Stage 17: Boadilla del Camino – Carrión de los Condes

Stage 17 of the French Way covers 24.9 km from Boadilla del Camino to Carrión de los Condes, Castille and León, Spain.

It climbs 123 m and descends 70 m, topping out at 849 m; it starts at 782 m and ends at 838 m.

The DIN 33466 walking time is 6 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.

4% 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 29° by day.

A bus stop or station lies within 800 m of the start or the finish. There is a car park near the start.

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.