Camino Francés stage 12: San Juan de Ortega to Burgos

Stage 12 of 33 on the Camino Francés. You start 254.9 km into the route and finish at 278.9 km, with Santiago 482.4 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 Francés 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. San Juan de Ortega0.0 km
2. Iglesia de Santa Eulalia4.0 km
3. Iglesia de San Martín Obispo6.7 km
4. Casa rural11.8 km
5. Iglesia de Santa Eulalia de Mérida13.7 km
6. Ermita de la Inmaculada15.6 km
7. Buenos Aires19.7 km
8. Iglesia de la Inmaculada Concepción22.6 km
9. Iglesia Cristina Pentecostés de España23.7 km
10. Burgos26.0 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 Burgos

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.

• Hostal Hilton
• Torres
• Santiago
• El Pesquero
• Hotel Tizona Los Braseros
• Habitaciones Pardo
• Sedano
• Hotel Maria Luisa

Plan the rest of the walk

See every stage together in the Camino Francés 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.