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Portugalete → Pobeña
km 0 – 13.2 · 13.2 km
A cycle path to La Arena beach.
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Camino del Norte · Stage 8 of 36
You leave on a cycle path to La Arena beach and Pobeña, follow a beautiful path along the cliffs, an old ore-loading line, and enter Cantabria to Castro Urdiales.
Profile
Fairly flat, with short climbs after Ontón and before Castro.
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.
Albergue by La Arena beach
Church of Santa María and the castle-lighthouse
The route
A cycle path to La Arena beach.
The clifftop path, the best stretch of the day.
Into Cantabria through Mioño.
Tips
The old mine path above the sea has spectacular views.
After Ontón you have to walk on the road: watch the traffic.
Castro’s Gothic church, by the harbour, is one of the finest on the Cantabrian coast.
Choose how many kilometres you want to walk each day and Suseia splits the route from Portugalete to Santiago into stages based on the albergues in each town. Free and without signing up.
Common questions
About 27.9 km. Walking takes between 7 and 8 hours, with short breaks.
Moderate difficulty. Fairly flat, with short climbs after Ontón and before Castro.