The route begins in Santa Eufemia, shortly after passing the Ecomuseo del Pan in the direction of Pacios. We enter a small path through a native forest populated by oak, birch, holly and chestnut trees.
The path runs parallel to a traditional stone enclosure very characteristic of the region: quartzite wall topped by a row of vertical stones. After a stretch of descent we cross the river by a wooden footbridge. We continue through meadows and woods the path that leads to Vilarello. Arriving at the village we can make a stop to quietly admire its magnificent stone architecture. Large houses that tell us of a past of greater agricultural and livestock activity, of greater bustle, laughter and noise. Today we can enjoy its tranquility and silence and imagine an endless number of stories that suggests us the mute stone. We continue our way through the mountain and soon we cross the route of the forests and the green path of Agüeira in the oak grove of Pacios, after crossing it we come out to the Pacios-Santa Eufemia road, we continue along it to the right and after a short stretch we arrive back to the beginning of the route. Before leaving Santa Eufemia we recommend a visit to the Ecomuseum of Bread, through which you will understand the process of elaboration of this basic food, from the sowing of the cereal to the kneading and baking in the oven of the house.
The route is made up of two circular sections starting and ending in the center of Villanueva. The longer one, about 12 km, coincides in part with the forest route.
The route begins in the recreational area of Pumares; we cross the road and head parallel to the river to Pumares, a village of old ferreira activity, where we can still see the remains of an old mallet. From here, along a marked path, and leaving the river Agüeira to our left, we continue a slight ascent into a legendary forest characterized by riparian species (alders, ashes, willows, and hazelnut trees) and by oaks and chestnut trees that with their whimsical shapes are true monuments.
To start the route we will move to the village of Espasande and half a kilometer from here in the direction of Taramundi we will see an explanatory panel on the left hand side at the beginning of the route.
Route of nature and ethnography that begins next to the house of culture in Santa Eulalia de Oscos.
The route starts in Villanueva, capital of the council, from where we leave in the direction of Santa Eufemia where there is still a beautiful chapel of popular baroque style built between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries that deserves to be visited. Continuing the itinerary along the road and after about three hundred meters of walking, we reach the Castañeira Bridge, and after crossing it we must take a path that goes off to the right, reaching a splendid birch forest next to the abandoned farmhouse of Abilleira.
The itinerary begins in Teixo, where after leaving the vehicle and passing the last houses we start an easy walk along the road that connects this town with Santa Marina, leaving it to the right by a wide dirt track that leads us after a slight descent to the Arroyo das Mestas.