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Stage 2 · Camino del Norte

San Sebastián → Zarautz

799km km to Santiago
22,3 km Distance +650 m Ascent −650 m Descent 28,8 km Effort 9 h Time needed · On foot

Igeldo, the farmsteads and Orio

A stage of 22.3 kilometres with 650 metres of ascent and the same of descent, moderate difficulty, with two clear climbs and a great deal of farmland in between. You leave San Sebastián along the bay of La Concha and Ondarreta beach, and at the end of the promenade the climb up Monte Igeldo begins, first on streets and then on tracks between houses and pastures, with the city falling away behind you.

At the top the path runs along the hillside among farmsteads, vegetable plots and the odd road crossing, with no villages for several kilometres. It is a quiet stretch of track and tarmac, with glimpses of the sea now and then, until the long descent towards the Oria estuary begins. Orio comes just past halfway and is the natural stop: a fishing town with a harbour, bars and good food beside the river.

You cross the Oria on the bridge and climb again, through the San Martín district, before dropping to Zarautz along the slope beside the golf course, with the whole beach in view. Zarautz is a summer resort with everything you need and a long seafront promenade for stretching your legs.

Tips

Fill your bottle as you leave: there are no bars before Orio and the fountains on the Igeldo hillside do not always run.

Climb Igeldo early; it is the longest hill and the sun hits it head-on.

Orio is the place to eat and to get a stamp along the way: grilled fish and shade beside the river.

The descent to Zarautz is easy but long; save something for the climb after the bridge.

In Zarautz get a stamp at the hostel or the parish church and buy your supper before the shops close.

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Elevation profile of the stage from San Sebastián to Zarautz, 22.3 kilometres, with services placed at their kilometre point.

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San Sebastián 22.3 km Zarautz

The weather

19°C

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Feels like
20 °C
Wind
5 km/h
Daylight
08:19 – 19:28
  1. Today ⛅ 22° 18°
  2. Wed ⛅ 27° 17°
  3. Thu ⛅ 27° 19°
  4. Fri 🌧️ 20° 17° 20 %
  5. Sat 🌦️ 17° 14° 56 %
  6. Sun 🌦️ 14° 11° 35 %
  7. Mon ⛅ 14° 7° 19 %

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What to see on this stage 15

  1. San Vicente eliza Church km 0,0
  2. Santa Teresa monasterioa Church km 0,1
  3. Santa Maria basilika Church km 0,1
  4. San Pedro eliza Church km 0,1
  5. Parroquia de San Sebastián Mártir Church km 2,1
  6. Lourdes Txiki Church km 3,7
  7. San Martin Ermita Church km 15,5
  8. San Nikolas Eliza Church km 16,4
  9. San Paulo Ermita Church km 17,4
  10. San Pelaio eliza Church km 21,5
  11. Restauración Familiar Church km 22,0
  12. Frantzizkotarren eliza Church km 22,5
  13. Klarisen konbentua Church km 22,7
  14. Santa Marina ermita Church km 22,7
  15. Iglesia Church km 22,7

What you will find 1128