Camino Inglés
19.3 km, 471 m up and 280 m down, through 7 places, 1 of which has somewhere to sleep. Where you stop is up to you.
Every place on the path in order, with the distance from Sergude. 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.
From Sergude the terrain becomes seriously rural. The next 13 km to Hospital de Bruma include the hardest climb on the entire Camino Inglés — a sustained ascent of nearly 6 km to the Alto de Peito. The views from the top take in A Coruña, Ferrol, and the coast. After the summit, the path descends through forest and scattered hamlets to Bruma. Carry food and water — services are effectively nonexistent.
A few houses along a lane. No services. The countryside between Sergude and Sarandós is quiet farmland and forest — enjoy it while the terrain is still gentle.
A small parish with a Baroque church and a café (Café Bar O Central) — though its hours are unreliable, especially on holidays. The sustained climb to the Alto de Peito begins in earnest just past here. Near the hamlet o…
A crossroads marked by a cruceiro. No services. You're passing through the parish of Santa Mariña de Beira.
A scattered rural parish — fewer than 500 people spread across 16 hamlets. No pilgrim services. Eucalyptus forest, small fields, granite farmsteads — deep rural Galicia.
A scattering of houses along the road. No services. Keep walking.
The next stretch to Sigüeiro is about 24 km through forest and rural paths. The terrain is predominantly flat with gentle inclines — a welcome change after the hills south of Betanzos. You'll pass through several tiny villages, but services are scarce until Sigüeiro. The walking is pleasant — eucalyptus groves, traditional hórreos, quiet lanes — but carry what you need.
No bar here, but there's another cluster of buildings a short distance down the road that does have one. Don't count on it being open — check locally or carry your own supplies.
A small village along the road. No notable services for pilgrims. The path continues through quiet countryside.
Distance, climb and descent are measured along the GPS track for this camino — 309 recorded points across this span, the same track the app carries. The town-to-town figures in my data put it at 28 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.