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Abadín→ Vilalba

A stage across the Terra Chá plateau, with meadows, oak woods and wetlands, to Vilalba and its Andrade tower, now a parador.

20 kmdistance
≈ 5 hwalking
+290 mascent
Moderatedifficulty
Abadín Vilalba
The stage route with its main towns.

Profile

Flat and green

Almost no climbing, on tracks between meadows.

4005006000 km5 km10 km15 km20 km AbadínVilalba 540 m
+290 mof ascent
−320 mof descent
540 mhighest point

Town by town

Where to stop, where to sleep

Every town with services along the way. Out of season some bars and albergues close; the app shows you which ones are open near you as you walk.

  1. 0KM

    Abadín

    🛏️ Albergue☕ Bar
  2. 20KM

    Vilalba

    Andrade tower and San Simón cheese

    🛏️ Albergue☕ Bar

The route

The stage in one section

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Abadín → Vilalba

km 0 – 20 · 20 km

Tracks between the meadows and woods of the Terra Chá.

Tips

Good to know before you go

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San Simón cheese

The pear-shaped smoked cheese comes from here.

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The 100 km begin

From Vilalba it counts for the Compostela: two stamps a day.

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Fog and rain

The Terra Chá is damp: keep a rain jacket handy.

Your Camino from Abadín

Choose how many kilometres you want to walk each day and Suseia splits the route from Abadín to Santiago into stages based on the albergues in each town. Free and without signing up.

Common questions

Frequently asked questions

How far is it from Abadín to Vilalba?

About 20 km. Walking takes about 5 hours, with short breaks.

Is the Abadín to Vilalba stage hard?

Moderate difficulty. Almost no climbing, on tracks between meadows.

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