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Pilgrims on the road and friends along the way send me changes every day, and they go out the same day. The Camino del Norte app carries all of it offline, and it's still being built — new features arrive routinely.

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Tomorrow from New Official v Old Official

Towns with beds within a day's walk of New Official v Old Official

Nothing says you have to stop here, or there. These are simply the towns within a comfortable day's walk, so you can decide tonight.

Townkm from hereSharedPrivateThe walk
Arzúa from the Camino del Norte6.8✓ Yes✓ Yes
Pregontoño9.1✓ Yes✓ Yes
El Lugar de Tabernavella11.9✓ Yes✓ Yes
Calle - O Outeiro14.5✓ Yes✓ Yes
Salceda17.7✓ Yes✓ Yes
A Brea20.3— No✓ Yes
Empalme21.9✓ Yes✓ Yes
Santa Irene22.9✓ Yes✓ Yes
A Rúa24.3✓ Yes✓ Yes
O Pedrouzo25.9✓ Yes✓ Yes
Amenal28.9— No✓ Yes

Services

Three routes from Boimorto to join the Camino Francés, all converging near the Santiago airport at San Paio. Distances from A Gándara, with remaining distance to Santiago in brackets.

New Official Route — 28.3 km [40.7]: Direct to Lavacolla. Shortest, fewest services, no albergues. Follow AC-0603.

Old Official Route via Arzúa — 35.8 km [48.2]: Longest but best-served, joining the Francés at Arzúa (9.7 km). Follow AC-0602 left at end of A Gándara.

Via Brea / O Pedrouzo — 30.5 km [42.9]: Middle option, joins the Francés near O Pedrouzo.

Questions about New Official v Old Official

How far is New Official v Old Official from A Gándara (Boimorto)?
New Official v Old Official is 0 km on from A Gándara (Boimorto), the previous town with beds. The next one, Arzúa from the Camino del Norte, is 6.8 km further.
Where can I walk to tomorrow from New Official v Old Official?
Within a normal day's walk, 15 to 32 km, the towns with beds are Salceda (17.7 km), A Brea (20.3 km), Empalme (21.9 km), Santa Irene (22.9 km), A Rúa (24.3 km), O Pedrouzo (25.9 km), Amenal (28.9 km).

... comments from pilgrims using the Wise Pilgrim app

26. March 2023 - 17:09

New official route.

The new official route is well way marked and you only join the masses at Santiago airport. This makes it a more peaceful route at the end of the Norte or Primitivo. We stayed in Lavacolla and arrived in Santiago in plenty of time for Mass the following day.

Programa MOVES IIIMinisterio para la Transición Ecológica y el Reto Demográfico — IDAEXunta de GaliciaInstituto Enerxético de Galicia (INEGA)Financiado por la Unión Europea — NextGenerationEUPlan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia

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.

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