Camino del Norte stage 9: Portugalete to Castro Urdiales

Stage 9 of 34 on the Camino del Norte. You start 161.5 km into the route and finish at 195.4 km, with Santiago 649.9 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. Portugalete0.0 km
2. Ermita de San Bernabé1.8 km
3. Matxalen eliza3.3 km
4. Santa Luzia4.2 km
5. Bariko San Nikolas8.6 km
6. Sorospeneko Andra Maria baseliza10.1 km
7. Iglesia de San Julián21.9 km
8. Ermita de La Inmaculada23.2 km
9. Chalet24.3 km
10. Castro Urdiales27.0 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 Castro Urdiales

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.

• Brazomar 32
• 67
• Hotel Las Rocas
• Caserios 13
• Caserios 9
• Caserios 17
• Caserios 1
• Caserios 8

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.