The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.
The trail
From Madrid over the Guadarrama by Segovia to Sahagún on the Francés; for the Compostela the walk continues into Santiago.
Stages
A suggested split into 13 days of about 25 km (15 mi). Each day ends at the town or village on the way nearest to an equal share of the distance, or at a hotel or hostel where there is none. These are not the official stages: check where you can stay before you book.
- Day 1 Madrid to Tres Cantos 24 km · 24 km from the start
- Day 2 Tres Cantos to Manzanares el Real 25 km · 48 km from the start
- Day 3 Manzanares el Real to Cercedilla 20 km · 68 km from the start
- Day 4 Cercedilla to Segovia 30 km · 98 km from the start
- Day 5 Segovia to Santa María la Real de Nieva 33 km · 132 km from the start
- Day 6 Santa María la Real de Nieva to Coca 22 km · 154 km from the start
- Day 7 Coca to Alcazarén 24 km · 178 km from the start
- Day 8 Alcazarén to Puente Duero 26 km · 203 km from the start
- Day 9 Puente Duero to Peñaflor de Hornija 27 km · 230 km from the start
- Day 10 Peñaflor de Hornija to Medina de Rioseco 24 km · 254 km from the start
- Day 11 Medina de Rioseco to Cuenca de Campos 22 km · 276 km from the start
- Day 12 Cuenca de Campos to Santervás de Campos 21 km · 298 km from the start
- Day 13 Santervás de Campos to Sahagún 21 km · 319 km from the start
Summits on the way
- La Camorquilla 1,687 m · 83 km from the start
- Cerro Pelado 1,619 m · 84 km from the start
- Alto de la Fuente de los Pájaros 1,538 m · 86 km from the start
Tops within 300 m of the line. Summits from OpenStreetMap.
Start and finish
Start: near Madrid, Community of Madrid. 40.41664, -3.71080
Finish: near Sahagún, León. 42.36968, -5.03261
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Madrid, Community of Madrid · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Tres Cantos, Community of Madrid · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Manzanares el Real, Community of Madrid · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Cercedilla, Community of Madrid · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Segovia, Castile and León · After day 4 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Santa María la Real de Nieva, Segovia · After day 5 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Coca, Segovia · After day 6 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Alcazarén, Valladolid · After day 7 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Puente Duero, Valladolid · After day 8 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Peñaflor de Hornija, Valladolid · After day 9 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Medina de Rioseco, Valladolid · After day 10 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Cuenca de Campos, Valladolid · After day 11 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Santervás de Campos, Valladolid · After day 12 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Sahagún, León · The finish Booking.com → Expedia →
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.
