Boo de Piélagos marks a navigational challenge. The FEVE train station, church, and albergue cluster around a curve in the road. The problem lies ahead: the camino once crossed the Río Pas on the narrow FEVE railway bridge, but this is now prohibited and enforced.
Three options remain: ride the FEVE train one stop across the river (two minutes, cheap, easy); walk south to cross at Puente Arce and loop back north to Mogro (9.4 km); or take the newly marked alternate from Puente Arce that continues west without returning to the coast.
Once upon a time the camino between Boo and Mogro required pilgrims to cross the river along the very narrow FEVE railway bridge. This is now prohibited and enforced by the locals and the police. It is dangerous and very much to be avoided. This leaves pilgrims with three options:1. Hop on the train at Boo for a two minute journey across the bridge the legit way.2. Follow the arrows south to cross the river at Arce and then turn back north to Mogro, a well marked journey of 9.4km. 3. Follow the arrows south to cross the river at Arce and then continue on a newly marked alternate from Puente Arce.
San José Obrero is celebrated on the 19th of March and San Juan Bautista on the 24th of June.
Although the town of Boo is new the camino has always passed through this point. Modern travelers have the luxury of a quick train across the Río Pas but ancient pilgrims relied on the Barco de Mogro (the boat of Mogro) to get across; a service which was free to pilgrims.
Once in Boo it is possible to cross the train tracks at the platforms, though do exercise caution. This is the shortest path to the Albergue Piedad. The arrows will otherwise take you around town (it is a small town) on the main road and over the railway.
Accommodation in Boo de Piélagos.
| Albergue Piedad 15€ 20 Booking.com |
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