San Sebastián › Zarautz

🗺 Stage Map

📖 Stage Description

Leaving San Sebastián via Mount Ulia offers one last postcard view of La Concha. The path follows the coast at altitude — that is the Basque style: always between sea and mountain, with no transition.

After Orio and its rowing boat crossing of the Oria estuary, the green hills roll on. The coastal Basque Country reveals its deeper face: farmhouses (caseríos) with flower-decked facades, oak and eucalyptus forests, silence between villages.

Zarautz closes the stage with the longest beach in the Basque Country (2.3 km of sand). A town of surf, cider and good cheer, it gives pilgrims a warm welcome at the end of the day.

🌄 Walking Conditions

Sun exposure and terrain type over 29,1 km

☀ Sun Exposure

🥾 Terrain

⏱ Estimated Time for You

Estimate your time based on your profile — calculation based on Naismith's rule.

📍 Villages and Waypoints

• 0km

  San Sebastián · Start

  Large city, all amenities. Leave early to avoid the heat.

  💧 Water🛒 Shops🏕 Accommodations
• 12km

  Orio

  Fishing village on the Oria estuary. Ferry crossing. Bakery, bar.

  💧 Water🛒 Bakery🚢 Bac
• 22,5km

  Zarautz · End

  Longest Basque beach, surfing, great atmosphere. Plenty of accommodations.

  💧 Water🛒 Shops🏕 Accommodations🍽 Restaurant

⚠ Practical Information

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  Orio Ferry

  Rowing boat crossing of the Oria estuary

  Alternative: bridge upstream (+ 2 km)

  Operates at favourable tide times
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  Zarautz

  Basque surf capital

  Long 2.3 km beach — swimming possible in summer

  Supermarkets, restaurants, plenty of accommodations
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  Water points

  San Sebastián (km 0)

  Orio (km 12)

  Zarautz (km 22,5)