Stage 18: Carrión de los Condes – Terradillos de Templarios
Stage 18 in brief
Stage 18 of the French Way covers 26.0 km from Carrión de los Condes to Ledigos, Castille and León, Spain.
It climbs 117 m and descends 72 m, topping out at 900 m; it starts at 838 m and ends at 882 m.
The DIN 33466 walking time is 6 h 45 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.
Facts
- Distance
- 26.0 km
- Ascent / descent
- 117 m / 72 m
- Highest / lowest point
- 900 m / 819 m
- Walking time
- 6 h 45 min
- Effort
- demanding
- Steepest kilometre
- 4 %
- In forest
- 4 %
- Best months
- Feb–Mar · Jun · Sep
- Start
- Carrión de los Condes
- Finish
- Ledigos
- Network
- International route
- Stages
- 18 / 35
The line on the ground
Elevation profile
Height every 20 mThe year month by month
- Janpossible
- Febgood
- Margood
- Aprgood, wetter
- Maygood, wetter
- Jungood
- Julpossible
- Augpossible
- Sepgood
- Octgood, wetter
- Novgood, wetter
- Decgood, wetter
Climate at the high point (900 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 | 8° | 10° | 13° | 16° | 20° | 25° | 29° | 28° | 24° | 18° | 12° | 8° |
| Average low | -1° | -1° | 1° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 12° | 12° | 9° | 6° | 2° | 0° |
| Precipitation | 49 mm | 37 mm | 34 mm | 56 mm | 62 mm | 43 mm | 25 mm | 24 mm | 45 mm | 72 mm | 62 mm | 71 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 |
This week on the route
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Kilometre by kilometre
| km | What | Name | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Town or village | Carrión de los Condes | 837 m |
| 0.0 | Pilgrim hostel | Albergue Casa de Espiritualidad Nuestra Señora de Belén | – |
| 0.1 | Hostel | Hostal Santiago | – |
| 0.2 | Viewpoint | Mirador Río Nubis | – |
| 0.3 | Viewpoint | Mirador de Nuestra Señora de Belén | – |
| 0.5 | Drinking water | – | – |
| 4.8 | Picnic spot | – | – |
| 7.1 | Picnic spot | – | – |
| 9.6 | Picnic spot | – | – |
| 12.3 | Shelter | – | – |
| 16.6 | Drinking water | – | – |
| 16.7 | Pilgrim hostel | Albergue Camino Real | – |
| 16.7 | Pilgrim hostel | Albergue Municipal de Calzadilla de la Cueza | – |
| 17.0 | Picnic spot | – | – |
| 22.8 | Pilgrim hostel | Albergue El Palomar | – |
| 22.9 | Town or village | Ledigos | 877 m |
| 23.0 | Pilgrim hostel | Albergue La Morena | – |
| 23.0 | Drinking water | – | – |
| 25.5 | Pilgrim hostel | Albergue Los Templarios | – |
| 26.0 | Pilgrim hostel | Albergue Jacques de Molay | – |
Surface, shade and gradients
Seen along the route
Start, stops and airports
- Start
- 42.34000° N, 4.60415° W · 838 m
- Finish
- 42.36321° N, 4.88996° W · 882 m
- Car park at the start
- yes · 11 m
- Stop at the start
- Bus stop · Bus stop · 416 m
- Stop at the finish
- none within 800 m
- Nearest airport
- Valladolid Airport (VLL) · 73.4 km
- Nearest airport
- León Airport (LEN) · 90.6 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