O Cebreiro › Triacastela

🗺️ Stage Map

📖 Stage Description

The Galician mountains reveal themselves through cloud and characteristic mist. The Alto de San Roque, with its statue of a pilgrim battling the wind, is one of the iconic images of the Camino. The descent to Triacastela winds through a succession of green valleys where water is everywhere — welcome to Galicia.

🌄 Walking Conditions

Sun exposure and terrain over 20,6 km

☀ Sun Exposure

🥾 Terrain

⏱️ Estimated Time for You

Estimate your walking time based on your profile — calculation based on Naismith’s rule and the stage elevation.

📍 Villages and Waypoints

• 0km

  O Cebreiro · Start

  Altitude: 665 m · 🇪🇸 Galicia

• 2km

  Alto de San Roque · 1330 m · Pilgrim statue in the wind

  Village or waypoint on stage 59.

• 5.1km

  Hospital da Condesa

  Village or waypoint on stage 59.

• 8.2km

  Padornelo

  Village or waypoint on stage 59.

• 10.5km

  Fonfría · 1295 m

  Village or waypoint on stage 59.

• 21.4km

  Triacastela · End

  Altitude : 665 m

⚠️ Practical Information

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  Difficulty / Alerts

  Long and technical descent on Galician trails that are often muddy — gaiters recommended.

  Alto de San Roque (km 5): iconic statue of a pilgrim facing the wind — panoramic views over Galicia.

  Green and wet Galicia: lush vegetation of eucalyptus, oak and fern.
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  Water points

  O Cebreiro

  Hospital da Condesa (km 5)

  Fonfría (km 10)

  Triacastela (km 20,6)
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  Supplies

  Triacastela km 20,6 · Tienda · Panadería
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  AccommodationsPilgrim hostels (albergues, 5–15€), private rooms (30–60€).
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  Monuments & Heritage

  Alto de San Roque km 5 · Pass at 1,270 m with a bronze statue of a pilgrim battling the wind — an iconic symbol of Galicia

  Alto do Poio km 8 · Pass at 1,337 m with a pilgrim bar and panoramic views over the Galician valleys and the Caurel mountains

  Village of Fonfría km 10 · Galician village with a restored palloza turned ethnographic museum, fountain and granite hórreos

  Triacastela — Navia valley km 20.6 · End of the descent into a lush green valley — limestone quarried here was carried by pilgrims to Santiago in the Middle Ages
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  Taxi / Retreat options

  Taxi Sarria (40 km) — 982 53 04 08

  Taxi Triacastela — ask at the albergue

  Bus Lugo–Sarria (intermediate stops)