Camino de Santiago, 5-35 Days, 113-780km.

The Camino de Santiago or Way of St James is a journey of the soul along an ancient pilgrimage route from the Pyrenees to Santiago de Compostela. Walk the whole way or just a week or two, you will never forget it!

It is here by the car park that the Rio Cubo flows into the Rio Deva. From this car park, cross the road and proceed up the hill towards what I like to call Old Cosgaya. Where the road bends sharply (a hair pin bend) to the left, leave the asphalt road and follow the concrete track on your right. This is Waypoint 01.The river is on your right.

Soon the concrete track bends sharply to the left. Leave it here and follow the dirt track on your right. This is Waypoint 02.  Shortly you will cross a small bridge. You will hardly notice it except that suddenly the river is on your left. Just stay on the path for about 3.5 kilometers until you come to another bridge. There are various paths leading off but just keep heading roughly south or south west, always keeping the river on your left. The path is clear, you don't need to enter any fields. You will seldom loose sight of the river and it will always be in ear shot. Its a beautiful shady section of the Rio Cubo. There are lots of small waterfalls too. 

When you come to it, cross over the second stone bridge. The river is now on your right. Soon you come to a junction with a bigger track. This is waypoint 03. Turn left here, onto the bigger, higher track, and head for Old Cosgaya. From here on you loose visual contact with the river. Turn left at Waypoint 04 and enter this charming oldie would village. Spend some time here, if you like, just looking around. There is a quaint old church here too. Then return down the hill to the car park. The village is a maze of small streets but if you keep going down you can't go far wrong.

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