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I have walked the one nr the motorway and I agree it is not a nice walk.. beside the few and far between marking, at time was not sure if I was following the right way, as I met so very few pilgrims..I was alone most of the way...but I wander what made them change in so unpractical way??I wonder if the route you propose is still marked with mojones??
You got it - and an open air swimming pool! Blisteringly hot the day I arrived but no costumeIf it is anything like the old route to Cabanas and Pontedeume from Vilar do Colo, I would expect there still to be painted yellow arrows on the streetlights, but basically, you follow the country road. Basically, you ignore the waymarked right turn once you have crossed the motorway and carry on walking on the road
The only reason I can think of changing the route is that the old route is on a country road; i.e. tarmac and no pavement, so they changed it to a non-tarmac route. Without that, basically the whole stage from Hospital de Bruma to Sigueiro is on roads / tarmac, albeit mainly very quiet roads.
I really did not like walking on the side of the motorway for the good part of an hour (albeit you are fenced away from the motorway), and if I did the Ingles again, I would do walk the old route shown by Jeff. As Jeff's map shows, you join the new route almost an hour later on the outskirts to Sigueiro, where if I am correct, there is a T junction and a bus stop with a shelter (where I thankfully was able to shelter from a very large thunderstorm)