Camino Sanabrés stage 8: Laza to Xunqueira de Ambia

Stage 8 of 14 on the Camino Sanabrés. You start 204.0 km into the route and finish at 232.9 km, with Santiago 131.6 km still ahead at the end of the day.

33.0 km (20.5 miles) +592 m climb −380 m descent 9 h 25 min walking time Difficulty 5 of 5 Very hard Night at stop 8 in Xunqueira de Ambia

Elevation profile

Laza · 473 m Xunqueira de Ambia · 690 m High point 945 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. Laza0.0 km
  2. Capela da Santa Lucía de Vilameá4.0 km
  3. Capela da Asunción de Tamicelas7.4 km
  4. Igrexa de Santa María da Albergaría13.5 km
  5. Igrexa de San Pedro Fiz de Vilar de Barrio21.7 km
  6. Igrexa de Santa María de Bóveda24.0 km
  7. Igrexa de Santa Mariña de Bobadela a Pinta31.2 km
  8. Xunqueira de Ambia33.0 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

4 along this stage

Water points

6 along this stage

Food and drink

11 along this stage

Shops

5 along this stage

Pharmacy and health

2 along this stage

ATMs and banks

2 along this stage

Churches

9 along this stage

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