Carrión de los Condes › Calzadilla de la Cueza

🗺️ Stage Map

📖 Stage Description

The most austere stage of the Meseta: 17 km along the ancient Roman road, with no services at all between Carrión and Calzadilla. But this solitude is exactly what some pilgrims seek — walking in the footsteps of Roman legions, across the endless golden expanse of Castilian wheat fields, beneath a sky that seems boundless.

🌄 Walking Conditions

Sun exposure and terrain over 17,2 km

☀ Sun Exposure

🥾 Terrain

⏱️ Estimated Time for You

Estimate your walking time based on your profile — calculation based on Naismith’s rule and the stage elevation.

📍 Villages and Waypoints

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  Carrión de los Condes · Start

  Altitude : 830 m · 🇪🇸 Castille-León

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  Calzada Romana · tout le trajet · Ancienne voie romaine

  Village or waypoint on stage 48.

• 14.5km

  Calzadilla

  Village or waypoint on stage 48.

• 14.5km

  Calzadilla de la Cueza · End

  Altitude : 838 m

⚠️ Practical Information

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  Difficulty / Alerts

  ⚠️ 17 km with no services or water between Carrión and Calzadilla — carry at least 2 litres.

  Open Meseta, highly exposed to sun and wind — set out before 7am in summer.

  Straight Roman road for 17 km: monotonous for some, deeply meditative for others.
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  Water points

  Carrión (start)

  Calzadilla (km 17.2) — No water points in between!
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  Supplies

  Calzadilla de la Cueza km 17,2 · Tienda · Bar
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  AccommodationsPilgrim hostels (albergues, 5–15€), private rooms (30–60€).
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  Monuments & Heritage

  Voie romaine de Calzada Romana km 1 · Straight path along the ancient Roman road — stone slabs and milestones still visible in places

  Empty Meseta — infinite horizon km 8 · Bare plateau at 900 m, wheat fields, vast sky — the quintessential meditative experience of the Camino Francés

  Calzadilla de la Cueza km 17.2 · Village with communal albergue, bar and fountain — a welcome relief after 17 km without services
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  Taxi / Retreat options

  Taxi Carrión de los Condes — 979 88 00 00

  Taxi Sahagún (40 km) — 987 78 00 00

  Palencia (40 km) — 979 72 72 72