Burgos → Hornillos del Camino
A stage of the Camino Francés
At 19.9 km with minimal elevation change — 81 m up, 114 m down — this Camino Francés stage marks the beginning of the meseta, the vast open plateau of Castilla that defines the middle section of the route. After clearing Burgos's outskirts the path opens onto a broad, largely treeless landscape of cereal fields and wide sky that many pilgrims find meditative and others find relentless. Hornillos del Camino is a small village with limited services, a reminder that the meseta strips things back to basics.
- 19.9 kmDistance
- ↑81 m ↓114 mElevation
- ModerateDifficulty
- 276 kmfrom route start
Highlights
- First full day on the Castilian meseta
- Wide open wheat fields and plateau sky
- Quiet arrival in Hornillos village
Towns on this stage
Find accommodation in Hornillos del Camino →Distances and elevation come from real OpenStreetMap footpath geometry. In the planner you can split or merge any stage to match your pace.