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Castile and León

Santa Colomba De Somoza

Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross) – View of the Galician Mountains loop from Cruz de Ferro

Bike touring routes & trails

Castile and León

Santa Colomba De Somoza

Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross) – View of the Galician Mountains loop from Cruz de Ferro

Hard

12

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Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross) – View of the Galician Mountains loop from Cruz de Ferro

01:48

25.5km

500m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 10, 2026

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285 m

Cruz de Ferro on the Camino

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2.55 km

Pilgrim Hostel With Steel Pilgrim Statues

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4.97 km

View of the Montes de León

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Incredibly beautiful scenery along the way, just stop and enjoy.

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7.21 km

Foncebadón

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In a town of only 18 inhabitants we find five restaurants and seven accommodations. What the Camino de Santiago does!
From here there are only a few more meters of …

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9.73 km

Foncebadón Pass

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The Iron Cross, the highest point of the French Way, is a place of extraordinary charm. Pilgrims use to bring a stone from their homelands and leave it here as …

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9.76 km

Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross)

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The prayer of the Cruz de Ferro reads: “Lord, may this stone, symbol of my effort on my pilgrimage, which I lay at the foot of the Cross of the …

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11.6 km

View of the Galician Mountains

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Very nice view of the outstanding landscape

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17.5 km

View of El Bierzo

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Mountainous area found climbing towards Puerto de Foncebadón at an altitude of 1504 metres

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25.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.9 km

283 m

180 m

101 m

Surfaces

24.9 km

233 m

120 m

110 m

101 m

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Highest point (1,490 m)

Lowest point (1,290 m)

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Thursday 21 May

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14 %

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