
Camino Sanabres
Galicia, Spain
Spain · Granja de Moreruela → Santiago de Compostela
Distance
367 km
Stages
13
Difficulty
moderate
Best months
Apr-Jun, Sep-Oct
Camino Sanabres · Stages and distances

Walking distances for Appy’s stages (13)
| Stage | km |
|---|---|
| 1. Granja de Moreruela → Tábara | 25.3 |
| 2. Tábara → Santa Croya de Tera | 21.3 |
| 3. Santa Croya de Tera → Rionegro del Puente | 29.9 |
| 4. Rionegro del Puente → Puebla de Sanabria | 40.5 |
| 5. Puebla de Sanabria → Lubián | 28.5 |
| 6. Lubián → A Gudiña | 25 |
| 7. A Gudiña → Laza | 34.5 |
| 8. Laza → Xunqueira de Ambía | 32.7 |
| 9. Xunqueira de Ambía → Ourense | 22.5 |
| 10. Ourense → Cea | 22.5 |
| 11. Cea → A Laxe | 33.9 |
| 12. A Laxe → Outeiro | 34.4 |
| 13. Outeiro → Santiago de Compostela | 16.3 |
| Total | 367.3 |
About
A staggering about 370 km across Spain, from Sevilla to A Estrada, the Camino Sanabres is a formidable spiritual route. 13 stages, 25,296 m of elevation gain, and a symphony of landscapes await: cherry blossoms in Aldehuela del Jerte, the refreshing chill of Fuente Serrana's waters, and the ancient echoes of Zamora’s architecture.
This trek demands resilience, rewarding you with rich local traditions and vibrant communities. Each step is a journey through history, where every ascent reveals a new layer of cultural depth, making it a true test of spirit and endurance.
Stages
13 stages
Stage 1Granja de Moreruela → Tábara
challenging- Distance
- 25 km
- Ascent
- 504 m
- Descent
- 458 m
Stage 2Tábara → Santa Croya de Tera
moderate- Distance
- 21 km
- Ascent
- 118 m
- Descent
- 129 m
Stage 3Santa Croya de Tera → Rionegro del Puente
challenging- Distance
- 30 km
- Ascent
- 124 m
- Descent
- 77 m
Stage 4Rionegro del Puente → Puebla de Sanabria
challenging- Distance
- 40 km
- Ascent
- 1180 m
- Descent
- 1076 m
Stage 5Puebla de Sanabria → Lubián
challenging- Distance
- 28 km
- Ascent
- 2939 m
- Descent
- 2817 m
Stage 6Lubián → A Gudiña
moderate- Distance
- 25 km
- Ascent
- 2405 m
- Descent
- 2452 m
Stage 7A Gudiña → Laza
challenging- Distance
- 34 km
- Ascent
- 3326 m
- Descent
- 3836 m
Stage 8Laza → Xunqueira de Ambía
challenging- Distance
- 33 km
- Ascent
- 2083 m
- Descent
- 2011 m
Stage 9Xunqueira de Ambía → Ourense
moderate- Distance
- 22 km
- Ascent
- 113 m
- Descent
- 483 m
Stage 10Ourense → Cea
moderate- Distance
- 22 km
- Ascent
- 558 m
- Descent
- 186 m
Stage 11Cea → A Laxe
challenging- Distance
- 34 km
- Ascent
- 565 m
- Descent
- 633 m
Stage 12A Laxe → Outeiro
challenging- Distance
- 34 km
- Ascent
- 511 m
- Descent
- 691 m
Stage 13Outeiro → Santiago de Compostela
moderate- Distance
- 16 km
- Ascent
- 1591 m
- Descent
- 1675 m
Points of interest
- Monastery of Saint Pelagius of Antealtares
A Benedictine monastery born to watch over the newly found tomb of the Apostle James, with twelve monks at first.
- Arch of La Plata or Mañara
Archaeological site, in Seville, Spain, designated as cultural heritage.
- House of the Mitreo
Archaeological site, in Mérida, Spain, designated as bien de interés cultural.
- Monasterio de San Jerónimo
16th-century monastery in Renaissance style, dedicated to Jerome, in Zamora, Spain.
- Castillo
Castle. Castle, in Almadén de la Plata, Spain, designated as cultural heritage.
- San Martiño Pinario monastery
The second largest monastery in Spain after El Escorial, built around 899 by Benedictine monks and by the sixteenth century the most powerful in Galicia.
- Monastery of San Francisco do Val de Deus
A Franciscan convent founded in the early thirteenth century on land the Benedictines of San Martiño Pinario gave in exchange for a basket of fish a year, still delivered in the late 1700s.
- Palacio de Rajoy
18th-century neoclassical architecture palace. Designed by Carlos Lemaur.
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