Cycling Highlight (Segment)
Recommended by 24 out of 25 cyclists
This Highlight goes through a protected area
Please check local regulations for: ZEC Ancares-Courel
Location: Pedrafita Do Cebreiro, Os Ancares, Lugo, Galicia, Spain
Alto do Cebreiro, or simply "O Cebreiro" is one of the most significant stages of the Camino de Santiago. It is located in Galicia and is far from Santiago de Compostela a bit more than 150 km.
You reach the top of the Cebreiro after a long climb, that from Las Herrerias (650 m.) leads to the village of Pedrafita do Cebreiro and then to the village of O Cebreiro, on the homonymous mountain pass (1300 m.), the highest summit after the Cruz de Hierro (1500 m.) in the province of León.
A few km after O Cebreiro, you have to climb over two more passes, Alto de San Roque (1270 m.) and Alto do Poio (1335 m.) in a magnificent landscape of mountains, forests, but often clouds, fog and winds too.
From here onwards, the path descends gradually towards Santiago
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The 3 passes: Alto do Cebreiro, Alto de San Roque, Alto do Poio
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