Stage Baamonde – Sobrado through Vilar – As Cruces (32 km)

This new route, signposted by the Xunta de Galicia in 2017, also starts in San Alberte and coincides with the other variant for several kilometres until reaching Toar, where they separate.

The town of Toar belongs to the parish of Sambreixo. When we cross the beautiful village, we can see the little river of Toar which rises a little further to the left, in Eirexe, the site of the parish church of Sambreixo. Following the stream, which flows into the Parga River, we can see an old washhouse.

A little further on, the path forks, on the right we take the route towards Pobra de Parga along a path surrounded by nature until the Rego de Portofontao junction. There we turn left towards A Belouchada.

In A Belouchada we can see two crosses and the houses of the place. If we continue the route, we see the first houses of A Pobra with a landscape of lush forests and beautiful groves.

A Pobra, a pre-Roman castrex enclosure, has the Parish Church of Santo Estevo and the 16th-century Castle of Parga, which has a small legend. It is said that during the reign of the Catholic Monarchs it was converted into a prison and that the groans of the prisoners could be heard throughout Parga when they were tortured.

After passing through A Pobra, we head towards Ferreira and Montemeá. Upon reaching the place of Montemeá, the pilgrim will come across a crossroads, and must take the left hand side along the dirt track, and about 500 meters away take a path that will take him to the place of Rebordiños do Monte to continue to Vilar.

From Vilar, continue a stretch along the road until reaching the parish of As Negradas. Just before, where the sign with the name of the parish is located, we must take a path on the right hand side that will take us towards Penabranca, and from there we go to As Cruces to finally reach Sobrado, where the stage ends.