2021 Camino Frances – Stages

The individual page for each stage contains: (1) Elevation map for the stage, (2) Lodging with price in euros, (3) Progress Map

Basque Country & Navarra – Stages 1 – 8

The Basque section of the Camino begins in the Pyrenees and ends in Logroño. My Stage Eight ends in Viana, 9.2 km before Logroño.

To Roncesvalles over the Pyrenees

Stage 01: Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Orisson – 7.5 km / 4.7 miles
Stage 02: Orisson to Burguete – 21 km / 13 miles
Stage 03: Burguete to Larrasoaña – 25 km / 16 miles
Stage 04: Larrasoaña to Pamplona – 17 km / 11 miles
Rest Day: Pamplona – 70.5 km / 44.7 miles from start
Stage 05: Pamplona to Puenta la Reina – 24 km / 15 miles
Stage 06: Puente la Reina to Estella – 22 km / 14 miles
Stage 07: Estella to Los Arcos – 22 km / 14 miles
Stage 08: Los Arcos to Viana – 19 km / 12 miles

La Rioja & Castilla Y León – Stages 9 – 15

La Rioja – The region has produced wine since the time of the Romans.
Castilla Y León – The largest autonomous region in Spain; half of the Camino Frances is in this region.

Viana to Navarrete

Stage 09: Viana to Navarrete – 23 km / 15 miles
Stage 10: Navarrete to Najera – 18 km / 11 miles
Stage 11: Najera to Santo Domingo de la Calzada – 21 km / 13 miles
Stage 12: Santo Domingo de la Calzada to Belorado – 23 km / 15 miles
Stage 13: Belorado to Villafranca Montes de Oca – 12 km / 8 miles
Stage 14: Villafranca Montes de Oca to Atapuerca – 18 km / 11 miles
Stage 15: Atapuerca to Burgos – 22 km / 18 miles
Rest Day: Burgos – 224 km / 146 miles from last rest day

Meseta – Stages 16 – 25

A walk through the central high plateau that makes up 40% of Spain. Few trees. Much Sun.

Ledigos

Stage 16: Burgos to Hornillos del Camino – 20 km / 13 miles
Stage 17: Hornillos del Camino to Castrojeriz – 21 km / 13 miles
Stage 18: Castrojeriz to Fromista – 23 km / 15 miles
Stage 19: Fromista to Carrion de los Condes – 19 km / 12 miles
Stage 20: Carrion de los Condes to Ledigos – 23 km / 15 miles
Stage 21: Ledigos to Sahagun – 16 km / 10 miles
Stage 22: Sahagun to El Burgo Ranero – 19 km / 12 miles
Stage 23: El Burgo Ranero to Mansilla de las Mulas – 19 km / 12 miles
León
Rest Day: León – 160 km / 99 miles from last rest day
Stage 24: La Virgen del Camino to Hospital de Orbigo – 26 km / 16 mi
Stage 25: Hospital de Orbigo to Astorga – 17 km / 11 miles

Cantabrian Mountains & El Biezo – Stages 26 – 39

Wild and rocky mountains and the valley of El Bierzo: another wine region. Walking the Galicia and the rain.

O Cebreiro

Stage 26: Astorga to Rabanal del Camino – 20 km / 13 miles
Stage 27: Rabanal del Camino to El Acebo – 16 km / 10 miles
Stage 28: El Acebo to Ponferrada – 21 km / 13 miles
Stage 29: Ponferrada to Villafranca del Bierzo – 23 km / 14 miles
Stage 30: Villafranca del Bierzo to Vega de Valcarce – 18 km / 11 miles
Rest Day: Vega de Valcarce – 141 km / 88 miles from last rest day
Stage 31: Vega de Valcarce to O Cebreiro – 12 km / 8 miles
Stage 32: O Cebreiro to Triacastela – 21 km / 13 miles
Stage 33: Triacastela to Sarria – 22 km / 14 miles
Stage 34: Sarria to Portomarin – 22 km / 14 miles
Stage 35: Portomarin to Palas de Rei – 25 km / 16 miles
Stage 36: Palas de Rei to Ribadiso da Baixo – 25 km / 16 miles
Stage 37: Ribadiso da Baixo to O Pedrouzo – 23.7 km / 14.7 miles
Stage 38: O Pedrouzo to Lavacolla – 10 km / 6.2 miles
Stage 39: Lavacolla to Santiago de Compostela – 10 km / 6,2 miles
Rest Day: Santiago – 171. km / 108 miles from last rest day

Camino Finisterre – Stages 40 – 43

A walk to the end of the known world.

Stage 40: Santiago to Negreira – 22 km / 14 miles
Taxi from Negreira to Vilaserio – 12.3 km (must make up one day to catch flight home)
Stage 41: Vilaserio to Olveiroa – 20.6 km / 12.8 miles
Stage 42: Olveiroa to Cee – 19.6 km / 12 miles
Stage 43: Cee to Finisterre – 12 km / 7.5 miles
Rest Day: Finisterre – 74.2 km / 46 miles from last rest day

Santiago to Finisterre
I haven’t been to Finisterre yet. This photo was grabbed from a Google search, but I can’t get the page to load to give you the url. All other photos on this page were taken by me in 2019.