Camino Francés stage 3: Zubiri to Pamplona

Stage 3 of 33 on the Camino Francés. You start 45.8 km into the route and finish at 66.9 km, with Santiago 694.4 km still ahead at the end of the day.

21.0 km (13.0 miles) +163 m climb −235 m descent 5 h 35 min walking time Difficulty 2 of 5 Moderate Night at stop 3 in Pamplona

Elevation profile

Zubiri · 533 m Pamplona · 453 m High point 550 m

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. Zubiri0.0 km
  2. Santa Luzia eliza3.1 km
  3. San Nikolas eliza5.3 km
  4. Itxuraldaketaren Eliza6.0 km
  5. Albergue Parroquial de Zabaldika12.0 km
  6. Ermita de la Virgen de las Nieves12.6 km
  7. Iglesia de San Andrés16.1 km
  8. Iglesia de San Blas de Burlada17.3 km
  9. Iglesia de San José19.8 km
  10. Pamplona21.0 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

52 along this stage

Water points

71 along this stage

Food and drink

288 along this stage

Shops

58 along this stage

Pharmacy and health

31 along this stage

ATMs and banks

29 along this stage

Churches

27 along this stage

Places to stay in Pamplona

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.

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