Calzadilla de la Cueza › Sahagún

🗺️ Stage Map

📖 Stage Description

Terradillos de los Templarios is a reminder that the Knights Templar — guardians of the pilgrimage road — held numerous commanderies along the Camino. Sahagún, nicknamed the 'Rome of the Spains' for its exceptional Mudéjar heritage, marks the halfway point between Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port and Santiago.

🌄 Walking Conditions

Sun exposure and terrain over 22,8 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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  Calzadilla de la Cueza · Start

  Altitude : 820 m · 🇪🇸 Castille-León

• 5.3km

  Ledigos · 840 m

  Village or waypoint on stage 49.

• 11.1km

  Terradillos de los Templarios · 850 m · Commanderie templière

  Village or waypoint on stage 49.

• 15.4km

  Moratinos

  Village or waypoint on stage 49.

• 18.8km

  San Nicolás del Real Camino

  Village or waypoint on stage 49.

• 25.1km

  Sahagún · End

  Altitude : 818 m

⚠️ Practical Information

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  Difficulty / Alerts

  Flat Meseta terrain — an easy stage but very exposed in summer heat.

  Terradillos de los Templarios (km 10): former Templar commandery — a recommended stop.

  Sahagún: nicknamed "the Rome of the Spains" for its exceptional Romanesque heritage.
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  Water points

  Calzadilla (start)

  Terradillos (km 10)

  Sahagún (km 22.8)
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  Supplies

  Sahagún km 22,8 · Supermercado · Panadería
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  AccommodationsPilgrim hostels (albergues, 5–15€), private rooms (30–60€).
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  Monuments & Heritage

  Terradillos de los Templarios km 10 · Former Templar site, 12th-century church of San Pedro, fountain with pilgrim statue

  Moratinos and San Nicolás km 12 · Villages with cave wine cellars dug into the hillside — a unique form of vernacular architecture

  Arco de San Benito — Sahagún km 22.8 · 15th-century triumphal arch, gateway to what was once the most powerful Benedictine monastery in Spain

  Iglesia San Tirso and San Lorenzo km 22.8 · Two gems of 12th-century brick Mudéjar Romanesque — an exceptional blend of Christian and Moorish craftsmanship
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  Taxi / Retreat options

  Taxi Sahagún — 987 78 00 00

  Taxi León (65 km) — 987 26 14 15

  Sahagún train station (Madrid–León line)