About This Stage
Cross the Cruz de Ferro — leave a stone from home as pilgrims have done for centuries — then descend dramatically into Ponferrada.
Terrain
Mountain summit, steep descent
Highlights
✦
Cruz de Ferro (iron cross
✦
leave a stone)
✦
Manjarin
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Templar Castle in Ponferrada
Stage Details
27.3 km
Distance
~7.5h
Est. Time
200m
Elevation Gain
1200m
Elevation Loss
✓ Albergue
✓ ATM
✓ Pharmacy
Stage Map
Weather Forecast
Foncebadón
☁️
25°C
Overcast
✅ Ideal
13°–25°C 0mm 16km/h
Today
☁️
25°
13°
Sat
🌦️
21°
13°
Sun
⛈️
25°
13°
Mon
☁️
24°
14°
Tue
☁️
25°
14°
Ponferrada
☁️
33°C
Overcast
✅ Ideal
13°–33°C 0mm 25km/h
Today
☁️
33°
13°
Sat
☁️
27°
14°
Sun
🌦️
31°
15°
Mon
☁️
31°
17°
Tue
☁️
32°
16°