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Requejo de Sanabria → Puerto del Padornelo
km 0 – 7.5 · 7.5 km
The climb to the pass.
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Vía de la Plata · Stage 32 of 41
You climb to the Padornelo pass, at about 1,360 m, through woods and beside the motorway, and descend among chestnut trees to Lubián, a village of stone and slate.
Profile
A continuous climb of about 400 m to the pass and a descent to Lubián.
Town by town
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.
Mountain village and albergue
The route
The climb to the pass.
Aciberos and the descent to Lubián.
Tips
The pass can have snow or ice: check the weather.
The chestnut groves of Lubián are spectacular in autumn.
It is almost always cold up there.
Choose how many kilometres you want to walk each day and Suseia splits the route from Requejo de Sanabria to Santiago into stages based on the albergues in each town. Free and without signing up.
Common questions
About 21.7 km. Walking takes about 6 hours, with short breaks.
Demanding difficulty. A continuous climb of about 400 m to the pass and a descent to Lubián.