section (0: Nil; 1: Low; 2: Medium; 3: High)
AGU (Water) – Presence of Water (FUE: Source; BAR: Bar; REG: Stream)
TIE (Time) – Time of walking or stop
KMM – Total kilometers from Malpica
POINT
KME
HOUR
DIF
PEL
AGU
TIME
KMM
SECTION 6: CAMARIÑAS – MUXIA (32,6 Km)
2
10h (8h 45′ mov + 1h 15′ stop)
115.5
Subsection 6-1: Fishing port in Camariñas – Tasaraño (9,1 Km)
1
0
 
30′
115.5
Departure Curbeiro Square
0
     
115.5
Area da Vila Beach
1.4
10:15
  
FUE
 
116.9
Lingunde Beach
1.9
10:30
    
117.4
Basa Inlet
2.1
  
2
  
117.6
Turn right Parrillada Rojo Xaviña
4.4
11:15
    
119.9
Head-on crossing
5.8
     
121.3
Punta Sandria
7.1
     
122.6
Ariño pine grove
7.8
     
123.3
Ariño Beach
7.8
12:00
  
FUE
 
123.3
Crossing of Ariño
9
12:15
 
1
  
124.5
Tasaraño
9.1
   
BAR
 
124.6
Subsection 6-2: Tasaraño – Cereixo (5,5 Km)
1
0
 
45’+30′
124.6
Tasaraño spring water
9.2
   
FUE
 
124.7
Dor
10.1
     
125.6
Crossing Dor Forest
11
     
126.5
O Allo
11.7
13:15
    
127.2
Ponte do Porto
12.9
13:30
  
BAR
 
128.4
Turn right to Cereixo
14.1
13:45
 
1
  
129.6
Tidal mill of Cereixo
14.2
     
129.7
Church of Santiago de Cereixo
14.5
     
130.0
Cereixo Towers
14.5
     
130.0
Oak of Cereixo (30′ avit)
14.5
14:00
   
30′
130.0
Subsection 6-3: Cereixo – Lago Beach (6,8 Km)
2
1
 
120’+30
130.0
Cereixo Cemetery
14.9
     
130.4
Turn right Lago Beach road
15.1
  
3
  
130.6
Turn right Furna do Sapo
15.3
14:45
    
130.8
Furna do Sapo
15.9
15:00
    
131.4
Prado de Leis
16.5
     
132.0
Vilariño stream
16.9
     
132.4
Area Grande Beach
17.4
15:15
    
132.9
Turn right Leis Beach
19.3
     
134.8
Leis Beach
19.9
16:00
 
1
  
135.4
Punta do Lago Lighthouse
20.5
16:15
    
136.0
Lago Beach
21.4
     
136.9
Pine grove Lago Beach (30′ stop)
21.4
16:30
  
BAR
30′
136.9
Subsection 6-4: Lago Beach – Os Muiños (3,9 Km)
0
0
 
45′
136.9
Bridge of Lago River
21.6
17:00
    
137.1
Turn right end of Lago Beach
21.8
     
137.3
Turn right to road
22.4
     
137.9
Turn left to Merexo
22.6
     
138.1
Merexo
22.7
17:15
    
138.2
Roadside Merexo-Os Muiños
23.5
17:30
 
2
  
139.0
Turn right Os Muiños
25.1
     
140.6
Os Muiños
25.3
17:45
    
140.8
Subsection 6-5: Os Muiños – Punta da Cruz (4,5 Km)
2
2
 
60′
140.8
Tella spring water
25.4
   
FUE
 
140.9
Negro River Mills
25.5
     
141.0
Turn left end of path of Negro River Mills
26
     
141.5
Muiños Beach
26.5
18:00
    
142.0
Exit Muiños Beach
27
     
142.5
Chorente
27.9
18:15
    
143.4
Espiñeirido Beach
28.9
18:30
    
144.4
Cruz Beach
29.7
     
145.2
Subsection 6-6: Punta da Cruz – Coido Beach (2,8 Km)
1
0
 
60’+15′
145.2
Nautical port Marina Muxía
29.7
18:45
    
145.2
Muxía Square
30.2
   
BAR
 
145.7
Church of Santa María
30.6
     
146.1
Corpiño Mount
30.7
19:00
    
146.2
Muxia Lighthouse
31.3
19:15
    
146.8
Pedra de Abalar Stone & Pedra dos Cadrís Stone
31.4
     
146.9
Punta da Barca
31.4
     
146.9
Sanctuary Virxe da Barca (15′ stop)
31.4
19:15
   
15′
146.9
Monument A Ferida
31.5
19:30
    
147.0
Conger eel drying shed
32.4
     
147.9
Coido Beach
32.6
20:00
    
148.1
KME – Kilometers of the section
TIME – The schedule that appears in the documentation is the perfect time to walk the path, taking the section calmly, enjoying the landscapes and making the necessary stops. The departure is always recommended at 10:00 A.M..
PEL (Danger) – Danger of the section (0: Nil; 1: Low; 2: Medium; 3: High)
DIF (Difficulty) – Difficulty of the section (0: Nil; 1: Low; 2: Medium; 3: High)
AGU (Water) – Presence of Water (FUE: Source; BAR: Bar; REG: Stream)
TIE (Time) – Time of walking or stop
KMM – Total kilometers from Malpica

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