Northern Way ‧ Stage 31
Northern Way
On foot
34 stages
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About this stage
Once again, the gentle orography makes today’s walk considerably easier. Amongst thick forests and wide meadows, we will cross the rivers Magdalena and Trimaz, getting the chance to visit San Alberte church and a few medieval bridges.
Recommendation Pilgrim
There are some routes in this stage that could be a little bit complicated for cyclists and people with reduced mobility so we recommend them to continue their way through the national road. The stage is well signaled so there should not be any problem, not even for those people with reduced mobility.
You can stay the night in Baamonde or in Miraz, it’s up to you. Many pilgrims choose to split this stage in two due to the presence of a hostel and other establishments in an intermediate point in Baamonde. Some others choose to advance some kilometers and go on to the small village of Miraz.
Distance and elevation
Stage profile
Route
Itinerary
Km 0 ‧ Vilalba
We set off from Vilalba’s historical centre, more precisely from Santa María square. We walk Travesía de San Juan and Travesía do Matadero, coming out onto a path along which we leave Vilalba and that leads to the river Magdalena. Ponte dos Pasos will allow us to cross the watercourse, passing by an abandoned mill, to continue parallel to the river for a few metres. Farther ahead, we take an uphill paved path to the right, getting close to the highway, which we cross by an underpass. We come across another medieval bridge, Ponte Rodríguez, over the river Trimaz. We turn right immediately after crossing it and, still ascending, we reach the highest point of this stage to soon arrive at the parishes of Boizán and San Xoan de Alba.
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Km 5,7 ‧ San Xoán de Alba
We enter Alba immediately after crossing the motorway, where we will find San Xoán de Alba church, of neogothic style. At this point, we must follow the national road and, after a few metres, turn right towards A Torre until we reach the small village of Pedrouzos.
Km 7,8 ‧ Pedrouzos
From here, the journey runs along uneven paved paths until we come out onto the main road again, following it parallel to the motorway, which we will have to cross a few times by a series of underpasses. We will cross the river Saa by a new medieval bridge and continue along the hard shoulder of road N-634, leading into Guitiriz municipality, more precisely in the parish of San Pedro de Pígara. A milestone here marks that we are approaching the last 100 kilometres to Santiago. Still on road N-634, we pass by a petrol station and, after some two kilometres, we take a dirt track to the left. We will be leaving Guitiriz and entering the municipality of Begonte, crossing the small village of A Rega. We are approaching Baamonde, we just need to turn left after the funeral parlour and, once there, we should visit the 9h century parish church of Santiago, located on the right-hand side of the national road VI.
Km 18,5 ‧ Baamonde
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