Stage 6: Estella-Lizarra – Los Arcos
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Stage 6 in brief
Stage 6 of the French Way covers 21.0 km from Estella-Lizarra to Los Arcos, Navarre, Spain.
It climbs 434 m and descends 407 m, topping out at 674 m; it starts at 428 m and ends at 455 m.
The DIN 33466 walking time is 6 h 25 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.
8% 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, August, averages 28° 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
- 21.0 km
- Ascent / descent
- 434 m / 407 m
- Highest / lowest point
- 674 m / 427 m
- Walking time
- 6 h 25 min
- Effort
- demanding
- Steepest kilometre
- 9 %
- In forest
- 8 %
- Best months
- Feb–Mar · Jun · Sep
- Start
- Estella-Lizarra
- Finish
- Los Arcos
- Network
- International route
- Stages
- 6 / 35
The line on the ground
Elevation profile
Height every 20 mThe 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 (674 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° | 9° | 13° | 16° | 20° | 25° | 28° | 28° | 23° | 18° | 12° | 9° |
| Average low | 1° | 1° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 14° | 14° | 11° | 8° | 5° | 2° |
| Precipitation | 77 mm | 66 mm | 67 mm | 92 mm | 82 mm | 58 mm | 40 mm | 33 mm | 48 mm | 81 mm | 94 mm | 94 mm |
| Daylight | 9 h 23 min | 10 h 33 min | 11 h 53 min | 13 h 22 min | 14 h 37 min | 15 h 18 min | 15 h 01 min | 13 h 57 min | 12 h 32 min | 11 h 06 min | 9 h 47 min | 9 h 04 min |
This week on the route
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Kilometre by kilometre
| km | What | Name | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | Town or village | Estella-Lizarra | 430 m |
| 0.0 | Sight | Palacio de los Reyes de Navarra, Estella | – |
| 0.0 | Sight | Barrio de San Pedro la Rúa | – |
| 0.0 | Pilgrim hostel | Albergue Municipal de Peregrinos de Estella | – |
| 0.0 | Hostel | Ágora Hostel | – |
| 0.0 | Sight | Church of San Pedro de la Rúa, Estella | – |
| 0.5 | Pilgrim hostel | Albergue Capuchinos Rocamador | – |
| 0.7 | Pilgrim hostel | Albergue Juvenil Municipal Oncineda | – |
| 1.3 | Drinking water | Fuente del piojo | – |
| 1.4 | Pilgrim hostel | Albergue San Cipriano de Ayegui | – |
| 1.4 | Hostel | San Cipriano Aterpetxea | – |
| 1.7 | Town or village | Ayegui | 493 m |
| 2.1 | Drinking water | – | – |
| 2.6 | Drinking water | – | – |
| 2.6 | Picnic spot | – | – |
| 3.5 | Picnic spot | – | – |
| 3.5 | Drinking water | – | – |
| 5.5 | Drinking water | – | – |
| 6.7 | Town or village | Igúzquiza · 0.8 km off the route | 515 m |
| 7.2 | Viewpoint | – | – |
| 7.2 | Drinking water | – | – |
| 7.3 | Hostel | La Perla Negra | – |
| 9.0 | Hostel | Oasis Trails | – |
| 9.0 | Drinking water | – | – |
| 9.1 | Town or village | Villamayor de Monjardín | 680 m |
| 10.2 | Town or village | Luquin · 0.9 km off the route | 603 m |
| 11.2 | Drinking water | – | – |
| 12.3 | Town or village | Barbarin · 1.2 km off the route | 603 m |
| 20.7 | Drinking water | – | – |
| 21.0 | Town or village | Los Arcos | 456 m |
| 21.0 | Pilgrim hostel | Albergue Isaac Santiago | – |
| 21.0 | Pilgrim hostel | Albergue la Fuente - Casa Austria | – |
| 21.0 | Pilgrim hostel | Albergue Casa de la Abuela | – |
| 21.0 | Hostel | Pension Maui | – |
Surface, shade and gradients
Seen along the route
Start, stops and airports
- Start
- 42.66916° N, 2.02963° W · 428 m
- Finish
- 42.57106° N, 2.19264° W · 455 m
- Car park at the start
- yes · 59 m
- Stop at the start
- Estella / Lizarra Fray Diego · Bus stop · 22 m
- Stop at the finish
- Los Arcos · Bus stop · 305 m
- Nearest airport
- Pamplona Airport (PNA) · 33.3 km
- Nearest airport
- Logroño-Agoncillo Airport (RJL) · 33.3 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