Camino Olvidado stage 18: Congosto to Cacabelos

Stage 18 of 18 on the Camino Olvidado. You start 467.0 km into the route and finish at 494.7 km, with 0.0 km of the route still ahead at the end of the day.

27.7 km (17.2 miles) +129 m climb −316 m descent 7 h 10 min walking time Difficulty 3 of 5 Challenging Night at stop 18 in Cacabelos

Elevation profile

Congosto · 665 m Cacabelos · 496 m High point 699 m

Elevation sampled from terrain data (Terrarium DEM, built on SRTM) along the track. Walking time uses 4 km/h plus one hour per 500 m of climb. Difficulty scores the whole day 1 to 5 from its distance, climb, and descent, with the same formula on every route.

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Through the day

Named places along the walk in the order you reach them, with the distance from the stage start, built from the OpenStreetMap places counted below. A water point with no name of its own is listed as one.

  1. Congosto0.0 km
  2. Ermita de San Roque13.8 km
  3. Water point14.8 km
  4. Consultorio de Cabañas Raras20.3 km
  5. Iglesia de San Juan Bautista de Magaz de Abajo24.6 km
  6. Cacabelos27.7 km

Services along this stage

Counted from OpenStreetMap places on or near the track between the stage start and end, refreshed 2026-11-05. Use the map app while you walk for the exact spot, distance ahead, and popup details.

Places to stay

1 along this stage

Water points

5 along this stage

Food and drink

6 along this stage

Shops

1 along this stage

Pharmacy and health

5 along this stage

Churches

4 along this stage

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