I don’t know if the legend of pico Sacro is common knowledge on the Forum, but here is my simplistic understanding. Saint James’s two disciples arrived from the holy land looking for a place to bury the body. The pagan Reina Lupa told them to take it up to pico Sacro. Her plan was that the resident dragon would make sure that there would be no spread of Christianity in the land. Divine intervention resulted in the death of the dragon, and Lupa saw the error of her Ways and converted to Christianity.
The shape is recognizable for miles and miles. This year I decided it was time to go to the top. I found a great track on Wikiloc that did not require any backtracking and probably only added about a kilometer or two. The views up on top are amazing in all directions. I could see the spires of the cathedral. I have recorded my tracks on Wikiloc (same name) so anyone who wants to follow, be my guest. Greenline is standard Camino. The orange line is what I did. Highly recommended.
Ps. The detour starts about 50 m past the Outeiro albergue.
The shape is recognizable for miles and miles. This year I decided it was time to go to the top. I found a great track on Wikiloc that did not require any backtracking and probably only added about a kilometer or two. The views up on top are amazing in all directions. I could see the spires of the cathedral. I have recorded my tracks on Wikiloc (same name) so anyone who wants to follow, be my guest. Greenline is standard Camino. The orange line is what I did. Highly recommended.
Ps. The detour starts about 50 m past the Outeiro albergue.