Mancomunidad Vigo

Council: Nigrán
Localization: Parishes of Panxón (starting point), Nigrán and A Ramallosa.
The Nigrán coastal route is an easy and enjoyable walk once we leave behind Monteferro. It then passes through the beaches of A Madorra, Panxon, Playa América, and the little Mount Lourido peninsula and continues to the river Miñor estuary up to the limits of the municipality at A Ramallosa, where there was a station in the past incorrectly called the Vigo-Baiona tramway, since it really was a train along most of its trajectory. One can walk from Ramallosa up to Baiona.This is a route that mostly goes along the coastline. From Monteferro to Panxón and then to Praia América, and onwards to the estuary of the river Miñor in Ramallosa. Difficulty is low and it takes around two hours to complete the 8 km trip on foot.

Council: Mos
Localization: Starting point at Pereiras. End of route at Castro do Mirador
The archaeological richness of Mos is such that, rather than propose an individual visit to each of its archaeological sites, one should take all the sites in the one excursion, something that this route allows, namely; the Celtic burial monuments (mamoas) at Peneiras, mámoas at Mercantil, Pedra Cabalaria and near the Saint Cosme Chapel at Saint Colmado heights or Saint Cosme, mámoas at Paredes.A small, 8.5 km, low difficulty route, which is adequate for all age groups. Access to the starting and end points have to be made using own means or by taxi, since public transport is unavailable here. The route passes through Pereiras, the Mercantil Sports Complex, Pedra Cabalaria, San Cosme Chapel, Herville, Camino de Paredes and the Castro do Mirador.

Council: Mancomunidad

Council: Mancomunidad

Council: Mancomunidad

Council: Mancomunidad

Council: Mancomunidad

Council: Mancomunidad

Council: Mancomunidad

Council: Mancomunidad

Council: Mancomunidad

Council: Mancomunidad

Council: Mancomunidad

Council: Mancomunidad

Council: Mancomunidad

Council: Mancomunidad

Council: Mancomunidad

Council: Mancomunidad

Council: Mancomunidad

Council: Mancomunidad

Council: Mancomunidad

Council: Mancomunidad

Council: Mancomunidad

Council: Mos
Localization: Starts at Ponte do Regueiro and ends at the same place.
This route passes through the most interesting places in this municipality, such as the water mills at Corviño and the Bridge on the River (Ponte do Rio).A small itinerary route, medium difficulty and takes approximately 5 hours to cover its 18 km length. It is a circular route, that is, it starts and ends at the same place, meaning that the hiker can travel to the starting point by car and leave by car upon finishing the trajectory.

Council: Redondela
Localization: From Redondela up to the sanctuary at Franqueira
The path goes along the traditional pilgrimage route to the sanctuary of the Virgin of Franqueira, located at A Cañiza. From Redondela, the itinerary passes through Cepeda, Frades and Mondariz, until it arrives to the Franqueira mountains, where the most important Marian sanctuary of the province of Pontevedra lies.A long route, the GR 57, which has a length of 52 km, lasts 13 hours and is of medium difficulty.

Council: Vigo
Localization: Bembrive-Beade
The name of the route tells us that we will be walking along the banks of the river Eifonso. The hiker will come across dense vegetation, waterfalls and many watermills. The collection of Eifonso watermills is a good example of this type of popular architecture, which today forms part of the ethnographic heritage of rural Galicia.A short distance route, about 4 km long and low difficulty. It starts at a place called Mourelle in Bembrive and ends at the Beade forest park.

Council: Nigrán
Localization: Starts at Medoña, in the parish of Priegue, where it returns.
This route passes through a rural background which is rich in interior sceneries in the municipalities of Nigrán, Vigo and Gondomar, and the bordering areas along the NW and the East. We arrive to the Chandebrito forest park after passing through an area from where you can have magnificent views from Mount Galiñeiro, which has a rocky summit. The route finishes at the same place where it starts.This is a route that is 11 km long, of low-medium difficulty and lasts about three hours on foot. One can also do the route on horse back or on mountain bike. There are links with the Greas Route(GR-58), the Vigo Panoramic Route (GR-53), and with the short PRG-61 Camos-Parada-Chandebrito route. This is the right route to take to see the prehistoric sketches at Mount Tarrasta in Outeiro das Campanas, Chandebrito, which have been declared as an Asset of Cultural Interest.

Council: Vigo
Localization: Parishes of Valadares, Zamáns, and Coruxo belonging to Vigo, and Chandebrito parish that belongs to Nigrán
The route starts at a place called A Garrida and rises up to the summit of Mount Alba. It continues through Cepudo, enters into the limits of Nigrán council and goes near the Celtic settlements and vantage point at Chandebrito. The route finally ends in Coruxo.A short distance 11.8 km route, which takes around 4 hours to cover on foot. It is not suitable for traversing by bicycle or on horse back, save for short distances. It is a low difficulty route.

Council: Pazos de Borbén
Localization: It starts at Tenxiñas. You arrive on the PO-250 road from Redondela.
The path starts at Feixiñas, goes along the western face of the Suído Mountains passing through Penaguda, Pazos de Borbén, Aitero, As Tablas, As Muras and ends at Casqueiros.A small distance, low difficulty route with a total length of 7 km. It takes about one and a half hour at a medium to high pace.

Council: Nigrán
Localization: The starting point is in the parish of Camos.
The starting point is in Camos, by taking the path that goes to the village of Pracíns. A little later, you pass by a set of watermills at As Rozadas. From Pracíns, the route goes uphill until it arrives to the Chandebrito forest park and its vantage point. The route gets connected with the PRG-60 and it has two ramifications: PRG 61.1, which passes through Castro de Chandebrito, an archaeological Celtic settlement from the Iron Age, and onwards past the Rodas watermills. The PRG 61.2 deviates at As Rozadas and takes an alternate path that goes to Mount Castelo and finishes at A Carrasca, in the parish of Parada. Mount Castelo is at more than 400 metres above sea level and has a panoramic vantage point which looks onto the entire valley.This is a 21 km route which is validated and well sign posted that starts at Santa Baia de Camos and finishes at Chandebrito. Level of difficulty is medium. One can either walk, which will take about five hours, or go by bicycle or on horse back.

Council: Vigo
Localization: From Saiáns up to the forest park on Mount Vixiador at Candeán.
The name of this Vigo panoramic Route defines its principal characteristic: once we start climbing along the crown of mountains that make up the rural perimeter of Vigo, in the parish of Saiáns, we then pass through the twelve forest parks of Vigo, from where we can get the best panoramic views of Vigo Bay, of the city and its surrounding areas. The hikers get on to lower grounds when they leave one forest park and enter another, like in the case when they pass along the banks of the river Zamáns. The route can be handled in easy stretches but one can also choose to use public transport to get to each of these parks or to return to the city centre, once we have finished our route.A long distance route called the GR53. It has a length of 58 km and takes approximately between 15 and 18 hours to cover the same. The level of difficulty is medium grade.

Council: Redondela
Localization: Between Cedeira, in Redondela and Cantabria street in Vigo. Accessible from both ends and from intermediate roads in Teis, Chapela and Trasmañó.
The water channel or water route was created in the 1970s when the Eiras reservoir was brought into service to provide water supply to the city of Vigo. Between Vigo and Redondela, the route has practically no steepness and is relatively easy to traverse. The Vigo stretch is quite urban with detached houses and a tarred road with a speed limit of 20 km/h. The Redondela stretch, after it passes Chapela, alternates between tarred roads and dirt tracks. The visitor can have spectacular bird's eye views of the whole of Vigo Bay all along its 13 km stretch. The route is abandoned at Cedeira, climbing down towards the Pazo de Torrecedeira, and on towards Redondela. There is a frequent public transport service available both to and fro if the visitor wishes to return to the starting point.A route that it partly a dirt track and partly tarred road, which in reality is a service road for maintenance works on the feeder water channel from the Eiras reservoir (Pazos de Borbén) to Vigo. The route is 13 km long and is of low difficulty. Ideal on foot or by mountain bike.

Council: Mos
Localization: Starting point at Fraela. Ends at Atín
The ethnographic assets in as far as watermills are concerned have a wide representation in Mos, thanks to the abundant supply of varying grade water flows. From the river Louro, which is a tributary of the river Miño and which crosses the municipality from NE to SW, to streams such as at Perral, Cerqueira and Costa Laceira. This route will let the hiker visit water mills found in this municipality such as: at Senlle, Ansar, Lagoa, Pontepedriña, Costa… however we must point out that the route is not easy since there are uphill stretches and the trip could last more than 7 hours.A medium to high difficulty, 20 km route. It passes through the following places: Fraela, Ponte de Roma, Outeiro, Dornelas, Pedreira, Tameiga, Arroyo Perral, A Porteliña, Sanguiñeda, Agueiro, Casal, Roublín, Carballeira, Sequeiros, Arufe and Atín.