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Same. I don't recall anything like the photo, or much downhill there at all.6. @C clearly’s picture is surely irrefutable, but I don’t have a memory of any steep descent into Pobra de Brollón (I think that by the time you get to Castroncelos, you have already done the descending).
In service to the forum, I walked this today8. Past Donelas to Ponte Ulla
Ask me about this tomorrow.
1, there’s now a path that takes you off the tarmac halfway between the crossroads after cornatel and borrones.Tom injured his knee a week ago but is doing great. We initially thought we might not be able to do the Invierno, but things are looking up! So…. I am wondering about the surfaces on some of the steep downhill sections. We do fine on the uphills. But going down on loose rocky surfaces is a disaster for knees! So Any input you have on the following downhills would and whether they are loose and stoney would be great!
1. Castle Cornatel to Borennes
2. Las Medulas to Puente Domingo Florez
3. O Alberedos to A Rua
4. Bendillo toSoldon
5. The peak after San Clodio down to A Ponte
6. Castro cells to the Rio Saa
7. Diomondi to Belasar
8. Past Donelas to Ponte Ulla
Thanks for any input you can give us. L
Also 5, the area is subject to an extensive timber harvest, which leaves the landscape despoiled and much of the shade gone!1, there’s now a path that takes you off the tarmac halfway between the crossroads after cornatel and borrones.
Right now we are feeling extremely optimistic about doing the Invierno!
To point seven Diomondi to Belesar: May be I was lucky about the weather but I did not find this section difficulty at all. A nice climb down to the river, worse up the hill on the other side of the river, chose the road up the hill.It is hard to remember - I am suffering from Camino-fatigue brain. A short bad section is easily forgotten once one has passed it successfully. But here are a few comments...
1. Castle Cornatel to Borennes
A good part, at least, is on pavement. I took a "short cut" into a ravine and up to Orellan, which I would not recommend
2. Las Medulas to Puente Domingo Florez
I think this was excellent surface all the way.
3. O Alberedos to A Rua
Where is O Alberedos? I think that whole day was on good surfaces.
4. Bendillo toSoldon
Can't remember.
5. The peak after San Clodio down to A Ponte
I was in a taxi for this!
6. Castroncelos to the Rio Saa
I took the attached photo somewhere in that section. Not a good indicator for you.
7. Diomondi to Belasar
NO! Do not attempt! This requires strong knees. As does the ascent to Chantada.
8. Past Donelas to Ponte Ulla
Ask me about this tomorrow.
I enjoyed the section very much. But without good knees, it would have been a challenge.I did not find this section difficulty at a
I don’t know of any active forum member who has walked this, but fingers crossed!Thanks for all the advice. We are still obsessing about whether to try the Invierno. Does anyone have input on how hilly and what the surface is like on the cut off path from A Ponte/Barxa do Lor to Salcedo? Thanks, L
It’s not really hilly and along country roadsThanks for all the advice. We are still obsessing about whether to try the Invierno. Does anyone have input on how hilly and what the surface is like on the cut off path from A Ponte/Barxa do Lor to Salcedo? Thanks, L
The owner of O Forno is happy to collect you and return from CastoncelosI don’t know of any active forum member who has walked this, but fingers crossed!
Maybe this is second best, but take a look at the wikiloc track.
Barxa de Lor - Salcedo
Barxa de Lor - Salcedo Hiking trail in Barxa de Lor, Galicia (España). Download its GPS track and follow the route on a map. Record your own itinerary from the Wikiloc app, upload the trail and share it with the community.www.wikiloc.com
If you go to the track itself and put your cursor down on the elevation profile you can see the elevation difference between two points — as you move the cursor on the profile, the blue dot on the track itself moves. You would do the right side of that circle. The starting point at Barxa de Lor is the far right side of the elevation profile. Salcedo is at about a kilometer beyond the high point, and there’s about a 300 m elevation gain over about 3 kilometers. So there is really not much of a descent at all, just an ascent, into Salcedo.
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Comparing the “regular” Invierno route between Quiroga and Monforte, it looks like this alternative route to Salcedo has more ascent. But I think you said ascents aren’t an issue.
Quiroga - Monforte de Lemos (Etapa 05) (camino de invierno) (per es meus amics) 2021.05 IBP 110
Quiroga - Monforte de Lemos (Etapa 05) (camino de invierno) (per es meus amics) 2021.05 IBP 110 Hiking trail in Quiroga, Galicia (España). Download its GPS track and follow the itinerary on a map. La etapa es larga, bonita, no tanto como el día anterior. Salida de Quiroga por asfalto y casi...www.wikiloc.com
Maybe you could ask the owners of the Hotel in Salcedo what their impression is.
It’s not really hilly and along country roads
Sorry I was unaware there was a turn off at barxa de lor, which is a lovely spot. I certainly didn’t see it so I can’t help.
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