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Stage 36 · Vía de la Plata y Camino Sanabrés

Xunqueira de Ambía → Ourense

140km km to Santiago
22,5 km Distance +260 m Ascent −560 m Descent 25,1 km Effort 7 h 48 Time needed · On foot

Down to Ourense, the thermal city

A middling stage and almost all downhill: 22.5 kilometres with 260 metres of ascent and 560 of descent. It is the least attractive of the Galician section, because the route approaches the city through its industrial estates and roads, but the finish makes up for it. You leave Xunqueira de Ambía on tracks among oaks and hamlets, with Ousende and Salgueiros in the first kilometres, and the ground drops gradually among chestnut trees and vines.

Around halfway you come to the area of San Cibrao das Viñas and the route enters the industrial estate, with several kilometres of tarmac, warehouses and roundabouts. Seixalbo, close in now, is a well-preserved stone village where you can stop before the city streets.

You enter Ourense from the south, downhill, to the old town and the cathedral. It is a large city with everything, and with something no other city on the route offers: the hot springs. As Burgas is right in the centre, and along the Miño there are open-air thermal pools, some of them free, where you can soak your legs at the end of the day. It is the best possible way to finish the stage.

Tips

Fill your bottle in Xunqueira; there are fountains in Ousende and Salgueiros, but bars are few and not always open.

Carry a swimming costume in your pack: the thermal pools on the Miño are very welcome and some cost nothing.

Stamp your departure in Xunqueira, along the way in Seixalbo if you find anything open, and your arrival at Ourense cathedral or the hostel.

Ourense is a good place for a rest day and for shopping: there are few big cities left.

Several kilometres of industrial estate and road on the way into Ourense: take care at the junctions and on the verges.

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Elevation profile of the stage from Xunqueira de Ambía to Ourense, 22.5 kilometres, with services placed at their kilometre point.

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Xunqueira de Ambía 22.5 km Ourense

The weather

12°C

Fog

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12 °C
Wind
2 km/h
Daylight
08:41 – 19:52
  1. Today 🌫️ 22° 11°
  2. Wed 🌫️ 26° 10°
  3. Thu ⛅ 27° 11° 5 %
  4. Fri 🌫️ 21° 10°
  5. Sat 🌫️ 19° 9° 5 %
  6. Sun 🌫️ 20° 8° 5 %
  7. Mon 🌫️ 16° 3° 5 %

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What to see on this stage 20

  1. Colexiata de Santa María a Real de Xunqueira de Ambía Church km 4,0
  2. Capela de San Pedro de Xunqueira de Ambía Church km 4,2
  3. Capela da Virxe do Camiño da Pousa Church km 7,2
  4. Capela de Salgueiros Church km 9,0
  5. Igrexa de San Mamede de Cantoña Church km 10,6
  6. Capela da Virxe das Neves de Pereiras Church km 14,8
  7. Capela da Virxe dos Remedios de Reboredo Church km 19,3
  8. Capela de Santa Águeda Church km 21,8
  9. Igrexa de San Breixo de Seixalbo Church km 22,3
  10. Igrexa de San Pío X Church km 24,5
  11. Capela do Hospital Universitario Cristal Church km 24,6
  12. Igrexa da Santísima Trindade Church km 25,6
  13. Capela de San Cosmede e San Damián Church km 25,9
  14. Igrexa de Santa María Nai Church km 26,0
  15. Catedral de San Martiño de Ourense Church km 26,1
  16. Capela das Carmelitas Church km 26,1
  17. Capela das Mercedes Church km 26,2
  18. Igrexa de Santa Eufemia Church km 26,2
  19. Igrexa de Santo Domingo Church km 26,4
  20. Igrexa de San Francisco Church km 26,7

What you will find 341