The best laid plans……This plan will absolutely change 3 days in. This is agenda represents the time we have the and a more solidified first and last few days since they are attached to flights. This agenda is based on the traditional Buen Camino app stages. We may or may not make it to the coast. We will see. My plan here is to layout a traditional stage and periodically update in a different font color our actual path.
I CAN. NOT. WAIT…...
“The Plan” Verus What will actually happen…..
Travel Day 1 – June 12-13, 2025
Today is a travel Flight MSP to Dublin. Leave 7pm on the 12th, and arrive 8:30am on the 13th . Economy flight to Biarritz same day 1:30-4:00 Biarritz. Evening in Biarritz.
Travel Day 2 – June 14, 2025
Biarritz fun day. Get over jetlag. Consolidate bags. Enjoy the Beach and the hotel. Gather food for the next days trip since things are closed Sundays.
Travel Day 3 – June 15, 2025
Biarritz to Pamplona to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. 2-3 hours to get there. Find a hotel/Albergue. First Albergue? Not booked, will find when we get there. Possible First Pilgrim Meal
Day 1 – June 16, 2025
Route: Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Roncesvalles
Distance: 13.26 miles
Total Distance Walked: 13.26 miles
First and Hardest day of walking!
Day 2 – June 17, 2025
Route: Roncesvalles to Zubiri
Distance: 13.26 miles
Total Distance Walked: 26.52 miles
Day 3– June 18, 2025
Route: Zubiri to Pamplona
Distance: 12.59 miles
Total Distance Walked: 39.11 miles
(Tom Suggestion - If you want to skip staying in a big city for a smaller village, there is a lovely albergue in Cizur Menor, a few km west of Pamplona.)
Day 4– June 19, 2025
Route: Pamplona to Puente la Reina
Distance: 14.70 miles
Total Distance Walked: 53.81 miles
(Tom Suggestion - There is a wonderful albergue in Cirauqui, west of Puente la Reina. This is where I made that photo you love from my Camino. If you stayed at Cizur Menor the day prior, this leg is quite doable. Might be a bit long from Puente though.
They serve a wonderful communal dinner in Cirauqui.)
Day 5– June 20, 2025
Route: Puente la Reina to Estella
Distance: 13.67 miles
Total Distance Walked: 67.48 miles
Day 6 – June 21, 2025
Route: Estella to Los Arcos
Distance: 13.30 miles
Total Distance Walked: 80.78 miles
Day 7– June 22, 2025
Route: Los Arcos to Logroño
Distance: 17.21 miles
Total Distance Walked: 97.99 miles
Day 8– June 23, 2025
Route: Logroño to Nájera
Distance: 17.57 miles
Total Distance Walked: 115.56 miles
Day 9– June 24, 2025
Route: Nájera to Santo Domingo de la Calzada
Distance: 13.01 miles
Total Distance Walked: 128.57 miles
(Tom Suggestion - The ultimate Camino pilgrim communal experience is at the converted monastery in Grañón. The communal meal there is legend. The sleeping arrangements are mats on a floor, however, so it wasn’t the best night of sleep for me.)
Day 10 – June 25, 2025
Route: Santo Domingo de la Calzada to Belorado
Distance: 14.09 miles
Total Distance Walked: 142.66 miles
Day 11 – June 26, 2025
Route: Belorado to San Juan de Ortega
Distance: 14.86 miles
Total Distance Walked: 157.52 miles
Day 12 – June 27, 2025
Route: San Juan de Ortega to Burgos
Distance: 16.14 miles
Total Distance Walked: 173.66 miles
(Tom Suggestion- The ultimate Camino pilgrim communal experience is at the converted monastery in Grañón. The communal meal there is legend. The sleeping arrangements are mats on a floor, however, so it wasn’t the best night of sleep for me.)
Day 13 – June 28, 2025
Route: Burgos to Hornillos del Camino
Distance: 12.97 miles
Total Distance Walked: 186.63 miles
Day 14 – June 29, 2025
Route: Hornillos del Camino to Castrojeriz
Distance: 12.10 miles
Total Distance Walked: 198.73 miles
Day 15 – June 30, 2025
Route: Castrojeriz to Frómista
Distance: 15.71 miles
Total Distance Walked: 214.44 miles
Day 16– July 01, 2025
Route: Frómista to Carrión de los Condes
Distance: 11.73 miles
Total Distance Walked: 226.17 miles
Day 17– July 02, 2025
Route: Carrión de los Condes to Lédigos
Distance: 14.42 miles
Total Distance Walked: 240.59 miles
Day 18 – July 03, 2025
Route: Lédigos to Sahagún
Distance: 9.44 miles
Total Distance Walked: 250.03 miles
Day 19– July 04, 2025
Route: Sahagún to El Burgo Ranero
Distance: 11.29 miles
Total Distance Walked: 261.32 miles
Day 20– July 05, 2025
Route: El Burgo Ranero to Mansilla de Las Mulas
Distance: 11.63 miles
Total Distance Walked: 272.95 miles
Day 21 – July 06, 2025
Route: Mansilla de Las Mulas to León
Distance: 11.54 miles
Total Distance Walked: 284.49 miles
Day 22– July 07, 2025
Route: León to Villadangos del Páramo
Distance: 12.57 miles
Total Distance Walked: 297.06 miles
Day 23– July 08, 2025
Route: Villadangos del Páramo to Astorga
Distance: 16.90 miles
Total Distance Walked: 313.96 miles
(Tom Suggestion - If you can find a way to stretch to Foncebadón on this day I highly recommend it. I call this village the Brigadoon of Spain. It is just short of Cruz de Ferro, so you get there the next day earlier in the day.)
Day 24 – July 09, 2025
Route: Astorga to Rabanal del Camino
Distance: 12.31 miles
Total Distance Walked: 326.27 miles
Day 25 – July 10, 2025
Route: Rabanal del Camino to Ponferrada
Distance: 19.98 miles
Total Distance Walked: 346.25 miles
Day 26– July 11, 2025
Route: Ponferrada to Villafranca del Bierzo
Distance: 15.33 miles
Total Distance Walked: 361.58 miles
Day 27 – July 12, 2025
Route: Villafranca del Bierzo to O Cebreiro
Distance: 17.89 miles
Total Distance Walked: 379.47 miles
Day 28– July 13, 2025
Route: O Cebreiro to Triacastela
Distance: 12.95 miles
Total Distance Walked: 392.42 miles
Day 29– July 14, 2025
Route: Triacastela to Sarria
Distance: 15.06 miles
Total Distance Walked: 407.48 miles
Day 30 – July 15, 2025
Route: Sarria to Portomarín
Distance: 13.70 miles
Total Distance Walked: 421.18 miles
Day 31 – July 16, 2025
Route: Portomarín to Palas de Rei
Distance: 15.78 miles
Total Distance Walked: 436.96 miles
Day 32 – July 17, 2025
Route: Palas de Rei to Arzúa
Distance: 17.46 miles
Total Distance Walked: 454.42 miles
Day 33– July 18, 2025
Route: Arzúa to Pedrouzo (O Pino)
Distance: 12.12 miles
Total Distance Walked: 466.54 miles
Day 34 – July 19, 2025
Route: Pedrouzo (O Pino) to Santiago de Compostela
Distance: 12.35 miles
Total Distance Walked: 478.89 miles
Day 35 – July 20, 2025
Non accounted for day . This is a day for returning home or reflecting on the journey. Time to decompress and take it all in.
Day 36– July 21, 2025
Non accounted for day. Hotel booked for this night.
Day 47 – July 22, 2025
Santiago Rest day and decompress day
Travel Day 41 – July 23, 2025
Fly to Dublin day. Have the evening to run around.
Travel Day 41 – July 24, 2025
Dublin Fun Day, Meet Marcy!
Travel Day 42,43 – July 25-26, 2025
James Flies from Dublin got Minneapolis. 3Pm leave on the 25th and land 5:30pm on the 26th
Travel Day 44 – July 27, 2025
Sunday at Home. Go to work the next day 😊