Spain · Long-distance path

Camino del Norte

A long-distance path in Spain: 817 km (507 mi) with 20,361 m of ascent, about 35 days on foot.

Distance
817 km (507 mi)
Ascent
20,361 m
Days
35
High point
714 m

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.

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Stages

The trail takes about 35 days. Here it is in 30 equal parts of about 27 km (17 mi) each: a guide for planning, not official stages. Each part ends near the town or village named.

  1. Part 1 Ustaritz to an unnamed point 27 km · 27 km from the start
  2. Part 2 An unnamed point to Pasaia 27 km · 54 km from the start
  3. Part 3 Pasaia to Zarautz 27 km · 82 km from the start
  4. Part 4 Zarautz to Mutriku 27 km · 109 km from the start
  5. Part 5 Mutriku to Munitibar-Arbatzegi Gerrikaitz 27 km · 136 km from the start
  6. Part 6 Munitibar-Arbatzegi Gerrikaitz to Larrabetzu 27 km · 163 km from the start
  7. Part 7 Larrabetzu to Barakaldo 27 km · 191 km from the start
  8. Part 8 Barakaldo to Castro-Urdiales 27 km · 218 km from the start
  9. Part 9 Castro-Urdiales to Guriezo 27 km · 245 km from the start
  10. Part 10 Guriezo to Noja 27 km · 272 km from the start
  11. Part 11 Noja to Somo 27 km · 299 km from the start
  12. Part 12 Somo to Oruña 27 km · 327 km from the start
  13. Part 13 Oruña to Novales 27 km · 354 km from the start
  14. Part 14 Novales to Val de San Vicente 27 km · 381 km from the start
  15. Part 15 Val de San Vicente to Llanes 27 km · 408 km from the start
  16. Part 16 Llanes to an unnamed point 27 km · 435 km from the start
  17. Part 17 An unnamed point to Colunga 27 km · 463 km from the start
  18. Part 18 Colunga to Villaviciosa 27 km · 490 km from the start
  19. Part 19 Villaviciosa to Gijón 27 km · 517 km from the start
  20. Part 20 Gijón to Castrillón 27 km · 544 km from the start
  21. Part 21 Castrillón to Cudillero 27 km · 572 km from the start
  22. Part 22 Cudillero to Valdés 27 km · 599 km from the start
  23. Part 23 Valdés to Navia 27 km · 626 km from the start
  24. Part 24 Navia to Castropol 27 km · 653 km from the start
  25. Part 25 Castropol to Barreiros 27 km · 680 km from the start
  26. Part 26 Barreiros to Abadín 27 km · 708 km from the start
  27. Part 27 Abadín to Vilalba 27 km · 735 km from the start
  28. Part 28 Vilalba to Guitiriz 27 km · 762 km from the start
  29. Part 29 Guitiriz to Sobrado 27 km · 789 km from the start
  30. Part 30 Sobrado to Arzúa 27 km · 817 km from the start

Start and finish

Start: near Ustaritz, Pyrénées-Atlantiques. 43.49067, -1.47789

Finish: near Arzúa, A Coruña. 42.92728, -8.16050

Directions to the start Directions to the finish

Places to stay

Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:

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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.

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