O Pedrouzo › Santiago de Compostela

🗺️ Stage Map

📖 Stage Description

There is no hurry this morning. The 19 kilometres can wait — you already know where they end.

The Galician eucalyptus forest smells strong and damp. People often walk in silence, even when they are not alone. At Monte do Gozo, at kilometre 15, the city appears through the Galician mist. And the towers of the cathedral — two baroque silhouettes you have seen in photographs dozens of times — are there, truly there, for the very first time.

Four kilometres remain. They take a long time.

The Plaza del Obradoiro: granite paving stones, facades enclosing the square on all sides, the cathedral directly ahead. After 1,550 kilometres, the pack drops onto the cobblestones. Some people cry. Some laugh. Some simply sit in silence on the steps, watching others arrive.

The Pilgrim Mass takes place every day at noon — attend it if you can. The botafumeiro, the giant incense burner that swings the full width of the nave at dizzying speed, is a sight unlike any other.

Buen Camino.

🌄 Walking Conditions

Sun exposure and terrain over 19,7 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 Pedrouzo · Start

  Altitude: 240 m · 🇪🇸 Galicia

• 3.7km

  Amenal · 350 m

  Village or waypoint on stage 65.

• 8.4km

  Lavacolla · 260 m · Ancient pilgrim fountain

  Village or waypoint on stage 65.

• 13.9km

  Monte do Gozo · 370 m · First view of Santiago

  Village or waypoint on stage 65.

• 18.3km

  Santiago de Compostela · End

  Altitude : 240 m

⚠️ Practical Information

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  Difficulty / Alerts

  ⚠️ Final stage (20 km) — rise early to arrive at dawn.

  Monte do Gozo (km 15): first glimpse of the cathedral towers — an unforgettable moment.

  Pilgrim Mass at noon in the cathedral — the Botafumeiro swings when reserved in advance.
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  Water points

  O Pedrouzo

  Lavacolla (km 9)

  Santiago (km 19,7)
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  Supplies

  Santiago de Compostela km 19,7 · Supermercado · Panadería
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  AccommodationsPilgrim hostels (albergues, 5–15€), private rooms (30–60€).
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  Monuments & Heritage

  Monte do Gozo km 15 · Hill of Joy — the spot where pilgrims have caught their first glimpse of the cathedral towers since the Middle Ages

  Porta do Camiño — Santiago km 19 · Historic gateway where pilgrims entered the city, marking the edge of the medieval old town

  Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela km 19.7 · 11th-century Romanesque-Baroque masterpiece, UNESCO World Heritage, tomb of St James, Pórtico de la Gloria

  Pórtico de la Gloria km 19.7 · Romanesque portal by Master Mateo (1188), Apocalypse tympanum, column worn smooth by millions of pilgrim hands

  Plaza del Obradoiro km 19.7 · The great square of Santiago — Baroque cathedral façade, Palacio de Gelmírez and the Hostal de los Reyes Católicos
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  Taxi / Retreat options

  Radio Taxi Santiago — 981 56 92 92

  Taxi Tele-Taxi — 981 58 24 00

  Santiago train station (AVE high-speed, airport connections)