Burgos to Hornillos del Camino
Threshold
- Distance
- 20.3 km
- Climb
- 103 m up, 148 m down
- Ground
- 810 to 900 m
- Time
- 5 to 6 hours
- Difficulty
- moderate
- Underfoot
- dirt, gravel
Where this day sits on the Camino Francés
Above, the highest and lowest ground of each of its 33 stages. Below, the word each day is given.
From open-pilgrimages: each stage's highest and lowest ground and its interior theme.
The day
You leave Burgos and the landscape changes. The meseta — the vast central plateau of Spain — opens before you. It is flat, dry, and exposed. Many pilgrims dread it. Those who embrace it often name it the most transformative part of the Camino. The meseta does not give you anything to look at. It gives you yourself.
What pilgrims often meet here
- Anxiety about the meseta ahead
- Leaving the comfort of a major city
- The landscape suddenly feeling very empty
What part of you resists entering the empty spaces?
The ground
The meseta begins. Open plains, cereal fields, dirt and loose stone paths. Little shade.
The light
Sunrise and sunset in Burgos depend on the day you walk.
Walk it with Pilgrim
In Pilgrim's Honor mode you can walk this stage as it is drawn here, and save its maps for days with no signal. The morning opens with this day's word, Threshold, and its story. When you arrive, it asks the question above, and you can answer out loud. Your walk stays on your phone.
With Pilgrim on your phone, this opens the stage, ready to begin. Without it, you'll see the stage and where to get the app.