The beauty of the camino is that you can follow a set itinerary or create your own adventure! Some people have tight timeframes to follow and therefore can’t be as lenient with their stages and others decide to listen to their bodies and stop at whatever town they end up in at the end of the day. There’s no right way to walk the Camino, it’s about what works for you.
I started off with the intention of following my guidebook stages and pre-booking all my accommodation a day or two in advance. What I quickly realised was that I wasn’t listening to my body and I was walking longer and faster than I should have been considering the weight on my back. My mindset shifted about halfway through the camino after meeting a great group of friends. I started to go with the flow and listen to my body and mind about where to stop for the day.
Stage 1: SJPP to Roncesvalles (25 km / 15.5 mi)
Stage 2: Roncesvalles to Zubiri (22 km / 13.5 mi)
Stage 3: Zubiri to Pamplona (22 km / 13.5 mi)
Stage 4: Pamplona to Puente la Reina (24 km / 15 mi)
Stage 5: Puente la Reina to Estella (22.5 km / 14 mi)
Rest Day in Estella
Stage 6: Estella to Los Arcos (22 km / 13.5 mi)
Stage 7: Los Arcos to Logroño (28 km / 17.4 mi)
Stage 8: Logroño to Najera (27 km / 16.8 mi)
Stage 9: Najera to Santo Domingo de la Calzada (21 km / 13 mi)
Stage 10: Santo Domingo de la Calzada to Belorado (21 km / 13 mi)
Stage 11: Belorado to Villafranca Montes de Oca (11.5 km / 7 mi)
Stage 12: Villafranca Montes de Oca to Cardeñuela Riopico ( 24 km / 15 mi)
Stage 13: Cardeñuela Riopico to Burgos (15 km / 9 mi)
Rest Day in Burgos
Stage 14: Burgos to Hontanas (31.5 km / 19.6 mi)
Stage 15: Hontanas to Boadilla del Camino (27 km / 16.8 mi)
Stage 16: Boadilla del Camino to Carrión de Los Condes (25 km / 15.5 mi)
Stage 17: Carrión de Los Condes to Terradillos de los Templarios (25.6 km / 16 mi)
Stage 18: Terradillos de los Templarios to Bercianos del Real Camino (22 km / 13.5 mi)
Stage 19: Bercianos del Real Camino to Villarente (33 km / 20.5 mi)
Stage 20: Villarente to Leon (13 km / 8 mi)
Rest Day in Leon
Stage 21: Leon to San Martin del Camino (27 km / 16.7 mi)
Stage 22: San Martin del Camino to Astorga (25 km / 15.5 mi)
Stage 23: Astorga to Foncebadón (26.4 km / 16.4 mi)
Stage 24: Foncebadón to Ponferrada (26 km / 16 mi)
Stage 25: Ponferrada to Villafranca del Bierzo (24 km / 15 mi)
Stage 26: Villafranca del Bierzo to La Faba (25 km / 15.5 mi)
Stage 27: La Faba to Triacastela (26 km / 16 mi)
Stage 28: Triacastela to Sarria (24 km / 15 mi)
Stage 29: Sarria to Portomarín (21 km / 13 mi)
Stage 30: Portomarín to Palas de Rei (26 km / 16 mi)
Stage 31: Palas de Rei to Arzúa (29 km / 18 mi)
Stage 32: Rei to Arzúa to O Pedrouzo (20.7 km / 13 mi)
Stage 33: O Pedrouzo to Santiago de Compostela (19 km / 12 mi)
If you want to keep walking after Santiago, you could finish at the historical end of the Camino, Finisterre, which is a little town next to the Atlantic Ocean. Finisterre literally means the end of the world and once you arrive you understand why. It’s a town of wandering souls, content locals and pilgrims coming to terms with the end of a life changing experience.