Walking from Vilanova in stead of sailing

[MarieLauFlorin]

I took the boat between Vilanova de Arousa and Pontecesures last time. Next time I am planning to walk that stage. Has anyone here walked it? Is it worth walking? I heard rumours about roadside walking and traffic?

 

[jsalt]

I took the boat between Vilanova de Arousa and Pontecesures last time. Next time I am planning to walk that stage. Has anyone here walked it? Is it worth walking? I heard rumours about roadside walking and traffic?

I haven’t walked it, but a camino buddy did. She walked well over 30kms and then got lost, so that she ended up exhausted, and miles away from Padron.

Do you have the Brierley 2018 edition? He gives the mileage from Vilanova to Padron as 36.7kms. He says:
“This stage along the rio Ulla appears from the map as a riverside walk but appearances can be deceptive! In reality it is a long and mostly gruelling hike with few river stretches . . . Waymarking throughout is haphazard . . .”

A month ago I got a train from Padron to Vilagarcia de Arousa, and then walked “backwards” for the 10km to Vilanova de Arousa. It was tarmac the whole way, except for a very short path around a small bay. The outskirts of Vilagarcia were a bit industrial, but it was well-marked – I had no problem following it backwards, but then I just stayed next to the river as much as I could, which is what the camino does on that section.

Good luck! And let us know how it goes if you attempt it!

Jill

 

[p_mci]

I took the boat between Vilanova de Arousa and Pontecesures last time. Next time I am planning to walk that stage. Has anyone here walked it? Is it worth walking? I heard rumours about roadside walking and traffic?

Hi MarieLau

I wrote about the walk between Vilanova and Pontecesures here:

https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/spiritual-variant-what’s-the-boat-ride-like.55294/

 

[Javedlo]

Interesting to hear some information about Portugal, hope soon i will be there.