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Santa Colomba De Somoza

Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross)

Mountain Peaks

Santa Colomba De Somoza

Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross)

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Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross)

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Location: Santa Colomba De Somoza, Astorga, León, Castile and León, Spain

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1. View of the Montes de León – Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross) loop from Brazuelo

24.8km

07:58

600m

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2. Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross) – Wooden Cross loop from Brazuelo

3.78km

01:02

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Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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3. View of Foncebadón – Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross) loop from Brazuelo

15.1km

04:17

350m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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SantiagoFreundeKöln

June 15, 2022

The prayer of the Cruz de Ferro reads: “Lord, may this stone, symbol of my effort on my pilgrimage, which I lay at the foot of the Cross of the Redeemer, one day when the deeds of my life will be judged, the scales in favor of my good deeds reduce. may it be so.”
(Source: wikipedia)

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JakobusPilger

March 21, 2022

The "cross made of iron" here on Monte Irago, which was almost legendary for many pilgrims - on the Camino Frances to Santiago de Compostela on the way to the grave of the apostle James the Elder - has now been replaced by a copy at the original location. The cross at the top of a very long tree trunk - which appears comparatively small due to its height - protrudes from a constantly growing heap of stones. Many pilgrims take a stone with them on the Camino de Santiago and place it here. This stone symbolizes the burdens and hardships of the pilgrims (or their family members and friends at home), who can symbolically throw away their worries at this point with the stone and thus be free to move on.

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JavierCR 🇪🇸

April 17, 2023

It is also cited as Cruz de Fierro. Mountain landmark (1504 m) that stands on the Camino Frances in the mountains of León as it passes through the province of the same name, corresponding to the autonomous community of Castilla y León. 230 km from Santiago. It is one of the best-known and most symbolic places of all the Jacobean routes, and perhaps for this reason the most mythologized and exciting, with the Monte do Gozo de Santiago, the first place from which pilgrims on the French Way observe the city of Compostela.

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Elevation 1,490 m

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Location: Santa Colomba De Somoza, Astorga, León, Castile and León, Spain

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Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross)

1. View of the Montes de León – Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross) loop from Brazuelo

2. Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross) – Wooden Cross loop from Brazuelo

3. View of Foncebadón – Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross) loop from Brazuelo

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