Stage 3. Betanzos – Hospital de Bruma (23.4 km)

This is the queen stage of the English Way, both for its difficulty and for being the most beautiful of the whole journey. The profile of this stage, in general, uphill, from almost sea level in Betanzos to reach approximately 460 m altitude in Mesón do Vento, near Hospital de Bruma. We move away from the coast to go along paths through small undulating mountain ranges, with short but frequent slopes. You will walk through laurel forests and discover small villages that will make you dream of times gone by.

This stage is part of the The English Way. Would you like to walk it with your accommodation already booked? These organised trips include it: English Way from Ferrol.

A long, hilly stage: leave Betanzos well stocked with water and food, because there are few services along the way. You cross villages and eucalyptus forests and stop at the Beche reservoir, with its recreational area. Then you face the highest point of the English Way, at 460 metres, from where on clear days you can see the sea and A Coruña. You finish in Hospital de Bruma, where the route joins the one coming from A Coruña.