Category: Camino del Norte

6/2/17 – 30km/18.6mi from Gijón to Avilés. Today had one big climb and was otherwise flat but relatively ugly walking through industrial and suburban areas. On the Camino Francès in

6/1/17 – 7.8km/4.7mi from Deva to Gijón, short and simple! Today was pretty much a “rest day” even though we had some walking to do. We all slept in, had

5/31/17 – 24.1km/15mi from Villaviciosa, to Deva, with about 1340m/4396 feet of climbing and descent. After yesterday’s epic 28 mile hike, today was supposed to be mercifully shorter at just

5/30/17 – 45km/28mi(!!!) from Ribadesella to Villaviciosa. WOW – we just hiked 28 miles!! Some people’s trackers said 24, 26, but I’m sticking with my calculations. We set off at

5/29/17 – 13km/8.1mi from Nueva to Ribadesella. Despite starting off early at 7am hoping to knock out 18 miles before an afternoon rain forecast hit, we found ourselves pummeled by

5/28/17 – 18km/11.2 from Llanes to Nueva, with nice easy strolling. We got a slightly late start today as we planned, because we wanted to take advantage of the local

5/27/17 – 39.9km/24.8mi from Serdio to Llanes, with about 760m/2493ft of climbing on several steep ascents. Man, today was a doozy. We all woke up at 5:30 or 6:00am, so

5/26/17 – 22.5km/14mi from Comillas,to Serdió, with at least 400m/1310ft of climbing on steady rolling hills Another relatively short day today – we saw a forecast for afternoon rain, so

Day 15, 5/25/17 – 22.9km/14.2mi from Santillana Del Mar to Comillas, with rolling hills throughout the day. Unlike yesterday’s suburban and industrial road journey, today started and ended in great

5/24/17 – 38.6km/24mi(!!!) from Santander, to Santillana del Mar Santander was gorgeous, but the suburbs that we had to exit through were nothing to talk about. We went under some

5/22-23/17 – 21.4km/13.3mi from Guemes to Santander, and then a “day off” in Santander The trail today went north from Guemes to the coast, where the path hugged the edge

5/21/17 – 32.5km/20.2mi from Laredo to Guemes with relatively flat walking except for one steep climb on a cliff nestled between two beautiful beaches. The trail today was lovely but

Day 10, 5/20/17 – 29.2km/14.7mi from Islares to Laredo with relatively flat walking. We woke up to driving rain and thought we had another slushy grey day in front of

5/19/17 – 29.2km/18.2mi from Pobeña to Islares, with mostly flat walking save for a few hills. In all the ways that yesterday was miserable, today was wonderful. We had mostly

5/18/17 – 15.7km/9.8mi from Portugalete to Pobeña with relatively flat walking. We knew the weather report said it would rain heavily today and boy did it ever. And the day

5/17/17 – 16.4km/10.2mi from Bilbao to Portugalete with fairly even walking until a ~75m/250′ climb at the very end. Many before us rested on the 7th day, so we followed

5/16/17 – 25.3km/15.7mi from Gernika to Bilbao, with about 1200m/3937ft total ascent and descent. After the physical and mental stresses of yesterday, David and I resolved to just take it

5/15/17 – 30.1km/18.7mi from Markina-Xemein to Guernica with 1250m/4101ft total ascent and descent. Let me start by saying I’m having a great time, and that this is already a very

5/14/17 – 29km/18mi from Deba to Markina-Xemein, with 1830m/6004ft total ascent and descent. After yesterday’s relentlessness, today was much more manageable, with peaceful strolls through rolling farms, forests, and green

5/13/17 – 32km/19.9mi from Zarautz to Deba, with at least 1900m/6234ft total ascent and descent. If there’s one word for what today was, it was “brutal.” Or maybe “oppressive” or