Vía de la Plata
26.2 km, 633 m up and 635 m down, through 5 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 Campobecerros. 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.
The camino follows the road to Porto Camba (3.3 km) and then picks up a trail to the hamlet of As Eiras.
A small hamlet between Campobecerros and As Eiras. The Romanesque Iglesia de San Cristovo is worth a look if it's open. Otherwise, keep walking -- the path is clear and the valley walking is easy.
The road begins again in As Eiras and the camino follows along it to Laza. Take your time here and enjoy the views -- the valley opens up ahead and the walking is gentle.
Between Laza and Soutelo Verde the camino follows the road, a mostly flat walk along the valley. It leaves the road to the left to pass through Soutelo (bar) (3.3 km). It returns to the road and then turns right onto a rural track to Tamicelas (3.2 km). From Tamicelas it begins the climb to Albergueria.
A small village with a bar, 3.3 km from Laza. A chance to top up before the climb to Albergueria.
A hamlet between Soutelo Verde and Albergueria. No services. From here the climb begins in earnest.
Rural walking, on the road and off again in several places, with a descent into Vilar de Barrio.
Distance, climb and descent are measured along the GPS track for this camino — 197 recorded points across this span, the same track the app carries. The town-to-town figures in my data put it at 26.3 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.