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French Way

Stage 20: Bercianos del Real Camino – Reliegos

Stage · 20.3 km · 80 m ↑ · 5 h 20 min

Suggested stage

Distance20.3 kmone way

Ascent80 mdescent 112 m

Highest point882 mlowest 824 m

Walking time5 h 20 minDIN 33466, no breaks

Grade–not graded

Effortdemandingtime and climb

iThe route

Stage 20 in brief

Stage 20 of the French Way covers 20.3 km from Bercianos del Real Camino to Reliegos, Castille and León, Spain.

It climbs 80 m and descends 112 m, topping out at 882 m; it starts at 856 m and ends at 824 m.

The DIN 33466 walking time is 5 h 20 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 29° by day.

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: 20.3 km
Ascent / descent: 80 m / 112 m
Highest / lowest point: 882 m / 824 m
Walking time: 5 h 20 min
Effort: demanding
Steepest kilometre: 3 %
In forest: 1 %
Best months: Feb–Mar · Jun · Sep
Start: Bercianos del Real Camino
Network: International route
Stages: 20 / 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

Jangood, wetter
Febgood
Margood
Aprgood, wetter
Maygood, wetter
Jungood
Julpossible
Augpossible
Sepgood
Octgood, wetter
Novgood, wetter
Decgood, wetter

Climate at the high point (882 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°	14°	16°	20°	25°	29°	28°	24°	19°	12°	9°
Average low	0°	-1°	1°	4°	6°	10°	12°	12°	10°	6°	3°	0°
Precipitation	53 mm	40 mm	38 mm	56 mm	65 mm	39 mm	21 mm	22 mm	44 mm	76 mm	65 mm	74 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 56 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	Town or village	Bercianos del Real Camino	856 m
0.0	Pilgrim hostel	Albergue Bercianos 1900	–
0.0	Pilgrim hostel	Albergue Santa Clara	–
0.0	Pilgrim hostel	Albergue El Sueve	–
0.1	Pilgrim hostel	Albergue Parroquial de Bercianos de Real Camino	–
0.1	Viewpoint	–	–
0.2	Picnic spot	Merendero de las Barreras	–
1.9	Picnic spot	–	–
3.1	Viewpoint	–	–
7.2	Town or village	El Burgo Ranero	880 m
7.2	Pilgrim hostel	Albergue El Nogal	–
7.3	Pilgrim hostel	Albergue Municipal Domenico Laffi	–
7.3	Drinking water	–	–
7.4	Pilgrim hostel	Albergue La Laguna	–
9.6	Picnic spot	–	–
11.8	Picnic spot	Area de descanso del peregrino	–
13.3	Picnic spot	Area de descanso del peregrino	–
14.7	Picnic spot	–	–
15.1	Shelter	–	–
16.3	Picnic spot	Area de descanso del peregrino	–
18.8	Picnic spot	Area de descanso del peregrino	–
18.9	Shelter	–	–
19.9	Pilgrim hostel	Albergue Piedras Blancas II	–
20.0	Hostel	Vive Tu Camino	–
20.2	Pilgrim hostel	Las Hadas Albergue	–
20.2	Drinking water	–	–
20.2	Pilgrim hostel	Albergue Gil	–
20.3	Pilgrim hostel	Albergue de Peregrinos La Parada	–
20.3	Pilgrim hostel	Albergue Municipal de Reliegos	–

viUnderfoot

Surface, shade and gradients

Forest

under trees 1 %
measured every 50 m

Gradients

< 5 %: 98 %
5–10 %: 2 %
10–15 %: 0 %
15–25 %: 0 %
≥ 25 %: 0 %

viiiPhotos

Seen along the route

Stage 20: Bercianos del Real Camino – Reliegos, km 4

ixGetting there

Start, stops and airports

Start: 42.38769° N, 5.14473° W · 856 m
Finish: 42.47477° N, 5.35393° W · 824 m
Car park at the start: none mapped within 500 m
Stop at the start: none within 800 m
Stop at the finish: none within 800 m
Nearest airport: León Airport (LEN) · 47.5 km
Nearest airport: Valladolid Airport (VLL) · 79.5 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