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Boo de Piélagos → Polanco
km 0 – 19.9 · 19.9 km
Mogro, Mar and country lanes.
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Camino del Norte · Stage 13 of 36
After crossing the Mogro estuary, the path runs through the villages and meadows of Polanco and Barreda to Santillana del Mar, the medieval town that “is neither holy, nor flat, nor by the sea”.
Profile
Small ups and downs, with some tarmac.
Town by town
Every town with services along the way. Out of season some bars and albergues close; the app shows you which ones are open near you as you walk.
Birthplace of José María de Pereda
Romanesque collegiate church and, nearby, Altamira
The route
Mogro, Mar and country lanes.
Barreda, the river Saja and the arrival in town.
Tips
One of the finest Romanesque cloisters in Cantabria.
The museum with the replica cave is about 2 km from Santillana.
Santillana fills with visitors: book in summer.
Choose how many kilometres you want to walk each day and Suseia splits the route from Boo de Piélagos to Santiago into stages based on the albergues in each town. Free and without signing up.
Common questions
About 29.2 km. Walking takes between 7 and 8 hours, with short breaks.
Moderate difficulty. Small ups and downs, with some tarmac.