Picking a Route

Via De La Plata

The Via De La Plata actually runs from Sevilla to Astorga (purple route). In Astorga, the Via De La Plata joins up with the Camino Frances, which I will not be following.
The turn to the left after Zamora (and thru Tabara) is known as the Camino Sanabres, which I will be following.

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My Planned Route to Cross Castile y Leon

Here is my tentative plan for the third leg of my Camino De Santiago. This gets me across the region of Castile y Leon and into the region of Galicia, which is where Santiago De Compostela is located. The distance is approx 220 mi. About where the path goes west is where I will leave the Via De La Plata and start the Camino Sanabres.

Calzada De Bejar, Castile y Leon To Verin, Galicia

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Looking Ahead to the Future

This map is the region of Galicia. I plan to end this leg at Verin (on the Camino Sanabres) which is just over the border with Castile y Leon. Leg 4 in 2017 will take me from Verin to Santiago, and possibly on to 'The End of the World' at Finisterre on the Atlantic coast.

Caminos In Galicia (Sanabres - Gudina to Santiago - not marked)

So to sum up, here are the choices:
1) Follow the Via to Astorga (near Leon) and join up with the Camino Frances. (Nope, not doing this.)
2) Follow the Via to Granja de Moreruela (in Castile y Leon, not shown on map), turn west and switch to the Camino Sanabres. Follow the Sanabres to A Gudina, and go southwest to Verin, This is where we will call it quits for this leg.

On Leg 4, I will return to Verin and then turn northwest to Ourense and onto Santiago De Compostela.