The trail is designed for each stage (each stage corresponds to one day of walking) to be easily broken up based on the hikers pace. Six of the eight stages follow a mixture of paths that pass by cliffs and beaches, while the other two head inland, circumnavigating the estuaries of and along what they are two stretches of very jagged coast. The stages start and finish in small fishing villages with plenty of accommodation options. From north to south: ; Stage 1 Malpica–Niñóns This first stage starts at the port of
Malpica and ends at beach. ;Stage 2 Niñons–Ponteceso The second stage begins on the beach of Niñones and after ends in
Ponteceso, next to the house where writer of the Galician hymn,
Os Pinos,
Eduardo Pondal, was born, ;Stage 3 Ponteceso–Laxe The third stage is and starts at the bridge of
Ponteceso, ending at the port of
Laxe. Most of this stage passes through the municipality of
Cabana de Bergantiños where the high point of the trail is located.
Castelo, Loureiro sits at above
sea level. ;Stage 4 Laxe–Arou At , the fourth stage is the shortest segment of the Camiño, starts at the port of
Laxe and ends at beach. This stage takes place in the municipalities of Laxe,
Vimianzo and
Camariñas. ; Stage 5 Arou–Camariñas The fifth stage is in length and starts at the beach of Arou and ends at the port of Camariñas. This stage takes place in its entirety through the municipality of
Camariñas. ;Stage 6 Camariñas–Muxía The sixth stage starts at the port of Camariñas and ends at Coido beach in Muxía after traveling , a distance that makes this the longest and flattest stage of the Camino dos Faros. This stage runs through the municipalities of Camariñas, Vimianzo and Muxía and has two distinct parts: one from Camariñas to and the other from Ponte do Porto to
Muxía. ; Stage 7 Muxía–Nemiña The seventh stage starts at Coido beach in Muxía and ends at the beach in the parish of
Nemiña,
Muxía, after traveling . This stage takes place in the municipality of Muxía. ; Stage 8 Nemiña–Cape Finisterre The eighth and last stage starts on the beach at ,
Muxía and ends at the
Cape Finisterre Lighthouse after traveling . This stage takes place in the municipalities of
Muxía,
Cee and
Fisterra.
Cape Finisterre is also the final destination for many
pilgrims on the
Way of St. James, the
pilgrimage to the shrine of the
apostle Saint James the Great in the
Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela. Cape Finisterre is about from
Santiago de Compostela. == See also ==