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Camino del Norte

La ruta de la costa cantábrica: País Vasco, Cantabria, Asturias y Galicia entre acantilados, playas y verde. Más exigente y menos masificada que el Francés.

823,6 km Distance 35 Stages +16.830 m Ascent Irún Starting point

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The climb, stage by stage

Bar chart: 35 stages, 16.830 m of climbing in total. The stage that climbs most gains 1.000 m.

+16.830 m −16.640 m

1. Irún → San Sebastián, 24,6 km, Ascent 700 m 2. San Sebastián → Zarautz, 22,3 km, Ascent 650 m 3. Zarautz → Deba, 21,7 km, Ascent 700 m 4. Deba → Markina-Xemein, 24,3 km, Ascent 900 m 5. Markina-Xemein → Gernika, 25,2 km, Ascent 760 m 6. Gernika → Bilbao, 30,6 km, Ascent 1.000 m 7. Bilbao → Portugalete, 19,4 km, Ascent 320 m 8. Portugalete → Castro Urdiales, 26,5 km, Ascent 560 m 9. Castro Urdiales → Laredo, 26,5 km, Ascent 540 m 10. Laredo → Güemes, 28,5 km, Ascent 530 m 11. Güemes → Santander, 15,7 km, Ascent 180 m 12. Santander → Santillana del Mar, 37,0 km, Ascent 420 m 13. Santillana del Mar → Comillas, 22,3 km, Ascent 330 m 14. Comillas → Colombres, 27,9 km, Ascent 520 m 15. Colombres → Llanes, 22,4 km, Ascent 330 m 16. Llanes → Ribadesella, 31,2 km, Ascent 480 m 17. Ribadesella → Sebrayo, 31,0 km, Ascent 600 m 18. Sebrayo → Villaviciosa, 10,5 km, Ascent 120 m 19. Villaviciosa → Gijón, 30,5 km, Ascent 650 m 20. Gijón → Avilés, 25,2 km, Ascent 330 m 21. Avilés → Muros de Nalón, 22,7 km, Ascent 480 m 22. Muros de Nalón → Soto de Luiña, 15,8 km, Ascent 390 m 23. Soto de Luiña → Cadavedo, 17,9 km, Ascent 530 m 24. Cadavedo → Luarca, 15,7 km, Ascent 330 m 25. Luarca → La Caridad, 30,4 km, Ascent 640 m 26. La Caridad → Ribadeo, 22,1 km, Ascent 330 m 27. Ribadeo → Lourenzá, 28,5 km, Ascent 640 m 28. Lourenzá → Abadín, 25,3 km, Ascent 720 m 29. Abadín → Vilalba, 20,8 km, Ascent 220 m 30. Vilalba → Baamonde, 19,8 km, Ascent 260 m 31. Baamonde → Miraz, 15,3 km, Ascent 330 m 32. Miraz → Sobrado dos Monxes, 25,2 km, Ascent 420 m 33. Sobrado dos Monxes → Arzúa, 22,1 km, Ascent 300 m 34. Arzúa → O Pedrouzo, 19,3 km, Ascent 320 m 35. O Pedrouzo → Santiago de Compostela, 19,4 km, Ascent 300 m
Irún 824 km Santiago de Compostela

Each bar is as wide as its stage is long and as tall as the metres it climbs. The dark ones climb more than 25 m per kilometre. Open a stage by clicking its bar.

The hardest days

The stages

1 Irún → San Sebastián +700 m / −700 m Demanding 24,6 km 2 San Sebastián → Zarautz +650 m / −650 m Demanding 22,3 km 3 Zarautz → Deba +700 m / −690 m Demanding 21,7 km 4 Deba → Markina-Xemein +900 m / −870 m Demanding 1 stretch with no services 24,3 km 5 Markina-Xemein → Gernika +760 m / −790 m Demanding 25,2 km 6 Gernika → Bilbao +1.000 m / −1.010 m Hard 1 stretch with no services 30,6 km 7 Bilbao → Portugalete +320 m / −350 m Gentle 19,4 km 8 Portugalete → Castro Urdiales +560 m / −560 m Demanding 26,5 km 9 Castro Urdiales → Laredo +540 m / −550 m Demanding 26,5 km 10 Laredo → Güemes +530 m / −520 m Demanding 28,5 km 11 Güemes → Santander +180 m / −210 m Gentle 15,7 km 12 Santander → Santillana del Mar +420 m / −390 m Hard 37,0 km 13 Santillana del Mar → Comillas +330 m / −340 m Demanding 22,3 km 14 Comillas → Colombres +520 m / −480 m Demanding 27,9 km 15 Colombres → Llanes +330 m / −340 m Demanding 22,4 km 16 Llanes → Ribadesella +480 m / −480 m Hard 31,2 km 17 Ribadesella → Sebrayo +600 m / −580 m Hard 1 stretch with no services 31,0 km 18 Sebrayo → Villaviciosa +120 m / −130 m Gentle 10,5 km 19 Villaviciosa → Gijón +650 m / −660 m Hard 1 stretch with no services 30,5 km 20 Gijón → Avilés +330 m / −320 m Demanding 1 stretch with no services 25,2 km 21 Avilés → Muros de Nalón +480 m / −440 m Demanding 1 stretch with no services 22,7 km 22 Muros de Nalón → Soto de Luiña +390 m / −400 m Gentle 15,8 km 23 Soto de Luiña → Cadavedo +530 m / −510 m Gentle 17,9 km 24 Cadavedo → Luarca +330 m / −350 m Gentle 15,7 km 25 Luarca → La Caridad +640 m / −610 m Hard 30,4 km 26 La Caridad → Ribadeo +330 m / −350 m Demanding 22,1 km 27 Ribadeo → Lourenzá +640 m / −540 m Hard 28,5 km 28 Lourenzá → Abadín +720 m / −480 m Demanding 1 stretch with no services 25,3 km 29 Abadín → Vilalba +220 m / −330 m Gentle 1 stretch with no services 20,8 km 30 Vilalba → Baamonde +260 m / −280 m Gentle 1 stretch with no services 19,8 km 31 Baamonde → Miraz +330 m / −180 m Gentle 15,3 km 32 Miraz → Sobrado dos Monxes +420 m / −350 m Demanding 1 stretch with no services 25,2 km 33 Sobrado dos Monxes → Arzúa +300 m / −460 m Demanding 22,1 km 34 Arzúa → O Pedrouzo +320 m / −380 m Gentle 19,3 km 35 O Pedrouzo → Santiago de Compostela +300 m / −360 m Gentle 1 stretch with no services 19,4 km

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Seis Caminos de Santiago

The website and app of the Camino del Norte

Everything you need for the Camino del Norte, in Seis Caminos de Santiago: website and app in 18 languages with 100 features, 85 of them free.

Questions about the Camino del Norte

Where do I get stamped on the Camino del Norte?

In hostels, bars, parishes, town halls and tourist offices along the Camino del Norte. In Seis Caminos de Santiago every venue has a sticker with a code: point your phone at it and the stamp goes into your digital credential and your parchment.

How do I prove I walked the Camino del Norte?

With the stamped credential: the Pilgrim's Office in Santiago issues the Compostela if you walked at least the last 100 km (200 by bike) with two stamps a day on that stretch. Seis Caminos de Santiago adds the parchment, which proves with the app's stamps that you walked the whole Camino del Norte.

How many stages does the Camino del Norte have?

The Camino del Norte has 35 stages and 823 km. Seis Caminos de Santiago has them all, with their profile, their hostels and their stretches without water or food.

Where can I see all the hostels of the Camino del Norte?

Seis Caminos de Santiago lists every hostel, bar and restaurant of the Camino del Norte, stage by stage, with opening times, prices, free beds and reviews.

Which app should I use for the Camino del Norte?

Seis Caminos de Santiago is the website and app of the Camino del Norte: it opens in the browser and installs on the phone, in 18 languages, with 100 features, 85 of them free.