Camino Frances

Camino Frances

Navarra → Galicia, Spain

Spain, Puente la Reina to Santiago de Compostela

Distance

784 km

Stages

32

Difficulty

easy

Best months

Apr-Jun, Sep-Oct

About

Nine hundred sixty-eight kilometers of history, culture, and sweat. The Camino Frances unfurls from Puente la Reina to Santiago de Compostela, a journey marked by medieval bridges, ancient churches, and the scent of fresh bread baking in village bakeries. With 57 stages and an elevation gain of 11,195 meters, this spiritual route demands resilience, and rewards it with landscapes, from rolling vineyards to the flat plains of Castile. Each step carries echoes of those who walked before, a modern exploration of self through the ages.

Highlights

  • Puente de Órbigo
  • Catedral de León
  • Mosteiro de Santa Maria de Conxo
  • Muralla de Puente la Reina
  • Catedral de Santiago de Compostela

Stages

  1. 1

    Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Roncesvalleschallenging

    25 km1477 m724 m

  2. 2

    Roncesvalles to Zubirimoderate

    22 km467 m882 m

  3. 3

    Zubiri to Pamplonamoderate

    21 km427 m508 m

  4. 4

    Pamplona to Puente la Reinamoderate

    23 km486 m589 m

  5. 5

    Puente la Reina to Estellamoderate

    23 km539 m458 m

  6. 6

    Estella to Los Arcosmoderate

    22 km486 m467 m

  7. 7

    Los Arcos to Logroñochallenging

    28 km495 m557 m

  8. 8

    Logroño to Nájerachallenging

    28 km465 m361 m

  9. 9

    Nájera to Santo Domingo de la Calzadamoderate

    21 km474 m320 m

  10. 10

    Santo Domingo de la Calzada to Beloradomoderate

    23 km377 m251 m

  11. 11

    Belorado to San Juan de Ortegamoderate

    23 km479 m243 m

  12. 12

    San Juan de Ortega to Burgosmoderate

    24 km200 m343 m

  13. 13

    Burgos to Hontanaschallenging

    32 km373 m362 m

  14. 14

    Hontanas to Boadilla del Caminochallenging

    28 km323 m409 m

  15. 15

    Boadilla del Camino to Carrión de los Condeschallenging

    26 km164 m116 m

  16. 16

    Carrión de los Condes to Terradillos de los Templarioschallenging

    25 km153 m107 m

  17. 17

    Terradillos de los Templarios to Bercianos del Real Caminomoderate

    24 km207 m238 m

  18. 18

    Bercianos del Real Camino to Mansilla de las Mulaschallenging

    26 km91 m142 m

  19. 19

    Mansilla de las Mulas to Leónmoderate

    19 km189 m144 m

  20. 20

    León to Villadangos del Páramomoderate

    20 km244 m191 m

  21. 21

    Villadangos del Páramo to Astorgachallenging

    28 km254 m280 m

  22. 22

    Astorga to Rabanal del Caminomoderate

    20 km355 m67 m

  23. 23

    Rabanal del Camino to Ponferradachallenging

    33 km666 m1296 m

  24. 24

    Ponferrada to Villafranca del Bierzomoderate

    25 km329 m357 m

  25. 25

    Villafranca del Bierzo to O Cebreirochallenging

    31 km1559 m747 m

  26. 26

    O Cebreiro to Triacastelamoderate

    24 km411 m1128 m

  27. 27

    Triacastela to Sarriachallenging

    28 km594 m764 m

  28. 28

    Sarria to Portomarínmoderate

    22 km492 m572 m

  29. 29

    Portomarín to Palas de Reimoderate

    25 km581 m367 m

  30. 30

    Palas de Rei to Arzúachallenging

    28 km576 m749 m

  31. 31

    Arzúa to O Pedrouzomoderate

    19 km409 m512 m

  32. 32

    O Pedrouzo to Santiago de Compostelamoderate

    20 km403 m430 m

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