Pilgrims on the road and friends along the way send me changes every day, and they go out the same day. The Camino Francés app carries all of it offline, and it's still being built — new features arrive routinely.
Get the appThis off-road alternative takes you straight to the Mirador de Orellán — the best viewpoint for Las Médulas. You'll also pass the Roman galleries (open for visits), the ancient tunnels that channeled water at increasing speed to blow apart the hills and extract gold. From the mirador, you can descend to Las Médulas village or bypass it entirely and continue to Puente de Domingo Flórez.
The alternative is about 11 km with 475 m of elevation gain (compared to 300 m on the official route). It's well worth the extra effort — arriving at the best viewpoint before you reach the village leaves your afternoon free for other things. A GPS is recommended. The official route from Borrenes doesn't pass the Orellán viewpoint.
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.