Camino Sanabrés stage 5: Puebla de Sanabria to Lubian

Stage 5 of 14 on the Camino Sanabrés. You start 115.7 km into the route and finish at 145.8 km, with Santiago 218.7 km still ahead at the end of the day.

28.0 km (17.4 miles) +545 m climb −443 m descent 8 h 05 min walking time Difficulty 4 of 5 Hard Night at stop 5 in Lubian

Elevation profile

Puebla de Sanabria · 899 m Lubian · 1019 m High point 1333 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. Puebla de Sanabria0.0 km
  2. Montelueño2.7 km
  3. Iglesia de Santiago de Terroso7.9 km
  4. Ermita de Guadalupe10.7 km
  5. Igrexa de Santa María de Padornelo21.4 km
  6. Igrexa da Virxe do Carme de Aciveiros24.9 km
  7. Lubian28.0 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

11 along this stage

Water points

10 along this stage

Food and drink

13 along this stage

Shops

3 along this stage

Churches

6 along this stage

Places to stay in Lubian

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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