Santiago to Finisterre by bike

You will start your first stage of the Camino a Finisterre by bike from the Obradoiro square. First of all you must go to the agreed meeting point to pick up the bike in our partner shop (we will tell you the morning opening hours). Once collected, head to the Plaza del Obradoiro to start the route. Leaving the Cathedral behind you, you will see a street that goes down just in front of the Hostal de los Reyes Católicos, to the right of the Plaza del Obradoiro. This is where your Path begins. You should know that you won’t find cairns yet, but you will find yellow arrows painted on the ground.

Going down Rúa das Hortas, you will pass a crossroads with traffic lights and enter Rúa Poza de Bar, which is followed by Rúa de San Lourenzo. At the end of it, you will find a milestone indicating the mileage to Finisterre (89.586 km). At the gates of the South University Campus, in the Carballeira de San Lourenzo, you will go to the bridge over the river Sarela.

After leaving the city, the route runs through meadows and pine and eucalyptus forests, until it reaches one of the most beautiful villages of the stage, Ponte Maceira. This small town of just over 60 inhabitants, can boast of belonging to the network of the Most Beautiful Villages of Spain. It enjoys an idyllic setting as it is located on the course of the river Tambre, where its great stone bridge of Roman origin stands out. There are many legends that circulate about this ancient bridge, such as the one that says that during the Roman persecution of the disciples of the Apostle Santiago, the bridge collapsed by divine intervention, putting an end to the persecutors; the coat of arms of the Town Hall of Negreira represents this episode.

After passing Ponte Maceira, there are only a few kilometres left to reach Negreira, where you will find all the necessary services. You can visit its most emblematic monument, the Pazo de Cotón. Associated to this medieval fortress you will find the chapel of San Mauro, nowadays known as chapel do Cotón.

Continuing towards A Picota, you will enjoy a totally rural landscape, crossing large meadows, immense forests of native trees and small villages where the kindness of its people will give you the impetus to reach the goal. A few kilometres before reaching the end, you can admire the incredible views of the A Fervenza reservoir, on the descent of Monte Aro.

A Picota is a rural environment that has suffered for years the evils of depopulation. However, nowadays it has all the services to rest and recover after this long stage.