Bruma › Ordes

🗺 Stage Map

📖 Stage Description

From Bruma, the path first reaches its high point at 458 metres on the Serra do Gato, offering breathtaking panoramas over inland Galicia on a clear day. The wild heathland gradually gives way to the eucalyptus and pine forests characteristic of deepest Galicia.

The descent is gradual through the hamlets of inland Galicia — granite villages, rural chapels and hórreos with slate roofs often decorated with crosses and granite balls. The landscape has a rare authenticity, far from the tourist trail.

Ordes, the main town of the comarca of the same name, is a lively place with everything needed to rest before the long final stage to Santiago. Its restaurants serve traditional Galician cuisine: pulpo á feira, lacón con grelos and empanada.

Walking Conditions

Sun exposure and terrain type over 15,6 km

Sun Exposure

Terrain

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📍 Villages and Waypoints

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  Bruma · Start

  Hospital de Bruma. Historic albergue and bar. Provincial boundary.

  💧 Water🏕 Hostel🍽 Bar
• 8km

  Poulo

  Rural hamlet with fountain. Waypoint on the descent to Ordes.

  💧 Water
• 15.6km

  Ordes · End

  Comarca capital. Hotels, Galician restaurants, supermarkets. All amenities.

  💧 Water🛒 Shops🏕 Accommodations🍽 Restaurants

⚠ Good to Know

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  Terrain

  Climb to the high point (458 m) then a steady descent

  Atlantic heathland and eucalyptus forests

  Short stage — good recovery day before Santiago
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  Water points

  Bruma (km 0)

  Poulo (km 8)

  Ordes (km 16)
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  Supplies

  Bruma km 0 · Albergue bar only

  Ordes km 16 · Supermarkets et restaurants