Sarrià to Santiago de Compostela
Most popular starting point overall. The minimum 100 km for the Compostela. Very busy, especially in summer. Green Galician countryside.
Walking the Camino Francés from Sarrià
From Sarrià it is 115 km to Santiago de Compostela along the Camino Francés, walked here in 5 stages at an average of 23 km a day. Most pilgrims arrive the afternoon before, sleep in Sarrià and set off early on day one, so plan for 6 days plus any rest days you want.
Day one goes from Sarrià to Portomarín, 22.5 km with 580 m of climbing. The last day into Santiago de Compostela starts in O Pedrouzo, 19.5 km. The longest stage is Palas de Rei to Arzúa at 29 km, and the biggest climb is 610 m on the way to Palas de Rei.
It covers more than the 100 km on foot the Pilgrim Office needs to issue your Compostela.
The walk from Sarrià in weeks
Each block on the strip is one stage, sized by distance. The cards below group the stages into weeks, with the climb and the time each day takes. Flip a card for that week on the map.
115 km of ups and downs
Move along the profile to read the height at any point.
Fewer days, or more?
Pick a start further along for a shorter walk, or earlier for the whole road.
Turn this route into your plan, night by night.
Reading about the Camino Francés is the easy part. Build my Camino gives you a day by day plan with a bed to book for each night, so the only thing left is to walk it.
- Pick a start and a dateAny of the 6 starting points, or any town on the route. Day 0 is the night you arrive.
- Shape your daysShorten a long stage, add a rest day or split a hard climb in two. The plan redraws as you go.
- Book a bed for each nightLive prices for the dates you chose, in one tap. Walk-in albergues and donativos are marked, so you know where you can simply turn up.
Plan on the web. Walk with Camino Koala in your pocket.
Your saved Camino opens in the app with every town, date and stay exactly as you left it, and keeps working when the signal does not.
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