Camino Sanabrés stage 9: Xunqueira de Ambia to Ourense

Stage 9 of 14 on the Camino Sanabrés. You start 232.9 km into the route and finish at 259.0 km, with Santiago 105.5 km still ahead at the end of the day.

21.0 km (13.0 miles) +120 m climb −665 m descent 5 h 30 min walking time Difficulty 2 of 5 Moderate Night at stop 9 in Ourense

Elevation profile

Xunqueira de Ambia · 710 m Ourense · 142 m High point 710 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. Xunqueira de Ambia0.0 km
  2. Casa do Souto1.9 km
  3. Albergue de Peregrinos2.7 km
  4. Capela de San Xoán de San Xillao5.1 km
  5. Capela da Virxe das Neves de Pereiras11.7 km
  6. Igrexa Nova de San Salvador de Noalla14.3 km
  7. Capela da Virxe dos Remedios de Reboredo15.4 km
  8. Igrexa de San Breixo de Seixalbo17.9 km
  9. Igrexa de San Pío X19.6 km
  10. Ourense21.0 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

16 along this stage

Water points

30 along this stage

Food and drink

137 along this stage

Shops

30 along this stage

Pharmacy and health

18 along this stage

ATMs and banks

8 along this stage

Churches

23 along this stage

Places to stay in Ourense

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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