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Camino del Norte · Stage 29 of 36

Lourenzá→ Abadín

Along the old road to Mondoñedo, a former bishop’s seat with its cathedral. Then a long, hard climb over the hills to Gontán and Abadín.

27.4 kmdistance
8 – 9 hwalking
+990 mascent
Demandingdifficulty
LourenzáMondoñedoGontán Abadín
The stage route with its main towns.

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The hardest climb in Galicia

After Mondoñedo, a long, steady climb to the hills of Gontán.

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+990 mof ascent
−540 mof descent
560 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

    Lourenzá

    🛏️ Albergue☕ Bar
  2. 9.9KM

    Mondoñedo

    Cathedral and Mondoñedo tart

  3. 27KM

    Gontán

    Xunta albergue

  4. 27.4KM

    Abadín

    🛏️ Albergue☕ Bar

The route

The stage in three sections

01

Lourenzá → Mondoñedo

km 0 – 9.9 · 9.9 km

An old road through woods to Mondoñedo.

02

Mondoñedo → Gontán

km 9.9 – 27 · 17.1 km

The big climb up the Mondoñedo valley.

03

Gontán → Abadín

km 27 – 27.4 · 0.4 km

A last flat stretch to Abadín.

Tips

Good to know before you go

🍰

Mondoñedo tart

Puff pastry, almond and angel-hair jam: the town’s sweet.

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The cathedral

They call it “the cathedral of beautiful proportions”.

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Water before the climb

There are no services on the climb.

Your Camino from Lourenzá

Choose how many kilometres you want to walk each day and Suseia splits the route from Lourenzá 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 Lourenzá to Abadín?

About 27.4 km. Walking takes between 8 and 9 hours, with short breaks.

Is the Lourenzá to Abadín stage hard?

Demanding difficulty. After Mondoñedo, a long, steady climb to the hills of Gontán.

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