Laxe Lighthouse – A Espera (The Waiting) Statue (Laxe) loop from Laxe

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Laxe Lighthouse – A Espera (The Waiting) Statue (Laxe) loop from Laxe

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Laxe Lighthouse – A Espera (The Waiting) Statue (Laxe) loop from Laxe

01:34

5.59km

110m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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ZEC Costa da Morte

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.32 km

Monte d'Insua Viewpoint, Costa da Morte, Laxe

Highlight • Viewpoint

2.70 km

Laxe Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

The Laxe lighthouse directs boats into the Ponteceso estuary. A well signposted hiking trail leads from the village of Laxe around the peninsula to the lighthouse.

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2.77 km

A Espera (The Waiting) Statue (Laxe)

Highlight • Monument

The memorial shows a woman with an infant looking out to sea, apparently waiting for her husband at sea.

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3.23 km

Lovers’ Stone

Highlight • Natural Monument

Be careful with the stones if they are wet

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3.70 km

Glass Beach (Praia dos Cristais)

Highlight • Beach

The sea has created a beach full of small glass crystals from glass bottles that were wildly discarded there in the 70s.

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3.97 km

View of the Costa da Morte coastline

Highlight • Viewpoint

4.77 km

Church of Saint Mary of Atalaia, Laxe

Highlight • Religious Site

The sheltered coastal fishing village of the Costa da Morte Laxe. Walk through the port to reach the Igrexa de Santa María da Atalaia overlooking the protected port

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4.85 km

Mosaic Sculpture of a Swimmer

Highlight • Monument

5.59 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.62 km

1.75 km

662 m

344 m

208 m

Surfaces

2.74 km

1.44 km

1.36 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

20°C

12°C

61 %

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Comments

July 31, 2024,🇪🇸 Galicien: Laxe – Kristallstrandweg

From Laxe you can walk around the peninsula north of Laxe. You pass the Faro de Laxe and then a sculpture depicting a fisherman's wife with a child in her arms, looking out for her husband. Later you come to the so-called Crystal Beach. Here you can find countless colorful shards of glass, rounded by the surf. The reason for …

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July 7, 2025,Faro de Laxe – Laxe, Galicia Runde von O Areal

A very nice hike as a break on the journey to Santiago de Compostela with a decent wind! The little house on stone stilts at the end is an old food warehouse.

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June 21, 2025,Galicia: Entenmuschel-Gang rund um die Leuchtturm-Halbinsel von Laxe

The morning walk follows an educational trail that tells you about the percebes, the barnacles that are actually crustaceans and are traditionally collected here (de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollicipes_pollicipes). But the sad reality of the many shipping disasters on this Deadly Coast is also omnipresent. Finally, you come to the so-called "Crystal Beach," which is actually a pile of broken glass smoothed by the …

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August 28, 2025,Galicien - Fischerdorf und Leuchtturm Laxe

The hiking trail leads from the beach of the fishing village of Laxe along a narrow path around the peninsula to the Laxe Lighthouse, which guides boats into the Ponteceso estuary. Along the way, you'll see several highlights, such as the large Igrexa de Santa Maria church (currently closed, unfortunately), the lighthouse itself with an excellent picnic area nearby, and …

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