Camino Inglés stage 3: Pontedeume to Betanzos

Stage 3 of 6 on the Camino Inglés. You start 28.9 km into the route and finish at 50.1 km, with Santiago 63.1 km still ahead at the end of the day.

20.0 km (12.4 miles) +456 m climb −438 m descent 5 h 55 min walking time Difficulty 3 of 5 Challenging Night at stop 3 in Betanzos

Elevation profile

Pontedeume · 117 m Betanzos · 117 m High point 177 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. Pontedeume0.0 km
  2. Water point1.6 km
  3. Igrexa de Santa María de Castro6.1 km
  4. Igrexa de Santa María de Miño8.6 km
  5. Capela de Santiago10.0 km
  6. Igrexa de San Pantaión das Viñas12.3 km
  7. Igrexa de Santa María de Souto14.6 km
  8. Igrexa de San Martiño de Tiobre16.3 km
  9. Igrexa da Nosa Señora dos Remedios de Tiobre17.7 km
  10. Betanzos20.0 km

Services along this stage

Counted from OpenStreetMap places on or near the track between the stage start and end, refreshed 2026-11-01. Use the map app while you walk for the exact spot, distance ahead, and popup details.

Places to stay

13 along this stage

Water points

19 along this stage

Food and drink

90 along this stage

Shops

34 along this stage

Pharmacy and health

12 along this stage

ATMs and banks

11 along this stage

Churches

16 along this stage

Places to stay in Betanzos

Named on OpenStreetMap 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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