Camino Francés
30.6 km, 142 m up and 148 m down, through 6 places, 4 of which have somewhere to sleep. Where you stop is up to you.
Every place on the path in order, with the distance from León. Most are too small to sleep in — a fountain, a chapel, a bar that may or may not be open — but they are what the day is actually made of.
The camino exits past the cathedral, passing the Iglesia de San Isidoro and then the Parador (the former Hostal de San Marcos) on the river. From there it crosses the Río Bernesga and heads through the western suburbs. The route is well-marked but the urban exit can feel long. The Virgen del Camino, a major pilgrimage site, is about 5 km from the center.
Trobajo del Camino is a suburb of León that you'll pass through without realizing you've left the city. A few bars and shops line the road. The walking is urban and unremarkable — press on toward La Virgen del Camino.
La Virgen del Camino is one of the most important Marian pilgrimage sites in the province of León. The modern Santuario, designed by the Dominican architect Francisco Coello de Portugal and completed in 1961, is a stark …
A quiet village on the scenic route variant. No reliable services. The walking is on farm tracks through open country — a welcome change from the N-120.
A small hamlet on the scenic route. No services. The terrain is flat farmland with the occasional cluster of trees.
Chozas de Abajo sits on the scenic route with a bar that has uncertain hours. Check locally. The village has a quiet, agricultural character that the road-route villages lack.
Villar de Mazarife is the main village on the scenic route and has the best services between La Virgen del Camino and Hospital de Órbigo on this variant. A couple of well-regarded albergues, bars, and a small shop make i…
From here it's a short walk to Puente de Órbigo and the famous bridge at Hospital de Órbigo.
The path splits here and rejoins before Villavante. Both ways are below, because the question is which to take, and that is not a question two separate pages can answer.
From here it's a short walk to Puente de Órbigo and the famous bridge at Hospital de Órbigo.
Distance, climb and descent are measured along the GPS track for this camino — 294 recorded points across this span, the same track the app carries. The town-to-town figures in my data put it at 30.1 km.
Esta entidad ha sido beneficiaria de una ayuda del Programa de incentivos a la movilidad eficiente y sostenible (MOVES III), gestionado por la Xunta de Galicia a través del Instituto Enerxético de Galicia (INEGA) en el marco del Real Decreto 266/2021, y cofinanciada por la Unión Europea — NextGenerationEU, dentro del Plan de Recuperación, Transformación y Resiliencia.