Luarca to La Caridad
The last coastal stretch
- Distance
- 30.5 km
- Climb
- 570 m up, 490 m down
- Ground
- 0 to 220 m
- Time
- 7 to 9 hours
- Difficulty
- hard
- Underfoot
- coastal, forest, dirt, paved
Where this day sits on the Camino del Norte
Above, the highest and lowest ground of each of its 34 stages. Below, the word each day is given.
From open-pilgrimages: each stage's highest and lowest ground and its interior theme.
The day
Tomorrow you cross into Galicia at Ribadeo. Today is the last long day of the Asturian coast. Navia is a surprisingly lively small town in the middle of the stage. Tapia de Casariego is a surf beach at the end of a long fishing harbour. La Caridad, at the end of the day, is a quiet inland parish — the Camino turns slightly inland to avoid the Ría de Ribadeo's bigger road detours. The old frontier between Asturias and Galicia has been drawing near all week and now it is tomorrow.
What pilgrims often meet here
- Passing through Navia at midday — more life than most Asturian villages
- Surfers at Tapia de Casariego — unexpected in October
- Realizing that after Ribadeo the route leaves the sea for good
- Quiet evening at La Caridad — the last Asturian overnight
The coast has been your companion for nearly three weeks. How do you say goodbye to a landscape that walked with you?
The ground
Long day through the western Asturian coast — Villapedre, Piñera, Navia (a medium-sized town, possible split point), and Tapia de Casariego (a fishing village with surf). La Caridad (A Caridá in Asturian Galician) is a quiet parish inland.
The light
Sunrise and sunset in Luarca depend on the day you walk.
Walk it with Pilgrim
In Pilgrim's Honor mode you can walk this stage as it is drawn here, and save its maps for days with no signal. The morning opens with this day's word, The last coastal stretch, and its story. When you arrive, it asks the question above, and you can answer out loud. Your walk stays on your phone.
With Pilgrim on your phone, this opens the stage, ready to begin. Without it, you'll see the stage and where to get the app.