Roncesvalles to Zubiri
Recovery
- Distance
- 21.4 km
- Climb
- 310 m up, 732 m down
- Ground
- 530 to 945 m
- Time
- 5 to 7 hours
- Difficulty
- moderate
- Underfoot
- forest, dirt, paved
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
After yesterday's trial, today is gentler. The beech forests of Navarra wrap around you. Your body hurts in ways you didn't expect. This is when the Camino teaches its first lesson: you cannot will your way through this. You must negotiate with your body, not command it.
What pilgrims often meet here
- Muscle soreness and blisters emerging
- Finding your natural pace
- First real conversations with other pilgrims
How do you treat your body when it asks you to slow down?
The ground
The light
Sunrise and sunset in Roncesvalles 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, Recovery, 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.