Camino de Santiago Routes

This Cantabria segment gives a manageable one-week taste of the Camino del Norte, covering 180 km from Castro Urdiales to Unquera. Moderate coastal, farmland, urban and wetland terrain makes it useful for walkers testing the northern route.

The Camino Aragonés is a compact six-day Camino route, running 170 km from the Somport pass to Puente la Reina. Mountainous, forest, river valley and meadow terrain make it a distinctive moderate entry from the France–Spain border.

The GR65 is the Le Puy Camino across southern France, a 735 km moderate route to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port over 28–32 days. Plateau, hilly, forest and river valley terrain make it a substantial French approach to the Spanish caminos.

The Navarre Camino Route focuses on the early Camino Francés in Spain, walking 155 km from Roncesvalles to Logroño in seven days. Mountainous ground, forests, farmland, vineyards, river valley sections and urban stretches make it a varied moderate segment.

The Camino Primitivo is a shorter but harder route, covering 320 km from Oviedo Cathedral to Santiago in 12–14 days. Mountainous stages, ridges, forests, river valleys and farmland suit walkers wanting a demanding northern Spanish Camino.

The GR654 brings the Via Lemovicensis into the collection: a moderate 725 km route from Vezelay across central France, planned at about 30 days. Forest, hills, farmland and river valley terrain define this quieter-feeling French Camino approach.

The GR78 is the Chemin du Piémont Pyrénéen, a 500 km secondary Camino from Carcassonne to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. Its moderate 30-day line through foothills, agricultural land, vineyards, forest, river valleys and pasture offers a Pyrenean-edge alternative.

The Caminho Português offers a full 620 km route from Lisbon Cathedral to Santiago, normally taking 28–30 days. Its moderate difficulty and rolling forest, woodland, farmland and vineyard terrain make it a major non-Spanish starting option.

The GR653 is the hard Voie d’Arles, an 800 km southern French Camino from Arles to the Col du Somport. Its 30–35 day length and mix of hilly, forest, mountainous and urban terrain make it a serious approach route.

The Camino del Norte belongs here as the hard coastal alternative across northern Spain, running 825 km from Irun to Santiago in about 34 days. Coastal terrain, forest and farmland make it a tougher long Camino choice.

The Rioja Segment is the shortest Camino option here: 62 km over three moderate days from Logroño to Grañón. Vineyards, farmland, rolling hills, cereal fields and urban edges make it a concise Camino Francés section.

The Camino Francés is the classic benchmark: a 780 km moderate crossing of northern Spain, usually walked in 33–35 days. Its mix of mountains, farmland, vineyards, plains and hills makes it the reference point for comparing other caminos.

The GR655 is the Via Turonensis from central Paris to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, using about 1,000 km and 40 days as planning figures. It suits walkers wanting a long but moderate French Camino through plains, farmland, forest, river valleys and vineyards.

The GR100 earns its place as the Vía de la Plata approach across western Spain, walking 705 km from Seville to Astorga in about 30 days. Plains, dehesa, cereal fields, river valleys and mountain crossings make it a hard Camino option.