The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.
The trail
Two hundred kilometres along the Costa da Morte in Galicia, from Malpica to the lighthouse on Cape Fisterra, by cliff paths, dunes, coves and fishing villages and out to lighthouses such as Cabo Vilán and Touriñán. The path is rough and steep in places, the days are long and there is little shade; rooms are in the villages along the way, and the Atlantic is kindest from late spring to early autumn.
Stages
A suggested split into 8 days of about 25 km (16 mi). Each day ends at the town or village on the way nearest to an equal share of the distance, or at a hotel or hostel where there is none. These are not the official stages: check where you can stay before you book.
- Day 1 Malpica to Niñóns 22 km · 22 km from the start
- Day 2 Niñóns to Ponteceso 26 km · 49 km from the start
- Day 3 Ponteceso to Laxe 25 km · 74 km from the start
- Day 4 Laxe to Arou 18.3 km · 92 km from the start
- Day 5 Arou to Camariñas 24 km · 115 km from the start
- Day 6 Camariñas to Muxía 32 km · 147 km from the start
- Day 7 Muxía to Nemiña 24 km · 171 km from the start
- Day 8 Nemiña to Fisterra 28 km · 200 km from the start
Start and finish
Start: near Malpica, Bergantiños. 43.32263, -8.80482
Finish: near Fisterra, A Coruña. 42.88165, -9.27194
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Malpica, Bergantiños · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Niñóns, Bergantiños · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Ponteceso, Bergantiños · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Laxe, Bergantiños · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Arou, Terra de Soneira · After day 4 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Camariñas, Terra de Soneira · After day 5 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Muxía, Fisterra · After day 6 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Nemiña, Fisterra · After day 7 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Fisterra, A Coruña · The finish Booking.com → Expedia →
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.
