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Stage 8 · Camino Francés

Logroño → Nájera

612km km to Santiago
29,6 km Distance +410 m Ascent −320 m Descent 33,7 km Effort 10 h 30 Time needed · On foot

Before you set off

11.3 km

No water, no food

Between Nájera and Nájera. — Leave with 2.1 litres of water.

Rioja vineyards to the Najerilla

The longest stage of this whole section: 29.6 kilometres with 410 metres of ascent and 320 of descent, medium difficulty, and almost all of it through vineyards. You leave Logroño through the San Miguel park and past the Grajera reservoir, an easy shaded walk, and then climb beside the motorway to Navarrete, about 12 kilometres in, a potters' town with a baroque church, bars and shops for a proper breakfast.

From Navarrete the route follows tracks among the vines, with gentle ups and downs and hardly any shade. Ventosa lies slightly off the route, but it is the only place with services between Navarrete and Nájera and worth the detour to fill your bottle. Then you climb to the Alto de San Antón, pass the Poyo de Roldán and descend a long track into the Najerilla valley.

Nájera is a small town split by its river, with the old quarter tucked against reddish cliffs and the monastery of Santa María la Real, which holds the tombs of the kings of Navarre. You cross the bridge and find everything you need to rest.

Tips

Have breakfast in Navarrete and fill your bottle there or in Ventosa: the final section to Nájera is long and open.

It is a stage of almost 30 kilometres: leave early, especially in summer, and plan two stops.

Get a stamp on the way in Navarrete or Ventosa; the parchment asks for two en-route stamps.

The dust of the vineyard tracks gets into your boots; air your feet at every stop.

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Profile and services

Elevation profile of the stage from Logroño to Nájera, 29.6 kilometres, with services placed at their kilometre point.

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Logroño 29.6 km Nájera
Stretch with nowhere to resupply Hotel Restaurant Church Pilgrim hostel Cash machine Pharmacy

The weather

16°C

Cloudy

Feels like
16 °C
Wind
7 km/h
Daylight
08:20 – 19:31
  1. Today ⛅ 28° 16°
  2. Wed ⛅ 27° 15°
  3. Thu ⛅ 27° 18°
  4. Fri 🌦️ 26° 17° 15 %
  5. Sat 🌦️ 18° 12° 30 %
  6. Sun ⛅ 15° 9° 11 %
  7. Mon ☀️ 15° 5° 13 %

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Tips from people who walked it

The things that do not expire: where the fountain actually is, which bar opens at six, where not to go in the rain.

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What to see on this stage 16

  1. Ermita de San Gregorio Church km 0,0
  2. Iglesia de San Bartolomé Church km 0,0
  3. Iglesia de Santa María de Palacio Church km 0,0
  4. Concatedral de Santa María de la Redonda Church km 0,2
  5. Iglesia de Santiago Church km 0,3
  6. Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Últimos Días Church km 1,1
  7. Iglesia de Valvanera Church km 1,2
  8. Iglesia de San Miguel Arcángel Church km 1,7
  9. Parroquia del Espíritu Santo Church km 2,3
  10. Virgen del Rocío Church km 5,9
  11. Casa parroquial Church km 12,8
  12. Iglesia de la Asunción Church km 12,8
  13. Ermita de Santa María de Jesús Church km 14,0
  14. MEZQUITA AL RAHMAN Church km 27,4
  15. Iglesia Church km 27,9
  16. Iglesia de Santa Cruz Church km 28,9

What you will find 519