Landscape interest
Rich forests and rocky crags define the nature of this circular route that starts at the stone cross in A Serra, in the parish of Arcos, near the Chapel of Sorrows. The route takes in over twenty crags of different sizes, classified by their original names and the legends attributed to them.
We begin the route at the foot of Coto do Castro, a hill where there is a large hill fort site. Walking around this hill we come to the Hill Fort Crag, from where you can enjoy a splendid view of the church and rectory of Arcos together with the Paradanta and San Nomedio Mountains.

We go down to the right through a wood of oaks and pines that dot the trail to the famous and impressive Balancing Crag.

From here, we enter a forest of pine trees until we come to the Crag of Orencia, used as a quarry in the 1950’s. At this point on the route we can go up either side of the Alto da Picaraña. If we choose the left hand side, we visit the Crag of Adega de San Isidro and the viewpoint of Pía Crag. After reaching the summit, we come down past the Stations of the Cross to the Hermitage of Santa Cruz, a place of worship and pilgrimage on 1 May every year.

From here starts a forest track back to A Serra on the other side of the slope. On the way back the Hat Crag and Laxe de Coto stand out, among others.

Access:In Ponteareas take the N-120 towards Ourense and after a few kilometers, in the parish of Arcos, you will see the route indicator.

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