A Veiga de Logares – Hiking and Heritage

A Veiga de Logares brings together the hiking route PR-G 139, churches, a chapel and a hillfort. Travellers can also explore the Logares River, its wooded valley and the Veiga de Logares, a tributary of the Rodil. If you are looking for a hotel in A Veiga de Logares, you can plan your trip around whether hiking, heritage or scenery is your priority.

The PR-G 139 and its waypoints

The PR-G 139 starts beside the church of A Veiga de Logares and heads downhill to the northwest into the deciduous forest–covered valley of the Logares River. Its direction, descent and landscape give the hiking route a distinctive character: from the church, it leads into a wooded valley. The route also highlights the Igrexa de San Martin de Robledo in the village of the same name. It lies within the parish of A Veiga de Logares (Santa María). Remarkable yew trees grow along the path from San Martín de Robledo. Along the way, the PR-G 139 thus features a wooded river valley, a named church and a distinctive tree species.

Churches, a chapel and a hillfort

In Braña, within the parish of A Veiga de Logares (Santa María), stands the Capela de San Caetano, which is designated as heritage. Romeán is home to a hillfort of the same name. A spur off the PR-G 139 leads to this hillfort. These different associations are useful when planning a trip: the chapel is linked to Braña and the parish, while the hillfort is linked to Romeán and a branch of the route. This makes it possible to distinguish these heritage sites by their respective locations and connections to the route.

The Igrexa Parroquial Santa María de Veiga de Logares lies on the Camino Primitivo. This is a different route connection from that of the PR-G 139: the latter starts beside the church of A Veiga de Logares and heads into the Logares River valley, while the parish church of Santa María is linked to the Camino Primitivo. If you would like to include both churches and hiking routes in your travel plans, this distinction offers two specific points of interest.

River landscapes and the Carballido Forest

The Carballido Forest lies within the municipal areas of A Fonsagrada and Ribeira de Piquín. There are reports of sporadic brown bear sightings in this forest. This natural feature is distinct from the remarkable yew trees along the path from San Martín de Robledo: the yews are associated with that stretch of path, while the mention of brown bears applies to the Carballido Forest. This keeps the plant life along the PR-G 139 and the carefully qualified wildlife information tied to their respective locations.

The Veiga de Logares is described as the most important of the Rodil’s many tributaries. For the PR-G 139, the descent into the Logares River valley is a specific landscape feature; the Veiga de Logares, by contrast, is notable for its place among the Rodil’s tributaries. Those interested in rivers and scenery will find different aspects here: the hiking route through a wooded valley and the position of the Veiga de Logares in the Rodil river system.

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For the regional travel overview: Lugo.