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Stage 9 · Camino del Norte

Castro Urdiales → Laredo

629km km to Santiago
26,5 km Distance +540 m Ascent −550 m Descent 31,9 km Effort 10 h Time needed · On foot

Islares, Guriezo and the Liendo valley

A stage of 26.5 kilometres with 540 metres of ascent and 550 of descent, moderate difficulty. You leave Castro Urdiales along the promenade and through the districts of Allendelagua and Cerdigo, and the route soon takes to a coastal path among holm oaks and meadows, with cliffs and coves, as far as Islares and its beach of Arenillas, just past the first third. Islares is the natural stop of the morning.

After that you lose the coast. You cross the Oriñón estuary beside the main road and enter the Guriezo valley, through Pontarrón and Rioseco, on paved lanes between houses, meadows and short climbs. It is an inland stretch, green and quiet, though the passage along the main road at the start calls for attention.

Then comes the ridge that separates Guriezo from the valley of Liendo, rounded and dotted with small villages, which you cross at an easy pace to the last hill. From the top you see Laredo and the whole of La Salvé beach, and you drop into the Puebla Vieja, with steep streets and a Gothic church. Laredo has every service and a great deal of summer accommodation.

Tips

Eat or buy supplies in Islares: Guriezo and Liendo have bars, but few and with changeable hours.

The coastal path to Islares is slippery in the rain; wear shoes with grip.

In Liendo fill your bottle for the last climb, which has no shade.

In Laredo the hostel and the churches give stamps; the old town is in the upper part, not by the beach.

Between Islares and the Guriezo valley there is a stretch on the N-634 with fast traffic: take extra care on the bends.

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Elevation profile of the stage from Castro Urdiales to Laredo, 26.5 kilometres, with services placed at their kilometre point.

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Castro Urdiales 26.5 km Laredo

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What to see on this stage 17

  1. Iglesia de Santa María de la Asunción Church km 0,0
  2. Iglesia Evangélica Church km 0,6
  3. Iglesia de San Marcos Church km 3,4
  4. Iglesia de San Juan Evangelista Church km 5,4
  5. Iglesia de San Martín de Tours Church km 8,8
  6. Ermita Church km 9,6
  7. Ermita de Santa Isabel Church km 13,2
  8. Ermita de San Antonio Church km 15,0
  9. Iglesia de San Vicente de la Maza Church km 15,1
  10. Ermita de San Mamés Church km 18,4
  11. San Vicente de Liendo Church km 24,1
  12. Iglesia de Tarrueza Church km 27,3
  13. Ermita de Santa Ana Church km 28,5
  14. Iglesia de San Francisco Church km 30,2
  15. Iglesia de Santa Catalina Church km 30,3
  16. Iglesia de Santa María de la Asunción Church km 30,3
  17. Iglesia Church km 30,6

What you will find 321

Bar Laredo km 15,0