Camino Francés · Stage 2 of 33
Stage 2: Roncesvalles to Zubiri
- From
- Roncesvalles
- To
- Zubiri
- Distance
- 21.4 km
- Climb
- ↑ 310 m
- Descent
- ↓ 732 m
- Difficulty
- Moderate
A gentle start through beech woods and Basque villages, then a stony and steep descent from the Alto de Erro.
Fill your bottles before Lintzoain: the last 8 km to Zubiri have no services, and a steep climb starts right after it. The rocky descents are slippery when wet; after heavy rain the N-135 road is an option, walked with great care.
Along the way
Burguete (Auritz)
Ernest Hemingway stayed at the Hostal Burguete in the 1920s to fish for trout, and wrote the village into The Sun Also Rises.
More photos of Burguete →
Espinal and Alto de Erro
Whitewashed Basque houses with red shutters, then a pass at about 800 m where a seasonal food van waits for pilgrims.
More photos of Espinal and Alto de Erro →
Zubiri
Its name means 'village of the bridge' in Basque. The medieval Puente de la Rabia earned its name from a legend: farmers walked their animals around its central pillar to protect them from rabies.
More photos of Zubiri →Where to sleep in Zubiri
- Albergue municipal de ZubiriMunicipal
- Albergue SuseiaPrivate
- Albergue Río Arga IbaiaPrivate