Camino del Norte stage 12: Güemes to Santander

Stage 12 of 34 on the Camino del Norte. You start 257.0 km into the route and finish at 276.5 km, with Santiago 568.8 km still ahead at the end of the day.

Elevation profile

Elevation sampled from terrain data (Terrarium DEM, built on SRTM) along the track. Walking time uses 4 km/h plus one hour per 500 m of climb. Difficulty scores the whole day 1 to 5 from its distance, climb, and descent, with the same formula on every route.

Open this route in the map app Full Camino del Norte guide

Through the day

Named places along the walk in the order you reach them, with the distance from the stage start, built from the OpenStreetMap places counted below. A water point with no name of its own is listed as one.

1. Güemes0.0 km
2. Posada El Solar1.3 km
3. Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de la Asunción2.2 km
4. Iglesia de San Félix5.5 km
5. Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Latas6.6 km
6. Hotel Torres de Somo7.3 km
7. El Gallinero8.2 km
8. Iglesia de Somo8.9 km
9. Iglesia San Antonio10.8 km
10. Santander12.0 km

Services along this stage

Counted from OpenStreetMap places on or near the track between the stage start and end, refreshed 2026-10-24. Use the map app while you walk for the exact spot, distance ahead, and popup details.

Places to stay in Santander

In our route data (OpenStreetMap and the Dutch Society of St James listings) within about 1.5 km of the stage end. Check the map app for beds, hours, and contact details where they are listed.

• Hotel Bahia
• Hotel Bahia
• Hoster B&B&B
• Hotel Bedoya
• Hotel San Glorio
• Hostal Cabo Mayor
• Albergue de Peregrinos Santos Mártires
• Angelines

Plan the rest of the walk

See every stage together in the Camino del Norte guide, or turn the stages into dated plans and a budget in the stage planner.

From Camino View (caminoview.com). Printed stage sheet: check the map app for live place details while you walk.