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La Faba – Alto do Poio loop from Rubiais

Hard

5.0

(6)

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La Faba – Alto do Poio loop from Rubiais

07:33

96.8km

2,060m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 60.7 km for 82 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

5.01 km

La Faba

Highlight • Settlement

Nice rest stop.

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2

29.6 km

Empedrada Street of Villafranca del Bierzo

Highlight • Historical Site

French Way of Santiago

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3

30.1 km

Villafranca del Bierzo Castle

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Villafranca del Bierzo takes its name from French immigrants who (re)populated the region after the Reconquista and built a castle. Villafranca thus became a stage of the Camino. In later …

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4

30.2 km

The church of Santiago de Villafranca del Bierzo, at the very foot of the Jacobean layout, has a Holy Door. The Spanish Pope Calixto III granted sick or handicapped pilgrims …

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5

30.2 km

Church of Santiago

Highlight • Religious Site

If you do the Camino de Santiago, you must stop to stamp your compostelana in each of the churches with your name. unwritten rule

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6

36.0 km

Pereje village

Highlight • Settlement

It is the first town you find in the direction of Galicia from Villafranca del Bierzo. Although the passage through Pereje is optional, its pilgrim influence is felt in the …

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7

50.7 km

Nice section next to the old national highway that runs through the beautiful municipality of Las Herrerías de Valcarce and Vega de Valcarce, giving us beautiful views. It is a place of passage of the French Way.

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60.5 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

64.4 km

O Faial

Forest

65.3 km

Alto de San Roque

Peak

78.2 km

Miradoiro dos Carreiros

Viewpoint

12

86.6 km

Alto do Poio

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The Alto do Poio is crowned at 1,335 meters and represents the end of the agony for the pilgrims who come from previously doing the Alto do Cebreiro and the …

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96.8 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

39.7 km

35.5 km

11.5 km

9.90 km

156 m

101 m

Surfaces

48.9 km

28.0 km

9.73 km

7.47 km

1.38 km

1.29 km

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Highest point (1,330 m)

Lowest point (500 m)

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Wednesday 2 September

30°C

11°C

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Comments

April 11, 2023,Tour 9: Villafranca del Bierzo - Triacastela
Beautiful route, overnight stay at Loli's was very warm!

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