Camino de Fisterra y Muxía stage 1: Santiago de Compostela to Negreira

Stage 1 of 4 on the Camino de Fisterra y Muxía. You start 0.0 km into the route and finish at 21.0 km, with 68.6 km of the route still ahead at the end of the day.

21.0 km (13.0 miles) +422 m climb −506 m descent 6 h 05 min walking time Difficulty 3 of 5 Challenging Night at stop 1 in Negreira

Elevation profile

Santiago de Compostela · 250 m Negreira · 161 m High point 278 m

Elevation sampled from terrain data (Terrarium DEM, built on SRTM) along the track. Walking time uses 4 km/h plus one hour per 500 m of climb. Difficulty scores the whole day 1 to 5 from its distance, climb, and descent, with the same formula on every route.

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Through the day

Named places along the walk in the order you reach them, with the distance from the stage start, built from the OpenStreetMap places counted below. A water point with no name of its own is listed as one.

  1. Santiago de Compostela0.0 km
  2. Water point4.7 km
  3. Capela de San Miguel de Roxos7.5 km
  4. Albergue A Casa do Boi10.0 km
  5. Igrexa de Santo Estevo de Covas10.2 km
  6. Parrillada O Cruceiro11.3 km
  7. Igrexa de Santa María de Trasmonte15.1 km
  8. Capela de San Brais da Ponte Maceira17.1 km
  9. Igrexa de Santa Baia de Logrosa19.9 km
  10. Negreira21.0 km

Services along this stage

Counted from OpenStreetMap places on or near the track between the stage start and end, refreshed 2026-10-26. Use the map app while you walk for the exact spot, distance ahead, and popup details.

Places to stay

35 along this stage

Water points

36 along this stage

Food and drink

150 along this stage

Shops

17 along this stage

Pharmacy and health

13 along this stage

ATMs and banks

12 along this stage

Churches

16 along this stage

Places to stay in Negreira

In our route data (OpenStreetMap and the Dutch Society of St James listings) within about 1.5 km of the stage end. Check the map app for beds, hours, and contact details where they are listed.

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