The Route Map

Interactive map of the Camino Francés with all major cities and stage points.

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Elevation Profile

800 km of ups and downs – from the Pyrenees to Galicia

Journey Milestones

Scroll through the most important stops on your way.

KM 0

Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port

Starting point – the French side of the Pyrenees

KM 27

Roncesvalles

The monastery after the Pyrenean crossing

KM 74

Pamplona

Capital of Navarra – the San Fermín city

KM 96

Estella

"Toledo of the North" – medieval gem

KM 153

Logroño

The Rioja wine region begins here

KM 181

Santo Domingo de la Calzada

The cathedral with the living chickens

KM 282

Burgos

The Gothic cathedral – UNESCO World Heritage

KM 468

León

The cathedral of stained glass

KM 500

Astorga

Gaudí's Episcopal Palace

KM 603

O Cebreiro

Into Galicia – Eucharistic miracle site

KM 651

Sarria

Start of the final 100 km

KM 800

Santiago de Compostela

The Cathedral – journey's end

Stage Plan (33 Days)

Day-by-day plan for the Camino Francés – approx. 24 km/day

Dag 1
Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port Roncesvalles
25.7 km Hard

The Pyrenees – the legendary first day

Dag 2
Roncesvalles Zubiri
21.5 km Moderate

Down through the Navarra forests

Dag 3
Zubiri Pamplona
20.4 km Easy

Arrival in the San Fermín city

Dag 4
Pamplona Puente la Reina
24 km Moderate

Up over Alto del Perdón

Dag 5
Puente la Reina Estella
21.6 km Easy

The wine fountain at Irache

Dag 6
Estella Los Arcos
21.1 km Easy

Through the vineyards

Dag 7
Los Arcos Logroño
27.6 km Moderate

Entering La Rioja

Dag 8
Logroño Nájera
29.6 km Moderate

Rioja wine country

Dag 9
Nájera Santo Domingo
20.7 km Easy

The cathedral with the chickens

Dag 10
Santo Domingo Belorado
22.4 km Easy

Quiet villages

Dag 11
Belorado San Juan de Ortega
24.2 km Moderate

Up into the Oca mountains

Dag 12
San Juan de Ortega Burgos
25.8 km Moderate

The UNESCO cathedral awaits

Dag 13
Burgos Hornillos
19.8 km Easy

The Meseta begins

Dag 14
Hornillos Castrojeriz
20 km Easy

Flat and meditative

Dag 15
Castrojeriz Frómista
25.1 km Moderate

Up over Alto de Mostelares

Dag 16
Frómista Carrión
19.3 km Easy

Romanesque architecture

Dag 17
Carrión Sahagún
37.3 km Hard

Longest stage – empty landscape

Dag 18
Sahagún El Burgo Ranero
17.7 km Easy

Short rest day

Dag 19
El Burgo Ranero Mansilla
18.8 km Easy

Last Meseta day

Dag 20
Mansilla León
18.1 km Easy

The stained-glass cathedral!

Dag 21
León Villadangos
21.1 km Easy

Leaving the city

Dag 22
Villadangos Astorga
26.3 km Moderate

Gaudí's palace

Dag 23
Astorga Rabanal
20.6 km Moderate

Towards Cruz de Ferro

Dag 24
Rabanal Ponferrada
32.2 km Hard

Cruz de Ferro + long descent

Dag 25
Ponferrada Villafranca
24.1 km Moderate

The Templar castle

Dag 26
Villafranca O Cebreiro
28.4 km Hard

Into Galicia – 700m ascent

Dag 27
O Cebreiro Triacastela
20.8 km Moderate

Beautiful mountain views

Dag 28
Triacastela Sarria
18.3 km Easy

The Samos monastery (detour)

Dag 29
Sarria Portomarín
22.4 km Moderate

The final 100 km begins

Dag 30
Portomarín Palas de Rei
24.8 km Moderate

Up and down through forests

Dag 31
Palas de Rei Arzúa
28.5 km Moderate

Eucalyptus forests

Dag 32
Arzúa O Pedrouzo
19.1 km Easy

Second to last day!

Dag 33
O Pedrouzo Santiago de Compostela
19.4 km Moderate

Monte do Gozo – Santiago in sight!

Sacred Places Along the Route

Real Colegiata de Roncesvalles

Roncesvalles, km 27

The Augustinian monastery that has received pilgrims for nearly 1,000 years

Cruz de Ferro

Foncebadon, km 540

The Iron Cross – pilgrims leave a stone as a symbol of absolution

Catedral de Burgos

Burgos, km 282

UNESCO World Heritage – a masterpiece of Gothic architecture

Catedral de León

León, km 468

"Pulchra Leonina" – 1,800 m² of stained glass

Catedral de Santiago

Santiago, km 800

Journey's end – the tomb of St. James and the Botafumeiro

The Pilgrim's Prayer

The traditional prayer for pilgrims on the Way of St. James

Lord, you called your servant Abraham out of the city of Ur in Chaldea, and you watched over him in all his wanderings. You guided the Hebrew people through the desert. We ask you to watch over us, your servants, who for the love of your name walk towards Santiago de Compostela. Be our companion on the way, our guide at crossroads, our strength in weariness, our defense in danger, our shelter in storm, our rest in fatigue, so that under your guidance we may arrive safe and sound at the end of our journey and, enriched with grace and virtue, return home again in safety, filled with holy and lasting joy. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

– The Pilgrim's Prayer (Codex Calixtinus, 12th century)