Camino Francés stage 24: Foncebadón to Ponferrada

Stage 24 of 33 on the Camino Francés. You start 532.6 km into the route and finish at 559.4 km, with Santiago 201.9 km still ahead at the end of the day.

Elevation profile

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. Foncebadón0.0 km
2. Ermita de Santiago2.0 km
3. Albergue de Tomas4.3 km
4. Iglesia de San Miguel Arcángel del Acebo11.3 km
5. Ermita de San Sebastián14.4 km
6. El Jardin de Andurina16.1 km
7. Iglesia de San Nicolás de Molinaseca19.1 km
8. Ermita del Santo Cristo23.3 km
9. Iglesia de San Pedro25.3 km
10. Ponferrada27.0 km

Services along this stage

Counted from OpenStreetMap places on or near the track between the stage start and end, refreshed 2026-10-24. Use the map app while you walk for the exact spot, distance ahead, and popup details.

Places to stay in Ponferrada

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.

• Hotel El Castillo
• Guiana Apartamentos Turísticos
• Albergue Guiana
• Albergue de Peregrinos San Nicolás de Flüe
• Hostal Virgen de la Encina
• Hostal Rabel
• Hotel Los Templarios
• Hotel Aroi Bierzo Plaza

Plan the rest of the walk

See every stage together in the Camino Francés guide, or turn the stages into dated plans and a budget in the stage planner.

From Camino View (caminoview.com). Printed stage sheet: check the map app for live place details while you walk.