More detailed information can be found in the descriptions of each stage of the walk. Waterproofs should be standard kit as it rains a lot in Galicia. Talk to the locals and fellow walkers, there are lots of interesting stories out there. Look after your feet (and the rest of your body) and take time to rest when required.
Camino Santiago de Compostela to Cabo Finisterre
This walk can be done as an extention to any Camino de Santiago. It's the older reason people, like the Romans, walked across the top of the Iberian Peninsula, following the Milky Way to the ends of the earth (as it was known). Our recomendation is to go through Muxía rather than head straight to Fisterra (the name of the town). Also, we recommend going the extra 3 km to reach Cape Finisterre. Great scenery and an amazing climax to see the sunset on the Atlantic Ocean from the cape.
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 116.41 km -
Average duration: 5 days -
Difficulty: Moderate -
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Back to start: No -
Ascent: + 2,168 m -
Descent: - 2,307 m -
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Highest point: 475 m -
Lowest point: 4 m
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Country:
Spain
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District:
Santiago de Compostela -
Start: N 42.88058° / W 8.545677° -
End: N 42.882888° / W 9.271684° -
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Stages of the route
This route needs several days, find the details below:
Notes
Worth a visit
There are lots of things to see along the way. Take time to enjoy the route and remember, this is not a race and plans should be flexible. Don't leave any rubbish and don't damage the environment. Say hello to fellow walkers and help anyone who needs it. Take care of yourself and make the most of the moment!
Other walks in the area
First Stage Camino Cabo Finisterre - Santiago to Negreira
Association / Club / Walk leader 20.88 km
+448 m
-549 m
7h 15
Moderate
Departure from Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña)
Time to leave Santiago behind and follow the sun going west. It's more or less downhill as far as Aguapesada, then there's a bit of a climb over Alto do Mar de Ovellas, where we have to go up 210 metros in about 2 km, up to Carballo. Then it's a stroll, crossing the Tambre river and into Negreira.
Santiago de Compostela, the pilgrims’ iconic city
Visorando member 
3.78 km
+41 m
-35 m
1h 10
Easy
Departure from Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña)
Santiago de Compostela is known throughout the world. Built on the tomb of St James the Apostle, the city attracts travellers for its famous cathedral, an exceptional monument with breathtaking façades that houses a wealth of relics. But the city of Santiago is home to many other equally magnificent monuments.
Every year, more than three million visitors come to wander through the city’s neighbourhoods, whose Romanesque, Gothic and Baroque architecture make them truly unique.
Fourteenth Stage Camino Primitivo - Lavacolla to Santiago
Association / Club / Walk leader 9.91 km
+113 m
-151 m
3h 10
Moderate
Departure from Santiago de Compostela (A Coruña)
The final stage of the Camino Primitivo, completing the 308.5 km. An easy walk to finish and still be in time for the Pilgrim's Mass at 12 o'clock midday. The route goes past the Monte do Gozo (Hill of Joy) which gives us a fine view of the three spires of the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. From there, it's about an hour to the main door and entrance to the Cathedral and the end of this journey. However, the recommendation is to continue a few days more to Finisterre, on the Atlantic coast.
Second stage Camino Cabo Finisterre - Negreira to Santa Mariña
Association / Club / Walk leader 21.51 km
+396 m
-234 m
7h 15
Moderate
Departure from Negreira (A Coruña)
This is an easier stage than the classic 33.6 km from Negreira to Olveiroa, through a really rural environment but with a few uphill climbs. In the first ten kilometers we cross lush forests of pine, chestnut and oak trees, then we go through a clearer patch of land. At the end, there's a small village that is friendly and worth exploring.
O Pino - Santiago de Compostela
Visorando member 
20.73 km
+302 m
-317 m
6h 45
Moderate
Departure from O Pino (A Coruña)
The seventy-fifth stage of the Camino de Santiago. This stage takes you one last time along peaceful paths and trails through small villages, forests and countryside. As you draw nearer, the stream of walkers grows denser. Yet amidst the crowd, each person walks alone with their own thoughts. In everyone’s eyes shines the star of Santiago. Arrival in Santiago de Compostela is always a moment of intense emotion, accompanied by numerous rituals.
The first obligatory ritual is to have your photograph taken in front of the Santiago sign. Once this is done, you cross the suburbs before reaching the historic quarter where the cathedral stands, where you can place your foot on the ‘Kilometre 0’ marker situated in the middle of the Plaza del Obradoiro, directly opposite the cathedral. It symbolises the end of the pilgrimage, the finishing point of all the routes and, above all, the pride of having succeeded, of having pushed beyond one’s limits, overcome one’s fears and...
And then comes the time to return.
Thirteenth Stage Camino Primitivo - As Quintas (Burres) to Lavacolla
Association / Club / Walk leader 23.42 km
+351 m
-447 m
7h 40
Moderate
Departure from Arzúa (A Coruña)
A comfortable stage with very few slopes; along tracks, crossing forests and meadows. As in the previous stage, the route runs parallel to the main N-547 road and the soon to be completed A-54 motorway. Our route passes O Pedrouzo and the airport to give us a short distance to walk in the next stage to allow us to get to the Pilgrim's Mass, which is celebrated daily at 12 noon in the Cathedral of Santiago.
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