St. James Primitive Way, Stage 08: A Fonsagrada- O Cadavo (Camino Primitivo)
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 15.89 mi
- Elevation gain
- 2,247 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 2,877 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,340 ft
- TrailRank
- 48
- Min elevation
- 2,187 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- 5 hours 35 minutes
- Time
- 8 hours 15 minutes
- Coordinates
- 4438
- Uploaded
- August 10, 2021
- Recorded
- August 2021
near Fonsagrada, Galicia (España)
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Itinerary description
A route of about 25 km today, mostly taking place around 1000 m height. I started early, around 07.45, because from the camping that we were staying I first needed to walk to the outskirts of A Fonsagrada to pick up the route. It was a beautiful morning, with the sun coming up above the many clouds that covered the valleys. For about 2 hours the views on the surrounding mountains and valleys were beautiful.
The first 8 km were going up and down, and ended on top of a mountains with an ancient chapel, the remainders of a pilgrim hospital, and a dolmen (megalithic tomb). Along, the way, we find many signs of former pilgrim hospitals, sometimes just a sign, but sometimes quite a big ruin, as is the case here. Many travelers from the Middle Ages onwards did the pilgrimage to be healed of their diseases. Hence, hospitals were indispensable along the way. Moreover, people at those time obviously had poor footwear and the roads were far worse maintained, also increasing the need for medical care along the route.
After a steep descent, the road goes up and down again, before starting a steep ascent for a few hundred meters. This ends in the village of A Lastra, where there's a nice bar for some refreshment and food. Then, it's about 8 km more to the endpoint of today, the village of O Cadavo. Again, we booked a room in a hostel with very nice owners, we encountered this in almost all cases. Of course, it helps that we are travelling with two little children, which stands out between the students and older pilgrims that we meet all day long!
The first 8 km were going up and down, and ended on top of a mountains with an ancient chapel, the remainders of a pilgrim hospital, and a dolmen (megalithic tomb). Along, the way, we find many signs of former pilgrim hospitals, sometimes just a sign, but sometimes quite a big ruin, as is the case here. Many travelers from the Middle Ages onwards did the pilgrimage to be healed of their diseases. Hence, hospitals were indispensable along the way. Moreover, people at those time obviously had poor footwear and the roads were far worse maintained, also increasing the need for medical care along the route.
After a steep descent, the road goes up and down again, before starting a steep ascent for a few hundred meters. This ends in the village of A Lastra, where there's a nice bar for some refreshment and food. Then, it's about 8 km more to the endpoint of today, the village of O Cadavo. Again, we booked a room in a hostel with very nice owners, we encountered this in almost all cases. Of course, it helps that we are travelling with two little children, which stands out between the students and older pilgrims that we meet all day long!
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3,022 ft
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