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Camiño Francés (Rutas alternativas)

Local route140 km · 87 miBest Mar–Nov

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Best time to hike

Best months: Mar–Nov · highs 11–27 °C (52–81 °F)

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  2. F9°0°36
  3. M12°2°34
  4. A14°3°56
  5. M18°7°62
  6. J23°11°43
  7. J27°13°25
  8. A27°13°24
  9. S23°11°45
  10. O16°7°71
  11. N11°3°61
  12. D8°1°70

Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

some alternative routes that will not fit the main track (less known and transited)

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Trail facts

Length (signed)
140 km · 87 mi (OSM distance tag)
Mapped length
325 km · 202 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
Part of
Camiño Francés (international route)
Best months
Mar–Nov
Country
Spain
Region
Palencia
Continent
Europe
Route type
Local route
Transliteration (OSM)
Camino de Santiago
Route centre
42.5378, -4.7196
Route start
42.3338, -4.8369
OpenStreetMap
relation 1844694
How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

Nearest trails

distance from the trail start

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