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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.
| Town | km from here | Shared | Private | The walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Portela de Valcarce | 4.3 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| Ambasmestas | 5.2 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| Vega de Valcarce | 6.8 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| Ruitelán | 8.9 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| Las Herrerías | 10.3 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| La Faba | 13.8 | ✓ Yes | — No | |
| Laguna de Castilla | 16.2 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| O Cebreiro | 18.4 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| Linares | 21.7 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| Hospital de la Condesa | 24.0 | ✓ Yes | — No | |
| Alto do Poio | 26.9 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| Fonfría | 30.0 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| Biduedo | 32.8 | — No | ✓ Yes |
Pradela is a tiny mountain village on the alternate route between Villafranca and Trabadelo. A handful of houses, a bar that may or may not be open, and views over the Valcarce valley that justify the climb. The village has the quiet, almost-abandoned quality common to the smaller mountain settlements in this part of León.
From here the path descends through chestnut forest to Trabadelo.
The descent from Pradela to Trabadelo drops through forest on a well-marked but sometimes muddy path. The gradient is moderate.
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.