Laza to Alberguería: 11.8 km on the Vía de la Plata

The ground between

Climbing 456 mDescent 36 mHighest 908 m · AlbergueríaLowest 469 m · Laza

What you pass through

Every place on the path in order, with the distance from Laza. 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.

start
Laza470 m2 to stayBar · food
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.
3.3 km
Soutelo Verde500 mBar · food
A small village with a bar, 3.3 km from Laza. A chance to top up before the climb to Albergueria.
6.5 km
Tamicelas550 m
A hamlet between Soutelo Verde and Albergueria. No services. From here the climb begins in earnest.
11.7 km
Alberguería895 m1 to stayBar · food
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 — 73 recorded points across this span, the same track the app carries. The town-to-town figures in my data put it at 11.7 km.