Camino Aragonés ‧ Stage 6
Camino Aragones
On foot
6 stages
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About this stage
This is the last stage of the Camino Aragonés, before joining up with the Camino Francés in the stage Puente la Reina – Estella. Along this section, you will gain altitude by climbing the northern slope of the Alaitz mountain range. After following several paths, you will finally arrive to Puente la Reina, a special place for pilgrims, and the backdrop for the story “Leyenda del Txori” that we speak about in our blog entry called “Myths and Legends of the Camino de Santiago”.
Recommendation Pilgrim
We are in a relatively relaxed stage, without too many inconveniences and a good road surface. It is an easy stage for everyone.
Route
Itinerary
Km 0 ‧ Monreal
We are in a relatively relaxed stage, without too many inconveniences and a good road surface. It is an easy stage for everyone.
Following along the path located to the side of the mountain range, we should take special care, as the path isn’t in very good condition and we want to avoid any incidents. Further ahead on the right, we will see the Canal de Navarra, carrying water from the Itoiz Reservoir.
Once we reach a church, we leave it on our right-hand side and continue along the path until it reaches its end. There, we take the fork to the right, that will take us to Tiebas, which we will enter just beside the ruins for the castle.
Leaving the village behind, we descend until reaching a path running parallel to the AP-15 motorway, which we should cross beneath further on, and afterwards at a roundabout, cross again beneath the national road. Continuing along the path, we will go through yet another underground path, this time to cross some train tracks.
Continuing along the path, we will reach Olcoz, where we take a path to the right, that descends into the Valley of the River Robo, which will take us to a path on the left-hand side for a few metres, followed by a path heading right afterwards. We will reach the dual carriageway from Ucar to Tirapu, which we should cross and continue straight ahead, until reaching Enériz.
Km 30,6 ‧ Puente de la Reina
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We will pass the previously mentioned region and a short time later, cross the dual carriageway in the direction of Puente la Reina. Be extra careful, as there is usually a lot of traffic, depending on the time of day. We continue along a path on the left-hand side in the direction of Óbanos. Before reaching this area, we must cross the precipice of Muruzábal. Don’t worry, it is no more difficult than the rest of the path so far. In this way, we reach Óbanos, where, next to the hermitage of San Salvador, two alternative routes of the Camino Francés join together; the Camino Aragonés and the Camino via Roncesvalles. Here we will notice an increase in the number of pilgrims.
