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French Way

Stage 15: Hornillos del Camino – Castrojeriz

Stage · 19.7 km · 198 m ↑ · 5 h 30 min

By public transportSuggested stage

Distance19.7 kmone way

Ascent198 mdescent 211 m

Highest point936 mlowest 787 m

Walking time5 h 30 minDIN 33466, no breaks

Grade–not graded

Effortdemandingtime and climb

**Stage 15: Hornillos del Camino – Castrojeriz**Photograph

iThe route

Stage 15 in brief

Stage 15 of the French Way covers 19.7 km from Hornillos del Camino to Castrojeriz, Castille and León, Spain.

It climbs 198 m and descends 211 m, topping out at 936 m; it starts at 827 m and ends at 815 m.

The DIN 33466 walking time is 5 h 30 min without breaks (4 km an hour on the level, 300 m an hour uphill, 500 m downhill).

In terms of effort it counts as demanding.

1% of the route runs through forest.

The best months are February–March, June and September, judged by temperature and rain at the highest point.

At the high point the warmest month, July, averages 28° by day.

A bus stop or station lies within 800 m of the start or the finish.

This is a suggested stage: it ends in a village or town with beds (albergue, hostel or a town with places to stay) and keeps the day lengths even. The way itself has no fixed daily stages.

All 35 stages of the French Way

Facts

Distance: 19.7 km
Ascent / descent: 198 m / 211 m
Highest / lowest point: 936 m / 787 m
Walking time: 5 h 30 min
Effort: demanding
Steepest kilometre: 7 %
In forest: 1 %
Best months: Feb–Mar · Jun · Sep
Start: Hornillos del Camino
Finish: Castrojeriz
Network: International route
Stages: 15 / 35

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iiMap & profile

The line on the ground

Elevation profile

Height every 20 m

Move along the profile to follow the route on the map.

iiiWhen to go

The year month by month

Janpossible
Febgood
Margood
Aprgood, wetter
Maygood, wetter
Jungood
Julpossible
Augpossible
Sepgood
Octgood, wetter
Novgood, wetter
Decpossible

Climate at the high point (936 m)

Averages 1981–2010 adjusted to the height with 6.5 °C per km; daylight at the start

Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high	7°	9°	13°	15°	19°	24°	28°	28°	24°	18°	11°	8°
Average low	-1°	-1°	1°	3°	6°	9°	11°	11°	9°	6°	2°	0°
Precipitation	46 mm	36 mm	33 mm	62 mm	60 mm	40 mm	24 mm	23 mm	40 mm	61 mm	59 mm	67 mm
Daylight	9 h 25 min	10 h 34 min	11 h 53 min	13 h 21 min	14 h 35 min	15 h 16 min	14 h 59 min	13 h 55 min	12 h 32 min	11 h 07 min	9 h 48 min	9 h 06 min

ivForecast

This week on the route

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vAlong the way

Kilometre by kilometre

km	What	Name	Elevation
0.0	Drinking water	–	–
0.0	Pilgrim hostel	Albergue el Alfar de Rosalia	–
0.0	Pilgrim hostel	Albergue Meeting Point	–
0.0	Pilgrim hostel	Albergue de Peregrinos Municipal	–
0.2	Viewpoint	–	–
5.7	Pilgrim hostel	Albergue Municipal Arroyo de San Bol	–
8.8	Town or village	Castellanos de Castro · 1.5 km off the route	872 m
9.1	Pilgrim hostel	Albergue Fuente Sidres	–
10.3	Drinking water	–	–
10.3	Picnic spot	–	–
10.4	Pilgrim hostel	Albergue Juan de Yepes	–
10.5	Pilgrim hostel	Mesón Albergue El Puntido	–
10.5	Drinking water	Fuente de la Estrella	–
10.5	Pilgrim hostel	Albergue Municipal de Hontanas	–
10.5	Pilgrim hostel	Albergue Santa Brígida	–
10.6	Town or village	Hontanas	869 m
16.1	Sight	San Antón monastery	–
16.1	Hostel	Refugio de San Antón	–
16.4	Town or village	Villaquirán de la Puebla · 1.0 km off the route	813 m
18.5	Drinking water	Abrevadero de la Colegiata	–
18.5	Sight	Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Manzano	–
18.7	Pilgrim hostel	Albergue Orion	–
18.9	Drinking water	–	–
18.9	Hostel	Casa Rural El Camino	–
19.0	Pilgrim hostel	Albergue del Camping Camino de Santiago	–
19.3	Pilgrim hostel	Albergue Ultreia	–
19.3	Pilgrim hostel	Albergue A Cien Leguas	–
19.4	Pilgrim hostel	Albergue Casa Nostra	–
19.5	Drinking water	–	–
19.7	Town or village	Castrojeriz	818 m
19.7	Pilgrim hostel	Albergue Rosalía	–
19.7	Pilgrim hostel	Albergue de peregrinos San Esteban	–

viUnderfoot

Surface, shade and gradients

Forest

under trees 1 %
measured every 50 m

Gradients

< 5 %: 88 %
5–10 %: 10 %
10–15 %: 2 %
15–25 %: 0 %
≥ 25 %: 0 %

viiiPhotos

Seen along the route

Stage 15: Hornillos del Camino – Castrojeriz, km 11

ixGetting there

Start, stops and airports

Start: 42.33848° N, 3.92627° W · 827 m
Finish: 42.28807° N, 4.13885° W · 815 m
Car park at the start: none mapped within 500 m
Stop at the start: none within 800 m
Stop at the finish: Bus stop · Bus stop · 162 m
Nearest airport: Valladolid Airport (VLL) · 104 km
Nearest airport: Vitoria Airport (VIT) · 116 km

Conditions change: check the official sources, the signposts and the weather before you set off. Walking times follow DIN 33466 and do not include breaks. Route data as of 2026-10-16. Report an error