Logroño - Burgos7 days /6 nights / 5 walking days  | From Logrono the route takes us across the lovely province of Rioja, and into Castille, where Burgos is situated. Discover the histroic centres of Najera and Santo Domingo de la Calzada as we go. |
Day 1: Arrive Logrono
Day 2: Logrono - Najera
Altitude at departure: 400m/1320ft
First we make our way out of Logrono to enter the lovely area of Pantano de la Grajera, a 32 hectare lake surrounded by woodland. Next, we pass through Navarrete, town of potters, then enter beautiful Najera via the Alto de San Anton, where once there stood a Templar monastery.
Altitude at arrival: 485m/1601ft, 29.1 kms/18.2 miles, 7 hours Day 3: Najera – Santo Domingo de la Calzada
Altitude at departure: 485m/1601ft
Today's walk gives the first taste of what the route will be like until we enter Galicia, as we cross the Spanish Meseta, the high plateau of corn fields where shade comes but rarely. Fortunately, just before Ciruena, a beautiful grove of oaks offers sanctuary before we reach Santo Domingo de la Calzada.
Altitude at arrival: 638m/2105ft, 20.8 kms/13 miles, 5 hours 30 minutes
Day 4: Santo Domingo de la Calzada - Belorado
Altitude at departure: 638m/2105ft
The itinerary undulates over the bare, grandiose landscape of the Meseta, as we quit Rioja to enter the immensity of Castille and the province of Burgos. Leaving Santo Domingo, a variant is available to avoid part of the N120.
Altitude at arrival: 796m/2627ft, 26 kms/16.25 miles, 6 hours 40 mins Day 5: Belorado – San Juan de Ortega
Altitude at departure: 796m/2627ft
For the first part of the day we are on the Meseta but then things change quickly as we cross the 'Montes de Oca', covered in forest and once the realm of wolves and highwaymen. After Villafranca, the route goes through forest to Puerto de la Pedraja (1150m/3795ft), and crosses the plateau to San Juan de Ortega. (Taxi back to Belorado for overnight)
Altitude at arrival: 1012m/3340ft, 24 kms/15 miles, 6 hours 15 mins
Day 6: (Belorado) San Juan de Ortega - Burgos
Altitude at departure: 1012m/3340ft
Taxi to San Juan de Ortega to begin the walk. Leave behind the forests of 'Montes de Oca', to go down to the fertile plains of the Rio Arlanzon. To avoid the suburbs, it is recommended to take a slightly lonhger route into Burgos via the parks of Fuentes Blancas and Miraflores. Dinner not included tonight in Burgos but there is a wide choice of restaurants in the old town
Altitude at arrival: 856m/2823ft, 27.6 kms/17.25 miles, 7 hours 15 mins
Day 7: End of holiday after breakfast
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St Jean Pied de Port - Logroño
