Camino del Norte stage 20: Gijón to Avilés

Stage 20 of 34 on the Camino del Norte. You start 486.4 km into the route and finish at 511.6 km, with Santiago 333.7 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.

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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. Gijón0.0 km
2. Hotel Camagüey2.0 km
3. Ermita de Samartin4.9 km
4. Iglesia de Santa Eulalia11.9 km
5. Iglesia de San Juan Bautista de Tamón15.9 km
6. La Carioca17.4 km
7. Terramar19.0 km
8. Parroquia de San Vicente de Tresona20.7 km
9. Iglesia de Santa Bárbara23.0 km
10. Avilés25.0 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 Avilés

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.

• Puente Azud
• Suite 1907
• Albergue de Peregrinos Pedro Solìs
• Hotel Alda Palacio Valdés
• Hotel 40 Nudos
• Palacio de Avilés
• Hotel Don Pedro
• Hostal La Fruta

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.