Camino Primitivo stage 11: San Román to Melide

Stage 11 of 14 on the Camino Primitivo. You start 232.0 km into the route and finish at 262.6 km, with Santiago 52.3 km still ahead at the end of the day.

28.0 km (17.4 miles) +387 m climb −497 m descent 7 h 45 min walking time Difficulty 4 of 5 Hard Night at stop 11 in Melide

Elevation profile

San Román · 559 m Melide · 456 m High point 695 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. San Román0.0 km
  2. Igrexa de San Lourenzo de Vilamaior de Negral3.7 km
  3. Casa da Ponte9.2 km
  4. Albergue Merlin11.4 km
  5. Igrexa de San Xurxo de Augas Santas12.4 km
  6. Igrexa de San Salvador de Merlán13.7 km
  7. Albergue de peregrinos das Seixas14.5 km
  8. Igrexa de San Fiz de Moredo15.5 km
  9. Igrexa de Santo Estevo de Vilamor21.6 km
  10. Melide28.0 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

13 along this stage

Water points

9 along this stage

Food and drink

28 along this stage

Shops

8 along this stage

Pharmacy and health

1 along this stage

ATMs and banks

2 along this stage

Churches

12 along this stage

Places to stay in Melide

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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