You’ll feel it in your legs after the first hour: this is not a flat walk. The highest point is modest, but the route keeps going up and down. By the end you’ll have climbed more than 500 metres. No single climb is long, but together they add up.
You set off from Muros, on the water’s edge of the ría. This is the first stage, so ease your body and your rucksack into it gently. Around six hours is a good estimate, breaks included. At the end, O Cruceiro de Roo is waiting. It’s not a big town, but it’s a pleasant place to put your rucksack down. The first day is done and the rest will follow. Whatever you do, don’t start too fast.