10. From Castro Urdiales to Laredo

The today’s stage is 26.6 km walking distance passing from Castro Urdiales to Laredo through many villages and small towns. They way is not very difficult and it is also picturesque, it can be walked in about 6 hours and half. Below you can see a map with all the stops included:

Camino del Norte10 - Castro Urdiales to Laredo

Passes: Castro Urdiales, Allendelagua, Cerdigo, Islares, El Pontarrón de Guriezo, Rioseco (Guriezo), La Magdalena (Guriezo), Hazas (Liendo), La Ventilla, Tarrueza, Laredo
331 On todays walk I was destined to meet a great variety of animals 332 334 335 Nature provides the location for a waymarker 336 A quiet, pleasant shady part of the route 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 346 347 348 Most of this part of the camino was off the road 349 A glimpse of the sea again 350 The Church at Islares 352 353 354 355 358 359 360 Convent at Rioseco 361 362 Church at La Magdalena 363 There was a steep climb through the forest where the natural path had been interupted by logging activities so I was very grateful to find a camino marker 364 365 Looking down into the valley from which I had just come 366 An hour later the top of the hill and end of the forest is reached 367 368 369 Rain puddles are drying up 370 and its turning into a pleasant, warm sunny afternoon 371 372 373 374 375 376 Views of the valley of Liendo 377 378 379 Capilla of San Augustin at Iseca Nueva 380 Church of Our Lady of Liendo at Hazas 381 Detail from the entrance to the Church 382 385 387 388 Laredo and its long promontory lies below 389 391 unusual sundial

Camino de Santiago

The Pilgrimage Routes to Santiago de Compostela

10. From Castro Urdiales to Laredo