Hospital de Bruma to Sigüeiro
Descent
- Distance
- 24.5 km
- Climb
- 320 m up, 480 m down
- Ground
- 200 to 410 m
- Time
- 6 to 8 hours
- Difficulty
- moderate
- Underfoot
- dirt, forest, paved, cobblestone
Where this day sits on the Camino Inglés
Above, the highest and lowest ground of each of its 6 stages. Below, the word each day is given.
From open-pilgrimages: each stage's highest and lowest ground and its interior theme.
The day
From Bruma the route heads steadily south, mostly downhill, through pine and eucalyptus and small Galician hamlets. The terrain settles. The light changes — Galicia's notoriously soft, grey light gives the forest a green-blue cast. By afternoon you cross the Tambre river and enter Sigüeiro, the last town before Santiago. Many pilgrims linger here longer than they expected. Sigüeiro's pilgrim albergue is comfortable, the river is pleasant, and tomorrow Santiago waits. Some pilgrims feel a strange reluctance to finish.
What pilgrims often meet here
- Long forest walking with the body finally finding its rhythm
- Crossing the Tambre river bridge into Sigüeiro
- The first pilgrims you see who are walking only the last day from Sigüeiro to Santiago
- An unexpected reluctance to finish the journey
Why is it sometimes harder to arrive than to walk?
The ground
The light
Sunrise and sunset in Hospital de Bruma depend on the day you walk.
Walk it with Pilgrim
Pilgrim doesn't carry the Camino Inglés as a route yet. You can still walk it with the app in Wander mode, speaking what arises and keeping it on your phone.