Start out from Melide to visit the Brañas waterfall by taking the DP-4604 road towards Friol. Stay on this road for 9 kilometres until you come to Ínsua and, 500m past Ínsua, turn off and follow the signs towards the waterfall.

The joining of the rego da Pedra brook with the rego Salgueira brook forms the River Furelos. A short distance after the confluence, the river comes to an obstacle in the form of a vertical drop that creates a 40-metre-high waterfall. At its foot there is a dilapidated mill and a small rest area. 

This waterfall is in the Serra do Careón mountains, which are classed as an SCI (Site of Community Importance) and  ZEPVN (Specially Protected Area of Natural Assets).