Turismo de Galicia

This wonderful walking route through Os Ancares will take you to a small hamlet called Degrada in the municipality of Cervantes. Behind the emblematic Club Ancares hostel you will find the Nature Interpretation Centre, a good place to start where you can pick up information for the day ahead.

It is recommended to walk calmly through the woods while we pay utmost attention so as to capture all the sensations this wood has to offer. Who knows, we may even hear the call of the male grouse trying to charm a female.

From there, you will take off on a special kind of journey: we will be travelling back in time to when the woods were magical, mysterious places, because the Cabana Vella woods open a window out onto the past.The route is not signposted, but don’t worry! It’s easy to get your bearings when weather conditions are good. Take the path that gently ascends from the lower end of the Club Ancares car park. Soon you will come to a fork in the path: you should follow the path leading in the direction of the Tres Bispos peak. Around 5.5 km from the starting point, you will reach the clearing at Tres Bispos. At this point the track comes to an end, giving way to a narrow path that heads bravely into the thick woods that you will see on your right. Attention all adventurers! The bravest among you will have the chance to take a detour (1 hour) from the main route to ascend to the peak of the popular peak of Tres Bispos. It will make your trek longer and a little bit harder, but it's well worth the effort because you can enjoy some magnificent views from the top of the peak

Once you are in the clearing again, the path that you need to find which ascends on your right may well be the most complicated point on the route, since snow in winter or lush vegetation in spring can make it difficult to spot. So pay attention to the map! Once you have found your bearings, follow the path through the trees: it will lead you out onto the ridge, the Golada de Vara. Here you leave the natural path to take up a new track which you should follow to the right: finally passing through the magical woods of Cabana Vella, the track will lead you back to our starting point.

It is worth taking your time on this route, opening up your senses to all the sensations the woods have to offer. Who knows, perhaps we will hear a grouse calling as he tries to seduce a mate.

The woods of Marronda are famous for being the birthplace of the River Eo. They offer a perfectly signposted route, the first half of which takes us into woodland with a colossal canopy fringing the river and its tributaries. ur proposed route will allow you to get to know this fraga or mixed woodland, starting at the A Cortevella recreational area.

All the typical trees of this mixed woodland or fraga can be found here: oak, birch, chestnut, rowan, holly and hazel trees. There are noteworthy colonies of beech trees that give this woodland area its distinct personality.

Since it can be difficult to reach this point, here are some instructions on how to get there. In O Cádavo-Baleira you should take the main road in the direction of Meira. You will find Fonteo on the way, and it is worth taking this brief detour to visit the source of the River Eo, close to the verge of the road itself. From Fonteo you should continue on to A Muíña, where you will find a turning on the right leading to Martín on a spectacular road among leafy woods peppered with small villages. As you leave Martín, look out for a right-hand turning signposted A Cortevella.

Take this turning to reach the start of a route full of surprises that never fails to impress visitors. And here you can take a breather: you’ve finally arrived at your starting point! The route will be a simple one, since our recommendation belongs to the approved PR-G 145 trail, which is very well signposted, indicating the route to follow upstream.   

In the heart of the woods there are many signs of human presence. Apart from the abandoned houses and hórreos (small raised granaries) in the area of Cabreira, 6.8 km from A Cortevella, there are bridges, drying houses and the odd mill, which appear on the route every now and then to remind us that these paths were created by people who made their living in the woods. We suggest that at this point you turn around and work back to the starting point, although if you have the energy and enthusiasm to continue discovering the beautiful landscapes of this area, you always have the option of completing the whole PR-G 145 route.

Before starting out, you should know that there are no signposted routes in these two areas, meaning that you should pay special attention to the map and directions. Moreover, in some places you will have to decide how far to venture into the woods and we recommend that you are cautious, enjoying the unique beauty of this environment unhurriedly. We have designed these routes so that you can access the woods with the greatest ease, but if you want something more, don’t forget that you can always contact nature guides who can help you to enjoy the area without running any risks.

The round trip will be easy but intense!

One of the best ways of getting to know these two jewels of nature is to follow a path that begins just before you reach the village of Morcelle, a few kilometres from Becerreá. But pay attention! You need to spot a sign that indicates the entrance to a mine in order to find our starting point on this route. That is where you can leave your vehicle in order to enter the holm oak woods of Cruzul. The map is easy to follow, and the route down to access the woods is also easy to identify.

Once you are in the middle of the woods, you will have to decide for yourselves – depending on your experience of similar environments – how far you wish to go into the woods. Take into account that you will come across uneven ground, steep slopes, and slippery lichens that can take you by surprise.

To complete your experience, behind Cruzul, the Souto de Agüeira awaits you. The path that will lead you there can be found in the pretty village of Cormes, following the same main road from Morcelle.  If you feel like it and you’re up to it, you can actually get to the route on foot: the road is not busy and it offers beautiful views of los Ancares. In Cormes, take a moment to admire the fountains that adorn the simple but beautiful main street of the village. You might also take the opportunity to visit the Chapel of Santo Estevo and the casa Boado. This time, you will use the last fountain as your reference point: there you will see a sign that indicates the road to Ferrería. Follow this road to reach the centre of the woods, eventually reaching the old N-VI road.

We propose one of the best routes to get to know these stunning woodlands. We are in luck this time, because we have at our disposal the “aula de naturaleza” or “nature classroom” of Moreda in Seoane do Caurel, which you can use as the starting point for your route. Map checking, gaining your bearings, and gathering interesting information are always useful activities when setting off to discover a new space

The walk will seem short, and once you get back to the top of O Couto you will find that you are already thinking of coming back. That's because O Caurel is always full of surprises – even if you a thousand times!

Would you prefer to take a simpler route? Perhaps that long uphill stretch is not what you had in mind? Well then, there is a trick that will make your lives easier: the top of O Couto is situated at 1,311 m, on the main road linking Seoane to Visuña. There is a route that goes into the woods that begins almost at the peak. It is a long path that is punctuated by views of the whole valley alternating with views of the woods and their magical nooks and crannies, occupied by beautiful old trees and criss-crossed with lively brooks and waterfalls. This route will also take you to the Fontes do Cervo, but this way you will arrive a little more rested! From the fountains you will go on to cross the meadow by the only path in sight, which will take you to the Polín viewpoint where you can once more take a breather and absorb the marvellous views before heading back to our starting point.