Camino del Norte stage by stage
The northern coastal route through the Basque Country, Cantabria, Asturias and Galicia: beaches, fishing towns, green hills and big cities such as San Sebastián, Bilbao and Santander. It is hillier and quieter than the Francés and joins it at Arzúa for the last two days.
36 stages~813 kmIrún to Santiago along the coast
Planning note: distances and climbs are approximate and stages are a suggestion. Albergues listed are long-established ones; opening dates, prices and beds change, so check before you go. Accommodation links may be affiliate links.
All stages
- Stage 1Irún → San Sebastián24.7 km↑630 ↓651 mHard
- Stage 2San Sebastián → Zarautz22.1 km↑546 ↓543 mModerate
- Stage 3Zarautz → Deba21 km↑772 ↓771 mHard
- Stage 4Deba → Markina-Xemein23.3 km↑817 ↓743 mHard
- Stage 5Markina-Xemein → Gernika25.4 km↑679 ↓762 mModerate
- Stage 6Gernika → Lezama19.8 km↑560 ↓503 mModerate
- Stage 7Lezama → Bilbao11 km↑318 ↓369 mEasy
- Stage 8Bilbao → Portugalete19.2 km↑444 ↓431 mModerate
- Stage 9Portugalete → Castro Urdiales32.1 km↑465 ↓464 mModerate
- Stage 10Castro Urdiales → Laredo30.5 km↑712 ↓709 mHard
- Stage 11Laredo → Güemes28.7 km↑305 ↓245 mModerate
- Stage 12Güemes → Santander15.3 km↑126 ↓210 mEasy
- Stage 13Santander → Santillana del Mar36.3 km↑408 ↓328 mHard
- Stage 14Santillana del Mar → Comillas22.2 km↑461 ↓523 mModerate
- Stage 15Comillas → Colombres28 km↑529 ↓451 mModerate
- Stage 16Colombres → Llanes22.9 km↑319 ↓416 mModerate
- Stage 17Llanes → Ribadesella30 km↑333 ↓340 mModerate
- Stage 18Ribadesella → Colunga20.1 km↑341 ↓327 mEasy
- Stage 19Colunga → Villaviciosa17.5 km↑305 ↓319 mEasy
- Stage 20Villaviciosa → Gijón29.8 km↑655 ↓654 mHard
- Stage 21Gijón → Avilés25.4 km↑258 ↓253 mModerate
- Stage 22Avilés → Muros de Nalón21.2 km↑549 ↓419 mModerate
- Stage 23Muros de Nalón → Soto de Luiña15.3 km↑437 ↓543 mModerate
- Stage 24Soto de Luiña → Cadavedo18.5 km↑582 ↓512 mModerate
- Stage 25Cadavedo → Luarca15.9 km↑219 ↓296 mEasy
- Stage 26Luarca → La Caridad30.5 km↑521 ↓463 mModerate
- Stage 27La Caridad → Ribadeo21.3 km↑206 ↓227 mEasy
- Stage 28Ribadeo → Gondán20.9 km↑602 ↓457 mModerate
- Stage 29Gondán → Mondoñedo15.6 km↑451 ↓506 mEasy
- Stage 30Mondoñedo → Abadín16.6 km↑625 ↓251 mModerate
- Stage 31Abadín → Vilalba20.8 km↑250 ↓290 mEasy
- Stage 32Vilalba → Baamonde18.5 km↑209 ↓273 mEasy
- Stage 33Baamonde → Sobrado dos Monxes32 km↑457 ↓356 mHard
- Stage 34Sobrado dos Monxes → Arzúa22 km↑219 ↓337 mEasy
- Stage 35Arzúa → O Pedrouzo19.3 km↑351 ↓447 mEasy
- Stage 36O Pedrouzo → Santiago de Compostela19.4 km↑318 ↓345 mEasy
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