O Cádavo Baleira

Camino Primitivo

To end of camino
129.6
Altitude
720

Fontaneira

4.80

O Cádavo Baleira

0.90

Pradeda

Services
ATM
Yes
Bar
Yes
Correos
Yes
Grocery
Yes
Medical Center
Yes
Pharmacy
Yes

O Cadavo remains a largely agricultural town where the industry is cows -- both dairy and beef -- and you're bound to see more than one tanker truck on its rounds. The town sits at a slightly lower altitude than the surrounding terrain, which makes a substantial difference in snowfall during winter months. The views from the approach are wide and open, a taste of the rolling Galician landscape that replaces the sharp mountain terrain you've been crossing.

The town itself is unremarkable but functional, with enough services to resupply and enough bars to celebrate surviving the rompe piernas.

The Road

The camino between here and Castroverde manages to avoid the steep LU-530 entirely. From O Cádavo it continues uphill along a farm lane to the town of Pradeda where you can look back for a nice view of O Cádavo. Beyond Pradeda the climb continues up to the Alto de Vacariza.

City Map
Accommodation in O Cádavo Baleira.

Comments

All Caminos App User (not verified)

Best one I stopped at on any of my Caminos

All Caminos App User (not verified)

Best one I stopped at on any of my Caminos

All Caminos App User (not verified)

Best one I stopped at on any of my Caminos

All Caminos App User (not verified)

Best one I stopped at on any of my Caminos

All Caminos App User (not verified)

GPS indicates you to go into wood to go down to this town. However, this path is no longer valid and is blocked with bushes about 300m in. Just follow the pilgrim arrow stone and go up the hill and down to get to the town. Don’t follow the app gps.

All Caminos App User (not verified)

The municipal pool is free and open! (Despite what Google says) The water is cold and refreshing on a hot day and it’s only a 5-6min walk from town. Absolutely worth visiting!

All Caminos App User (not verified)

We stayed above the bar on a floor of say six newly renovated rooms. A real bargain

All Caminos App User (not verified)

Very slow at service and did not want to speak anything else than Spanish.

Camino de Sant… (not verified)

After 10 days of alburgue & hostels filled with broken washers, dryers, showers, etc. it is wonderful to be somewhere where everything works. It’s a few extra bucks but the value for rest after several long hard days in a row is priceless. Most comfortable bed I’ve been on in Spain yet.

And Mery is wonderful. So many thanks to her.

Camino de Sant… (not verified)

Fabulously clean and comfortable