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Ponte Sampaio Bridge – Río Tomeza Riverside Trail loop from Arcade

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Ponte Sampaio Bridge – Río Tomeza Riverside Trail loop from Arcade

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Ponte Sampaio Bridge – Río Tomeza Riverside Trail loop from Arcade

07:56

28.9km

470m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 13, 2026

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ENIL Río Gafos

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2.33 km

Galician Hórreo (Traditional Granary)

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The Galician hórreo is a specific type of hórreo in Galicia, a construction for agricultural use intended to dry, cure and store corn and other cereals before shelling and grinding them.

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2.50 km

Ponte Sampaio Bridge

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After passing the small town of Arcade and its beautiful gardens, you come face to face with this bridge, which goes over the River Verdugo. On the other side is …

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10.2 km

Rocky Path

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nice to see but difficult to walk or bike

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12.0 km

Start of the Chestnut Forest Trail

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A great way.

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13.0 km

Poza de rego

Lake

14.1 km

Forest Path with Eucalyptus and Chestnut Trees

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This pleasant path through the forest alternates dirt tracks and cobbled paths. Along it you can see eucalyptus, chestnut and pine trees. Leaving the forest, in addition, there are many …

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18.5 km

Tomeza River Path

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River path of the Tomeza river, in Pontevedra.

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19.3 km

Waterfall and Stone Bridge on the Río Tomeza

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Beautiful point by the Tomeza river.

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20.4 km

ENIL Río Gafos

Nature Reserve

21.2 km

Río Tomeza Riverside Trail

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This alternative to the Portuguese Way accompanies the Tomeza River through trails, wooden walkways and bridges. It has a linear layout of about 4 kilometers that you will not want …

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28.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.27 km

6.97 km

6.82 km

6.38 km

471 m

Surfaces

10.7 km

8.94 km

3.84 km

3.61 km

1.49 km

321 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 1 July

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Comments

May 5, 2022,Camino Portugese Costal- Van Redondela naar Pontevedra 16,4 km

Camino Portuguese Coastal From Redondela to Pontevedra 16.4 km (and city walk behind it)

Today a quiet day, we go to the city of the female pilgrim Pontevedra.
From the hotel it was the same climb. Beautiful in the woods. Because we are walking on the central route today, it is a lot busier. We walk in a kind of …

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September 18, 2023,CP da Costa von Porto- Tag 9 - Von Cesantes nach Pontevedra

We started this morning in the O Refuxio de la Jerezana in light rain that lasted until midday.
Before Arcos we met a father and his daughter again and walked a bit together.
In Arcos we also had a vegan and flexvegan breakfast 😉
Of course, the bridge and the granary also had to be included in the picture.
For …

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September 13, 2023,Tag 12

Quote of the day: “As soon as you have taken the first steps on the ancient pilgrimage path, everything happens by itself. You experience and see things that you had not noticed before. You change and can become a different person. Quite simply like that. While walking the Way of St. James.”

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September 23, 2024,23 Portugiesischer Central Weg - Tag 8 - Von Cesantes nach Albergue Nacama Pontevedra

Today I ran the full distance again, but only with the small backpack

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May 31, 2023,🇪🇸🌳 Camino Porto Santiago 🌿🇪🇸 Etappe 08

Today we walked most of the time through forests and small towns. It often went uphill, which was a bit exhausting, but still a nice tour.

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August 17, 2023,Camiño Portugues Etappe 3 - Arcade de Riba nach Pontevedra

For the interested reader in advance: this tour is the third of a total of seven stages. The description follows in the second comment of the respective recording.
Here is an overview of all the stages we walked on the Portuguese Way of St. James:
1. komoot.de/tour/1261994427
2. komoot.de/tour/1263937292
3. komoot.de/tour/1265119349
4. komoot.de/tour/1266931057
5. komoot.de/tour/1268514925
6. komoot.de/tour/1270404759
7. komoot.de/tour/1272070149

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July 11, 2022,🇪🇸 Jakobsweg Tag 7: Soutoxuste - Pontevedra

Today it was cloudy for the first time and significantly cooler than the past few days. This had an impact on our running behavior: Since we didn't have to struggle with the heat, we were very fast and left pilgrim after pilgrim behind us 🏃🏾‍♂️
It wasn't until we met our Portuguese companions that we walked a good distance with …

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September 13, 2022,Camino Portugués: Tag 9 - Von Redondela nach Pontevedra

Today a stress test in continuous rain with heavy showers. The selected Camino Complemenario at the stream near Fomeza turned out to be top-notch, but unfortunately accompanied by the mud that formed on the parallel path.

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Ponte Sampaio Bridge – Río Tomeza Riverside Trail loop from Arcade

Galician Hórreo (Traditional Granary)

Ponte Sampaio Bridge

Rocky Path

Start of the Chestnut Forest Trail

Forest Path with Eucalyptus and Chestnut Trees

Tomeza River Path

Waterfall and Stone Bridge on the Río Tomeza

Río Tomeza Riverside Trail

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