Stage 24 of 33 on the Camino Francés — 26.7 km, ≈ 490 m up and 1045 m down.
26.7 km
distance
+490 m
climbing
−1,045 m
descent
1,505 m
high point
A proper mountain day — the path tops out at 1505 m by Cruz de Ferro. Start early, climb unhurried, and keep something in your legs for the way down. This stage crosses the Cruz de Ferro, the roof of the whole Camino at 1,505 m — where pilgrims leave a stone carried from home.
Villages along the way
0 km
Rabanal del Camino
1150 m
6.6 km
Foncebadón
1430 m
8.6 km
Cruz de Ferro
1505 m
11 km
Manjarín
1450 m
17.9 km
El Acebo de San Miguel
1145 m
21.3 km
Riego de Ambrós
920 m
26.7 km
Molinaseca
595 m
How this is calculated
Stage boundaries follow the classic guidebook division for each route — the same seed the companion app plans with.
Elevations are curated, guidebook-style altitudes for every village on the route; profiles connect them in sequence. Ascent and descent sum the village-to-village changes plus a small per-kilometre undulation allowance, which lands the totals where published guides put them.
The difficulty rating weighs distance, climbing and descent the way legs do — a long flat day can outrank a short climb. Five levels, from gentle to epic; the top mark is reserved for the genuinely brutal days.
On the Francés, the browser follows the main route through Villadangos del Páramo where some guides route via Villar de Mazarife. Its Pyrenees day is the one that sets the top difficulty mark, at ≈ 1,385 m of climbing.
This tool runs on the same data and logic as the Camino Mio app — when you start walking, your plan comes with you. Meet the app