Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross) – Molinaseca loop from Rabanal del Camino

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Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross) – Molinaseca loop from Rabanal del Camino

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Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross) – Molinaseca loop from Rabanal del Camino

05:05

96.7km

1,780m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 6, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 20.5 km for 50 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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16.1 km

Murias de Rechivaldo

Highlight • Settlement

Murias de Rechivaldo is located on the banks of the Jerga River and preserves the only mill on the river in excellent condition.

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20.5 km

It is the episcopal palace of Astorga, which was designed by the modernist architect Antoni Gaudí. It is inspired by medieval gothic.
Inside is the Museo de los Caminos, dedicated, of course, to the Camino de Santiago. To visit it you have to buy a ticket. If you decide to do it on your own, the price is six euros. The guided tour costs nine euros.

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20.6 km

Episcopal Palace of Astorga (Gaudí Palace)

Highlight • Castle

Gaudí's episcopal palace, in Astorga, is a neo-Gothic style building designed by the modernist architect Antonio Gaudí. Due to its uniqueness, it constitutes one of the most outstanding buildings in Astorga's monumental heritage. In 1963 it became the Caminos Museum, and numerous and outstanding pieces from the Diocese of Astorga are exhibited, including prehistory, epigraphy and Roman numismatics, religious art from various periods and contemporary art.

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48.7 km

Cruz de Ferro (Iron Cross)

Highlight • Monument

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 Redeemer, one day when the deeds of my life will be judged, the scales in favor of my good deeds reduce. may it be so.”
(Source: wikipedia)

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48.7 km

Iron Cross

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It is also known as Cruz de Fierro (Iron Cross). A mountain landmark (1504 m) that stands on the French Way in the mountains of León as it passes through the province of the same name, corresponding to the autonomous community of Castilla y León. 230 km from Santiago. It is one of the best-known and most symbolic places of all the Jacobean routes, and perhaps for this reason the most mythologised and exciting, with the Monte do Gozo de Santiago, the first place from which pilgrims on the French Way observe the city of Santiago.

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48.8 km

Cruz de Ferro (Puerto de Foncebadón)

Highlight • Monument

The Cruz de Ferro marks the highest point of the Camino Frances de Santiago. At the top of the port of Foncebadón, at 1504 meters.
Around the wooden post on which the cross is located, you will see a mountain of stones. Tradition makes pilgrims deposit here a stone brought from their place of origin.

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68.3 km

Molinaseca

Highlight • Settlement

Molinaseca is a beautiful town in the middle of nowhere. In summer season the river is full of people enjoying and refreshing themselves. It's nice to be able to find something like this after a long and hard route.

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68.4 km

Molinaseca Roman Bridge

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The small Bercian town of Molinaseca, located a few kilometers from Ponferrada, is one of the most important enclaves on the Jacobean Route. Its streets with a medieval flavor invite you to stroll slowly, not in vain, in 1975 it was declared a Historic-Artistic Site.

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96.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

94.4 km

1.95 km

442 m

< 100 m

Surfaces