I'm reviewing lots of old notes for my Levante/Sanabres coming up in about six weeks, and wanted to jot down the directions for the alternative way into Ourense. On this thread from 2009, several people helped me find a much nicer route into town than the industrial drudgery that the yellow arrows follow. camino-mozarabe-and-via-de-la-plata/topic5483.html
Here's what I reported having done in 2010:
When I got to the Peugeot building, I took a left instead of following the camino sign to the right. Immediately, I was on a lovely river path. Well, I just stayed on the river path (though I had to cross over a busy street at the Ford Motor Co. building, but the river path was right there). I stayed on the path till I got to the end, where the river I was walking on merged into another river. Then a right hand turn, and about 10 minutes walking and I was in As Burgas.
From As Burgas to the albergue is easy, but I didn't take notes.
I would highly recommend this as a soft track, quiet, babbling water alternative to asphalt and industry. You can't miss it if you keep an eye out for the Peugeot building.
buen camino, Laurie
Here's what I reported having done in 2010:
When I got to the Peugeot building, I took a left instead of following the camino sign to the right. Immediately, I was on a lovely river path. Well, I just stayed on the river path (though I had to cross over a busy street at the Ford Motor Co. building, but the river path was right there). I stayed on the path till I got to the end, where the river I was walking on merged into another river. Then a right hand turn, and about 10 minutes walking and I was in As Burgas.
From As Burgas to the albergue is easy, but I didn't take notes.
I would highly recommend this as a soft track, quiet, babbling water alternative to asphalt and industry. You can't miss it if you keep an eye out for the Peugeot building.
buen camino, Laurie
