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This is a crossover from Lugo on the Primitivo, to Sobrado dos Monxes on the Norte, through a tranquil and beautiful rural area, mainly on farm and forest tracks.
José Manuel Sánchez Grande from Friol, @xmsg on this forum, created the route and painted the green arrows. There are two suggested stages, with an overnight at Friol, where there is a pension, bank, bars and restaurants, and a supermarket. There is also a summer public swimming pool by the riverbank.
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Guide to the 'Camino Verde' crossover route - Primitivo to Norte - Downloadable PDFs with detailed directions and maps, Wikiloc links
Un resumen perfecto de los últimos cambios, Sarah!!! Y has hecho una estupenda recopilación de toda la información relativa al "camiño verde". Además de una muy buena labor de divulgación, a mí me has convencido, estoy deseando volver a hacerlo
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@ksam I am glad you had enjoied walking on the "camiño verde".
I would like to know in which hamlet you have lost to check where is the arrow.
Between Friol and Sobrado dos Monxes there is a drinking fountain to 10 km from Friol, in Laxe, in the clothes washing shelter, and, how youself say, the people of the hamlets will help you if you need it.
Does anyone know if there is any place to sleep at Friol?
Having just returned home from walking this route I would like to add my two cents!
It's really pretty well marked!! Only missed an arrow in one tiny hamlet. It only cost me 500m or so, maybe a whole km for the day added. But it was my error (partly due to a very happy little dog I wanted to get past!) I was using the app Buen Camino to track where I was. That's how I discovered my error. Easy enough to fix.
The route itself? Utterly beautiful, and quiet. Very quiet in the best way possible. For me ending in Sobrado dos Monxes was the icing on the cake. Vespers, Compline and Brother Lawrence made for a wonderful two day recovery (I blistered coming into town, my own fault!)
The stages are on the longish side for me, but after you've been walking for weeks, its totally doable. In total it may add a few km to the total for the trip, but again, worth it!
The Pension in Friol was very friendly. The Supermercado was well stocked for setting yourself up for the second day. While there was no where to get water, I'm sure if you stopped at a house or farm and asked in your best Espanol for aqua they would help you.
I would post some pics now of the magical route called the Camino Verde, but my computer is choking on the number of photo's I'm trying to download!!!Maybe later!!
Jose Manuel @xmsg - Gracias, Danke, Thank you!!
Karin
PS. You may still get an odd reaction at the Pilgrim Office. I did. I had to explain my two days with no stamps except where I stayed for the night!! Unless I'd grabbed a goat or sheep or cow and had them step on my credentialOr perhaps asked a farmer in the middle of milking...yeah...I don't think that would have been the best idea!! But, I have my compostella.
I should be on this route this year, perhaps around September 7-9. Just booked my flights and the first night in Oviedo! Really looking forward to this Caminonotion900 submitted a new resource:
Guide to the 'Camino Verde' crossover route - Primitivo to Norte - Downloadable PDFs with detailed directions and maps, Wikiloc links
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Part of the path between Lugo and Friol has recently been upgraded by Friol Council. It is waymarked with wooden posts as the Camino Real.
I'm hoping this route will be included in the new update of the Confraternity of St James Primitivo guidebook - I'm in touch with them. I'll keep you posted.
How muddy is the route Lugo Friol Sobrado?Boardwalks as of September 2022View attachment 132968
Thanks, BombayBill. Hoping to be there in 2 weeks.Mud? Well that depends on rain. The first forested section might be impassable with rain. After that it’s standard rural farm tracks and asphalt roads. The Friol Sobrado section is less earthy and only in 1 place might mud / water be an issue. If you backtrack 100m you can go around.
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