Camino Francés stage 31: Palas de Rei to Arzúa

Stage 31 of 33 on the Camino Francés. You start 694.3 km into the route and finish at 722.0 km, with Santiago 39.3 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.

Open this route in the map app Full Camino Francés guide

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. Palas de Rei0.0 km
2. Igrexa de San Xiao do Camiño3.8 km
3. Igrexa de San Xoán do Mato6.5 km
4. Igrexa de Santa María do Leboreiro9.8 km
5. Igrexa de San Xoán de Furelos13.8 km
6. Igrexa de Santa María de Melide16.5 km
7. Igrexa de Santiago de Boente21.4 km
8. Igrexa de Santa Mariña da Castañeda24.2 km
9. Albergue Los Caminantes26.9 km
10. Arzúa29.0 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 Arzúa

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.

• Albergue Milpés
• Albergue Miraiso
• Hotel La Puerta de Arzúa
• Pensión O Retiro
• O Albergue de Selmo
• Pensión Vilariño Moscoso
• Albergue don Quijote
• Albergue Santiago Apostol

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.