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Alan Sykes had a wonderful thread of the Verin variant, starting here.I'll be walking Camino Sanabres this April from Puebla de la Sanabria. I see on Gronze that there are a couple of splits in the Camino with different routes. I'd like to hear others' experiences/recommendations about which way to turn at the forks in the road.
It gives a good sense of this way, and made my feet itch!A Gudiña to Verín
From Osiera to A Laxe (Lalin) is 23k. The route passes through Estacion de Lalin about 6.5 ks north of Castro Dozon where there is a hostal or you can walk 5ks further to the very nice Xunta albergue in A Laxe, which is where I stayed.I plan to take the variant through Oseira, but - looking at Gronze, La Plata guidebooks and the Wise Pilgrim app, I am confused about the next stage. Most of them show O Castro as the destination after Oseira, but there are apparently no accommodations there. I'd like to find an option for a bed less than 25k after Oseira. Is such an option possible? I see Estacion de Lalin on Gronze, but no way to get there. What would be the distance from Oseira to Lalin?
Thanks, that's exactly what I was looking for. Now I'm probably going to be bending your ear, @Lindsay53, for more info. Usually I find that, once I get on the ground, this stuff is easy to figure out, but my head explodes when I read things like this (see pic). And why does A Laxe have (Lalin) in parentheses? And is Botos the same as Estacion de Lalin?From Osiera to A Laxe (Lalin) is 23k. The route passes through Estacion de Lalin about 6.5 ks north of Castro Dozon where there is a hostal or you can walk 5ks further to the very nice Xunta albergue in A Laxe, which is where I stayed.
I stayed at the Hostal A Taberna de Vento after Oseira. There seem to be two names used for roughly the same place, Estacion de Lalin and Botos. The waymarked route doesn't go past the taberna, but it wouldn't be more than a hundred and fifty metres or so away. It would be a slightly longer, but still short, detour from the marked route to go to the area of the railway station, although Gronze doesn't list any accommodation there. Doing a quick sum on the distances shown in Gronze, Oseira to Botos would seem to be about 24 km.I plan to take the variant through Oseira, but - looking at Gronze, La Plata guidebooks and the Wise Pilgrim app, I am confused about the next stage. Most of them show O Castro as the destination after Oseira, but there are apparently no accommodations there. I'd like to find an option for a bed less than 25k after Oseira. Is such an option possible? I see Estacion de Lalin on Gronze, but no way to get there. What would be the distance from Oseira to Lalin?
Gronze still shows the Taberna at BotosEstacion de Lalin and Botos. The waymarked route doesn't go past the taberna, but it wouldn't be more than a hundred and fifty metres or so away. It would be a slightly longer, but still short, detour from the marked route to go to the area of the railway station, although Gronze doesn't list any accommodation there
Yes, I am staying there with a reservation.
Indeed, Estacion de tren Lalin is about 150m from the taberna and the building in which I was accommodated was about 50m from the bar. @JillGat commented that she could see a reference to Estacion de Lalin in Gronze and also asked if Botos and Estacion de Lalin were the same place. My observation is that they are for practical planning purposes for a pilgrim.
According to Gerald's book, it's 29.4 K from Oseira to A Laxe. I think you mean Oseira to Botos/Estacion de Lalin/WTF. Then it's 5.5 K on to A Laxe.From Osiera to A Laxe (Lalin) is 23k. The route passes through Estacion de Lalin about 6.5 ks north of Castro Dozon where there is a hostal or you can walk 5ks further to the very nice Xunta albergue in A Laxe, which is where I stayed.
The Camino does not go through Lalin, but passes through a small hamlet a couple of kilometres to the west on the other side of a motorway. This place is called A Laxe in the Wise Pilgrim Guide and the Albergue there is called Albergue Laxe. Looking at google maps the place seems to have no name at all.Thanks, that's exactly what I was looking for. Now I'm probably going to be bending your ear, @Lindsay53, for more info. Usually I find that, once I get on the ground, this stuff is easy to figure out, but my head explodes when I read things like this (see pic). And why does A Laxe have (Lalin) in parentheses? And is Botos the same as Estacion de Lalin?
Yes, you are correct, just looking back at my diary, it says 30k for that stage.According to Gerald's book, it's 29.4 K from Oseira to A Laxe. I think you mean Oseira to Botos/Estacion de Lalin/WTF. Then it's 5.5 K on to A Laxe.
I would note that the depiction of this in Gronze, here, is inaccurate inasmuch as it shows the Camino path crossing the railway line before going into Botos. While some parts of Botos are south of the railway, the pilgrim path doesn't cross the railway in the way depicted.
You are correct, I don't know how I forgot the high speed line, which would make the Gronze description accurate. I have annotated my earlier post to ensure that there shouldn't be any confusion.View attachment 164837
As you may see on this picture I would think the Gronze description is good enough to find the place after crossing the railway, as there are two railway lines. The newer fast and an older one. I wouldn't travel with Gronze alone always use my iPhone with a map and a current track to find restaurants and bars nearby.
I did have lunch at Hostal A Taberna de Vento the day I was walking from Oseira. But didn't get a bed there it was already booked out. So I went by taxi to Lalin in a hotel and the next day walking on the Camino Inverno until the two caminos meet at A Laxe.You are correct, I don't know how I forgot the high speed line, which would make the Gronze description accurate.
I have a reservation in place to stay at this hostal in Botos after Oseira. I chose it to avoid having to continue walking further to either Lalin or A Laxe. It is shaving off over 5k and making the stage under 30k.I did have lunch at Hostal A Taberna de Vento the day I was walking from Oseira. But didn't get a bed there it was already booked out. So I went by taxi to Lalin in a hotel and the next day walking on the Camino Inverno until the two caminos meet at A Laxe.
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