PR-G 197 RUTA DE CODESEDA - RAPA DAS BESTAS

Hiking
1253
On the Way of St. James

Location

A Estrada - Pontevedra

Coordinates:
42º 37' 09.7" N - 8º 26' 14.8" W

Description

This long route begins at Codeseda and runs through the parishes of San Xurxo de Codeseda and San Lourenzo de Sabucedo. Given its length, it is recommended that you divide it into two loops, using the PR-G 197.1 route between the Guadalupe Sanctuary in A Agrela and Codeseda to close the two sections.

The trail runs through an area with abundant prehistoric archaeological sites, Middle-Age roads and monasteries. and more modern churches, granaries, hórreas, mills and bridges.

The landscapes and topography are diverse and have varying characteristics at different times of the year. River bank areas are mixed with native forests, as well as mid-mountain landscapes with meadows and conifers. In the latter landscape you can find wild horses that are part of Sabucedo's annual rapa das bestas.

Access

From A Estrada or Forcarei, you can access the route via the EP-7001 road.

The Ways of St. James

The Winter Camino
Vía de la Plata

A plus

SABUCEDOS’S A RAPA DAS BESTAS

Declared a Festival of International Tourist Interest, a rapa das bestas is held in early July and is probably the best-known event in Galicia. The aloitadores (fighters) face the horses as equals, without ropes or rods, and three men defeat the "beast" in a dangerous fight.

The tradition and celebration are born from the need to control the horses that live freely in the bush. The stallions and the bestas (horses and mares) are led from the mountains to fields where, tightly fastened, they are shaved, marked and microchipped.

Longitude

30.5 km The variant measures 2.8 km.

Point of Departure / Arrival

Point of arrival: Codeseda (Concello da Estrada)
Starting point: Codeseda (Concello da Estrada)

Route

Codeseda, Fontenlo, Fragoso, río Umia, A Agrela, A Portela, Vilaboa, curro de Sabucedo, Sabucedo, Couto Mosqueiro, As Quintás, Codeseda.

Difficulty

Medium - High

Duration

9 hours and 30 minutes.

Equipment

It is recommended that you be prepared for possible inclement weather. You should bring hiking boots, provisions and water.

Services

In Codeseda and Sabucedo.

M.I.D.E.

Effort M.I.D.E.:
Itinerary M.I.D.E.:
Displacement M.I.D.E.:
Enviroment M.I.D.E.:

Bicycle access

Apto con reservas

Horse access

Totally suitable

cartography I.G.N. (1:25:000)

153-I Codeseda, 153-III Cerdedo

Further information

Concello da Estrada
Tel.: 986 570 165
turismo.aestrada.gal

Kind of route

Small travel

Interest

Ethnography
Scenic interest
Initial pickup date: 01/08/2019
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