Camino del Norte
17.2 km, 350 m up and 375 m down, through 5 places, 5 of which have somewhere to sleep. Where you stop is up to you.
Every place on the path in order, with the distance from Castañeras. Most are too small to sleep in — a fountain, a chapel, a bar that may or may not be open — but they are what the day is actually made of.
Turn at the sign for Playa del Silencio.
A hamlet on the Ballota route between Castañeras and Ballota. No services.
The hamlet that gives the route its name. No services, but the views from the approach are good.
A hamlet between Ballota and Cadavedo. No services.
From here the camino passes Villademoros, San Cristóbal, and Queruás along back roads and paths.
A hamlet between Cadavedo and Queruás. No services.
From Queruás the camino follows farms roads towards and under the A-8, and then descends into Canero.
Distance, climb and descent are measured along the GPS track for this camino — 303 recorded points across this span, the same track the app carries. The town-to-town figures in my data put it at 14.9 km.
Esta entidad ha sido beneficiaria de una ayuda del Programa de incentivos a la movilidad eficiente y sostenible (MOVES III), gestionado por la Xunta de Galicia a través del Instituto Enerxético de Galicia (INEGA) en el marco del Real Decreto 266/2021, y cofinanciada por la Unión Europea — NextGenerationEU, dentro del Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia.