Santander → Santa Cruz de Bezana
Out through suburbs and industrial estates.
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Camino del Norte · Stage 12 of 36
A short stage out of Santander through Peñacastillo and Santa Cruz de Bezana to Boo de Piélagos, by the Mogro estuary, which you cross the next day.
Profile
Almost flat, on pavements and local roads.
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.
Beside the Mogro estuary
The route
Out through suburbs and industrial estates.
Fields and villages to the estuary.
Tips
Cross it by train (one stop) or by a detour. Never walk across the railway bridge.
If you are going strong, you can carry on to Santillana del Mar.
Lots of tarmac: dry socks.
Choose how many kilometres you want to walk each day and Suseia splits the route from Santander to Santiago into stages based on the albergues in each town. Free and without signing up.
Common questions
About 15.2 km. Walking takes between 3 and 4 hours, with short breaks.
Easy difficulty. Almost flat, on pavements and local roads.