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Stage 1 · Camino Inglés

Ferrol → Neda

120km km to Santiago
15,1 km Distance +180 m Ascent −170 m Descent 16,9 km Effort 5 h 18 Time needed · On foot

From Curuxeiras Quay to the Ría

The Camino Inglés begins at the Curuxeiras quay in Ferrol, where the kilometre-zero marker stands. Get your first stamp there and set off unhurried: it is 15.1 almost flat kilometres, with 180 metres of ascent spread over short climbs, and the difficulty is low. The way out crosses Ferrol Vello and the grid-pattern streets of the A Magdalena district, then heads straight for the edge of the ría.

From there the route hugs the water for most of the day: seafront promenades, residential areas and an industrial stretch once you are in Narón, with a few road crossings where you need to watch out. This is a day of tarmac and pavement, with no hill country, and a good one for getting your pack and boots adjusted on day one.

The finish is the prettiest part: the bridge over the river Xuvia and the long riverside walk into Neda, flat and shaded. Neda is a small village with just enough to sleep, eat and buy bread, which is famous here.

Tips

Get a stamp in Ferrol before you leave, at the tourist office on the quay or at any church or bar in the centre: it is the first stamp of your parchment and the start of the stage.

Buy whatever you still need in Ferrol; Neda has shops, but fewer of them and with short opening hours.

There is no need for an early start: the stage is short and flat. Leave in daylight so you pass the urban and industrial stretch with its traffic.

Almost all of it is tarmac. Wear cushioned footwear and look after your feet from the very first day.

Fill your bottle before setting off. On the ría, wind and rain arrive without warning in any month of the year.

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Profile and services

Elevation profile of the stage from Ferrol to Neda, 15.1 kilometres, with services placed at their kilometre point.

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Ferrol 15.1 km Neda

The weather

17°C

Cloudy

Feels like
18 °C
Wind
2 km/h
Daylight
08:44 – 19:53
  1. Today 🌫️ 21° 14°
  2. Wed 🌫️ 24° 12°
  3. Thu 🌫️ 19° 13°
  4. Fri 🌧️ 18° 13° 11 %
  5. Sat ⛅ 16° 11° 7 %
  6. Sun ⛅ 15° 11° 3 %
  7. Mon 🌧️ 18° 13° 15 %

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Tips from people who walked it

The things that do not expire: where the fountain actually is, which bar opens at six, where not to go in the rain.

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What to see on this stage 17

  1. Igrexa Castrense de San Francisco Church km 0,0
  2. Capela da Orde Terceira Segrar Franciscana Church km 0,0
  3. Capela da Mercé Church km 0,2
  4. Igrexa de Nosa Señora das Dores Church km 0,3
  5. Concatedral de San Xiao Church km 0,4
  6. Igrexa da Nosa Señora do Carme Church km 0,7
  7. Igrexa das Angustias Church km 1,1
  8. Igrexa de Santo Amaro de Esteiro Church km 1,4
  9. Igrexa de Santo Amaro de Esteiro Church km 1,9
  10. Igrexa da Nosa Señora do Pilar Church km 2,3
  11. Igrexa do Sagrado Corazón de Caranza Church km 3,0
  12. Igrexa de Santa María de Caranza Church km 4,2
  13. Capela do Espírito Santo Church km 5,0
  14. Mosteiro de San Martiño de Xuvia Church km 9,0
  15. Igrexa de Santa Rita de Xuvia Church km 12,6
  16. Igrexa de Santa María de Neda Church km 14,4
  17. Igrexa de San Nicolao de Neda Church km 15,0

What you will find 364