Pilgrimages — route guides for people who care about the interior journey as much as the exterior one
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- Camino Francés 790 km 30-35 days moderate 242k/yr
- Camino del Norte 784 km 30-38 days hard 22k/yr
- Camino Primitivo 263 km 10-13 days hard 28k/yr
- Camino Portugués 243 km 11-14 days easy 101k/yr
- Camino Inglés 112 km 5-7 days moderate 30k/yr
- Shikoku 88 1200 km 45-60 days hard 150k/yr
- Kumano Kodo 38 km 3-4 days moderate 45k/yr
June on the Camino Francés: The the meseta heat is at its peak. About 1,130 pilgrims are crossing the meseta today.
Summer on Camino del Norte: The Basque coast is alive with festivals and heat. An estimated 167 pilgrims are walking the Cantabrian coast today.
Summer on Camino Primitivo: Cattle bells drift from meadows you cannot see. An estimated 217 pilgrims are climbing through Asturias today.
Summer on Camino Portugués: The tile façades of Portugal shimmer in the heat. An estimated 471 pilgrims are heading north from the Minho today.
Summer on Camino Inglés: The Ferrol coast stays cool, afternoons long and bright. An estimated 141 pilgrims are walking up from Ferrol today.
Summer on Shikoku 88: Cicadas fill the mountain passes. An estimated 214 pilgrims are on the island today.
Summer on Kumano Kodo: The cedar forests offer cool shade. An estimated 64 visitors are walking the Nakahechi today.
A question to walk with
What are you carrying that you didn't pack?
Where to sleep and where to weep.
What to pack and what to leave behind.
The route guide for people who care about the interior journey as much as the exterior one.
Camino Francés
Spain & FranceThe most walked pilgrimage in the world. From Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port across the Pyrenees, through the vineyards of Navarra, the meseta of Castilla, and into Galicia. 790 kilometers of terrain that strips away everything you thought you needed.
Camino del Norte
Spain784 kilometers along the Bay of Biscay, from the French border to Santiago. The oldest of the Caminos — walked when the inland was Moorish and the Cantabrian coast was the safer road. The sea is your companion for most of it.
Camino Primitivo
Spain263 kilometers from Oviedo to Santiago. The original Camino — the route walked by King Alfonso II in 814, the year after the apostle's tomb was found. Every other Camino descends from this one.
Camino Portugués
Portugal & Spain243 kilometers north from Porto to Santiago. The gentler Camino — easier terrain, southern light, Portuguese pastéis in the morning and Galician empanadas by night. The second most walked of all the Caminos.
Camino Inglés
Spain112 kilometers from Ferrol to Santiago. Walked since the medieval period by English, Irish, Scandinavian, and Flemish pilgrims who arrived by ship because walking from their homes was impossible. The shortest of the major Caminos, and the one for people who cannot take a month off.
Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage
JapanA 1,200-kilometer circle around Japan's smallest main island, connecting 88 sacred temples. You walk with Kukai — the monk who walked this path in 774 AD. The island walks with you.
Kumano Kodo
JapanAn ancient network of pilgrimage trails through the sacred mountains of the Kii Peninsula. Where Shinto and Buddhism fused into something older than either. One of only two pilgrimage routes in the world with UNESCO World Heritage status.
Every route has two maps
One shows the terrain. The other shows what happens to you while you walk it. We publish both.
Most pilgrimage guides tell you where to sleep, what to pack, how many kilometers per day. Useful information. Half the story. The other half — what happens to your mind after day ten, why the meseta breaks people open, what it means when the path circles back to where it started — that part usually lives in forum threads and hostel conversations.
We think both maps belong in the same guide.