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Nothing says you have to stop here, or there. These are simply the towns within a comfortable day's walk, so you can decide tonight.
| Town | km from here | Shared | Private | The walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markina-Xemein | 16.1 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| Bolibar | 22.3 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| Monasterio de Zenarruza | 23.6 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | |
| Munitibar | 27.6 | — No | ✓ Yes | |
| Olabe | 33.8 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
Olatz has a bar and a small park — your last chance to refill water and grab something to eat before the serviceless stretch to Markina-Xemein. The countryside walking from here is through rolling green hills, classic Basque interior landscape, with a steep descent into Markina at the end.
The distance from Olatz to Markina is without services of any kind. Be sure to re-fill your water here.
Follow the road past the bar and small park, and when it forks keep to your right uphill on the narrower option. From here to Markina the camino twists and turns quite a bit. It is countryside walking all the way to Markina, where a steep descent brings you into the city from the north.
3. June 2025 - 18:17
Despite the comments that there are no services, there are some, we found two pop up stalls selling drinks and snacks. We found a house that offered pilgrims to refill their water bottles. We found a vending machine and bench seat in the middle of nowhere that sold cold drinks. So don’t panic.
1. September 2024 - 11:09
Bar at olatz open and they had coffee and cheesecake!
Oh and a toilet.
Path is a little muddy at the moment but not as difficult as we thought it would be.
14. June 2023 - 7:03
First time pilgrim and thought this was a great route. Spectacular views, good path surfaces. Nothing to be afraid of. As others say, just make sure you have enough food and drink
5. June 2023 - 21:20
It's a long trek, need to be prepared with food and water. But nothing scary about it, just pace yourself when climbing. I'm a first timer on the Camino.
25. March 2023 - 19:52
It’s a long way, and takes a long time because it’s so uphill. You start off by climbing a mountain that is 500m high. There are some scary patches along the way, difficult terrain.
9. September 2022 - 12:23
We found it open on Friday. Water fountain was working.
12. August 2022 - 9:20
Not sure if it was here but there was a place where the fountain was closed. Essentially from ibiri to Markina no service of any kind
25. June 2022 - 13:55
It was closed so I could not eat.
I called and they said it opens in the weekend.
I put my tent behind the church and sleeped there before I go in the mountains.
Luckily I had fruits and nuts with me.
1. August 2018 - 6:57
This Casa Rural is closed. Not a nice surprise at all.
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.