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Monte Pedroso / Route of Routes Trail

stratophile

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Hi everyone,

I'm trying to map the path up Monte Pedroso that Johnny Walker describes in his excellent Route of Routes guide. I've been to the top (albeit long ago) but not following his path. I'm familiar with the descent along the
Via Crucis, but not the ascent.

Attached is a screenshot of a map showing what I've got so far, but it doesn't seem to follow the description in the guide.

Could anyone help me get it right?

Much appreciated!
 

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The 2024 Camino guides will be coming out little by little. Here is a collection of the ones that are out so far.
Here's an except from the Route of Routes guide describing the portion I am trying to map:
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KSO this path, initially with a concrete wall and views of the Cathedral of Santiago on your left, and continue on the path through the trees. At the first small junction veer R and shortly come to a clearing. Cross the clearing through the gap in the wall and continue down the path on the other side. Near the bottom follow the path round to the road on your left, to the park gate and a small parking area. At the end of the parking area turn R on the start of a forest path marked with a red arrow on a granite marker. These waymarks continue to the pinnacle. About 100m along this path, veer L (i.e. don’t take the other entrance into the park), as indicated by the red arrow on the stone wall, up a small hill. At the top go L and follow the path round to the R (where you will see a red arrow on the stone to your right). Keep on this path till you come to a yellow and white wooden marker and a car park with a wooden mounted map of “As Sendas do Monte Pedroso”. With the car park in front of you turn sharp right at a small granite stone near ground level and a red and white wooden marker. There is a (faded) red arrow on a stone to the right as you go up this small hill. Shortly, as the path runs alongside the tarmac road, go through the “Area Recreativa Lixo”, and turn L onto the path marked “Merendeiro”. This path winds up and round to a large recreation and BBQ area, before it meets the tarmac road again.

Cross the road and, almost immediately, turn R onto a narrow path, marked by a small red dot on a stone on the ground to your right. This leads onto a wider path marked by a red dot on a tree to the left. Continue on up until you reach a small piece of open ground with 3 path choices ahead. Take the narrow one in the middle, marked by a red arrow on a stone on the ground to your right. Continue on up this path, marked by red arrows and small dots. As you make your final ascent, you will see the Monte Pedroso cruceiro (stone cross) and TV mast straight ahead, and the emerging spectacular views of Santiago on your right. Follow the red markings all the way to the top.
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Hola - I am fortunate enough to liveclose to the Roman bridge at the bottom of the ascent to the top of Pedroso. I walked up there yesterday. On the ground there are many paths to the top. At one point I considered deleting the detailed walking notes and simply writing: " the summit of the hill is obvious because of the radio masts which can be seen for miles. Make your way up to these masts by the most convenient route. "

I hope this helps.

John
 
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