Northern Way ‧ Stage 26
Northern Way
On foot
34 stages
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About this stage
We face a bit of a monotonous stage, walking along the road or very close to it at all times. We will cross the river Navia, one of the most important and widest rivers in the Cantabrian coast and which has its source in Pedrafita do Cebreiro, entry point of the French Way into Galicia, to finally reach the capital of El Franco municipality: La Caridad.
Recommendation Pilgrim
You should take the decision about which way you are going to follow before getting there so you can plan better your entire way, there is just a difference of 4 kilometers in terms of distance. Do not forget that once in Galicia, the scallop shell direction changes! Now you need to follow the way pointed by that the most open side. This stage is easy for everyone.
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Stage profile
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Itinerary
Km 0 ‧ Luarca
We leave Luarca by La Peña street, crossing the river Negro and climbing up to the small hamlet of Villuir, where we cross the national road and go deeper into country paths up to Otur, some 3 kilometres away
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Km 3,5 ‧ Villuir
Just like in the previous stage, we continue switching from the national road to path parallel to it. We get close to the viaduct of highway A-8 over the river Barayo valley, although we keep on the national road, not by the viaduct. We continue following the yellow arrows, still on or very close to the road, passing through Villapedre and Piñera neighbourhoods, already in Navia municipality
Km 12,5 ‧ Villapedre
Without possible loss, we carry on crossing the rail tracks, first by an underpass, then over a bridge. Farther ahead, we cross a recently built wooden bridge over a creek and, so, we keep advancing through Villaoril, La Colorada and Navia
Km 20,1 ‧ Navia
Already in the heart of the capital of the namesake municipality, we look for the river Navia, cross it and keep going towards Jarrio taking the second uphill street. A Santiago cross will encourage us to keep on walking, telling us we are on the right track.
Just as we leave Jarrio, we must continue straight along the road for the last few kilometres to Cartavio, swithing at times to paths parallel to it that will allow us to forget about the tarmac and the traffic for a while.
Km 26,6 ‧ Cartavio
We are barely 3,5 kilometres away from our final destination of the day: La Caridad, capital of El Franco municipality, where we can finally relax and rest our sore feet on the stony beach of Pormenande or in the recreational area next to the pilgrims hostel.
We will access La Caridad by Asturias avenue and Pelayo street up to María Cristina park
Km 30,5 ‧ La Caridad
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