Pilgrimjim
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Ourense option

Is it worth considering detouring to Ourense from Chantada by bus, and continuing on the Sanabres, rejoining the Invierno at Lalin?  I'm wondering if Ourense should be considered on my pilgrimage but leaning toward starting in Ponferrada on the Invierno. 

carapau
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No 

sag
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I think the answer above is rigth...

Paul Palacios
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Yes, the answer is yes. You can go along the Camino Sanabrés, and when you get to Botos (after Castro Dozón), there is a path that links Estación de Lalín with Lalín. It's approximately 5k. From Lalin you walk directly to A Laxe and you are on the Camino de Invierno, which is the same in its final stages as the Camino Sanabrés. Buen Camino!