Today you begin your journey walking out of El Bierzo and into Galicia, through the “Ancares” Mountains.
It’s important to consider that you are walking in a land where fog, wind and low temperatures are frequent in all seasons and particularly in winter.
You find moderate but frequent steep sections up to Hospital de la Condesa, where you face a hard, challenging, steep incline up to Alto de Poio 1.337m, the highest point in Galician section of Camino. There you will encounter the pilgrim statue and enjoy fantastic panoramic views of the surrounding mountains. From the Alto, you will continue to Fonfría and from there you have a long walk downhill, 9 km to the town of Triacastela, the first stop on the Galician section of the Camino with around 1000 inhabitants. There are regularly more Pilgrims than locals in the town, a great place to rest after your days of climbing mountains!
