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Alternative Routes - Betanzos to Bruma

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Gronze shows and recommends two alternative routes on the Betanzos to Hospital de Bruma stage -- one at Cos, and one just a bit before the merge with the A Coruna route. Can anyone provide a bit more info on these beyond Gronze?

Clearly, as to the first, Gronze makes the alternative much more attractive, but it is a more difficult walk, for example? The later alternative route isn't really discussed at all.

Thanks.
 
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Hmmn...seems like a few years ago there was a lot of re-routing of the Ingles. I have not been on it, but wonder if this accounts for the two routes?
 
Hmm, can’t help really it’s been a while since I passed that way. Memory says it offers two opportunities to get off minor roads and onto forest tracks (with nice deep ruts if the loggers have been active). Turismo Galicia have buggered about re-routing, paving and “improving” the Ingles over the last few years. Gronze’s map may not reflect the reality on the ground. You’ll still get to where you’re going
 
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Since 2014 I walked the Ingles three times and every time more roadwalking. Minor roads so you should not worry too much about traffic but it gets a bit tedious after a while.

The one detour you should try to avoid IMO is this one... So keep on the right for the camino official.

" Seguimos durante 150 metros a la izquierda por el arcén de la carretera (avenida de Laraxe), que cruzamos mediante un paso de peatones. Proseguimos por el lado contrario, con cuidado pues hay tramos de arcén muy estrechos y los coches van a gran velocidad. Al cabo de 300 metros tomamos a la derecha un camino de tierra (Camiño da Ínsua), que comienza en fuerte bajada; continuamos por éste hasta desembocar en una carretera local, que pasa bajo un viaducto de la autopista; al cabo de 400 metros llegamos a una bifurcación con un cartel informativo, donde deberemos escoger entre el camino oficial o un camino complementario (que supone un rodeo de 1,4 km adicionales). El camino oficial sigue a la derecha por la misma pista asfaltada (Camiño da Veiga), y al cabo de 1 km llegamos al cruce con la carretera N-651. "

Source Gronze


Do no take the camino complimentario. It takes you up and down very hilly forestpaths and you miss all the small playas at Cabanas because very abruptly you are in Pontedeume and you missed the Playa Magdalena.
We mistook this Complementario for the green route in the Brierley guide. They are not the same!
 
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