This walk starts at ponte da Chanca and will take us along the Rato River through open fields, orchards and a native forest, with oak, ash and poplar trees. 

The whole area was recently restored and a cycle path was built parallel to the pedestrian path. Along the way we will find benches, bridges, fountains and even small waterfalls, and we will be able to observe frogs, ducks, grey herons and dippers. During the route we will find the Terras do Miño Biosphere Reserve Interpretation Centre, located in a 19th century mill-house known as the muíño do Tendeiro. Here we can see an audiovisual exhibition on the ethnography, history, landscape and culture of water, and also find out about the numerous nature-related activities that can be carried out in the surroundings.

The Rato River meets the Miño River in the vicinity of this route, which allows us to extend it and walk several kilometres further along the banks of the longest and best-known river in Galicia.