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Stage 10 · Portugués Central

Caldas de Reis → Padrón

43km km to Santiago
18,6 km Distance +270 m Ascent −300 m Descent 21,3 km Effort 6 h 42 Time needed · On foot

From the Umia to the Ulla, towards Padrón

A short, green stage: 18.6 kilometres with 270 metres of ascent and 300 of descent, low difficulty. You leave Caldas de Reis over the bridge on the Umia and the path climbs gently beside the river Bermaña, through woodland, on a shady, damp stretch that is among the loveliest of the day. Then come Carracedo and its villages, on dirt paths and tracks among oaks, chestnuts and the odd eucalyptus, with a fountain now and then.

Halfway through you enter the concello of Valga, where there are bars for a stop, and the route continues through woodland and farmland, with a short climb here and there, gradually descending towards the valley of the Ulla. It is comfortable ground, with more track and less tarmac than other Galician stages, and few services between the villages, though never far from the road.

The finish crosses the Ulla by the bridge at Pontecesures, which divides the provinces of Pontevedra and A Coruña, and follows the river to Padrón. Here, according to tradition, the boat carrying the apostle's body arrived, and the pedrón, the stone it was moored to, is kept beneath the altar of the church of Santiago. It is a town with everything, its peppers and the memory of Rosalía de Castro its hallmarks.

Tips

Get your departure stamp in Caldas, stamps en route at a bar in Valga and in Pontecesures, and the arrival stamp at the church of Santiago in Padrón, which keeps the pedrón.

The Bermaña stretch is earth and shade: if it has rained, bring something for the mud.

It is short and flat: use it to reach Padrón by midday and see the town and the Espolón promenade at leisure.

In Padrón buy whatever you need for tomorrow: it is long, and this is the last place with village shops before the city.

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Caldas de Reis 18.6 km Padrón

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What to see on this stage 11

  1. Igrexa de Santa Mariña de Carracedo Church km 4,0
  2. Capela da Virxe da Saúde de Casal de Eirigo Church km 6,8
  3. Igrexa de San Miguel de Valga Church km 10,2
  4. Igrexa de San Xulián de Pontecesures Church km 13,9
  5. Capela de San Xulián de Requeixo Church km 14,4
  6. Igrexa de San Xosé Church km 16,9
  7. Igrexa de Santiago de Padrón Church km 17,0
  8. Capela de Santo Antonio Church km 17,0
  9. Iglesia Church km 17,9
  10. Igrexa de Santa María de Iria Flavia Church km 17,9
  11. Capela do Santo Cristo da Cruz Church km 19,8

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