Camino Francés Stage 3

The stage most walkers start from, because Sarria is a little over 100 km from Santiago — the minimum distance on foot for a Compostela. Oak groves and meadows, a hard climb early on, then a long descent to the Miño and across the reservoir into Portomarín. [Along the way] - Barbadelo — Church of Santiago, just after the steepest climb of the day - Rente and Mercado da Serra — good track through farmland - Peruscallo — stone walkways laid across a run of streams - Morgade and Ferreiros — the first villages of the Ribeira Sacra of Lugo [Stage details] Start: Sarria · End: Portomarín 22.0 km · about 4 h 35 min · difficulty medium-high [Good to know] - The surface on the long descent is uneven — loose stone and deep holes in places. - Portomarín is entered by a stairway opposite the road, at the far end of the reservoir bridge.