Camino Lebaniego

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Camino Lebaniego

73 km from the Cantabrian coast to the monastery of Santo Toribio in 3 days. Short, but steep.

On foot · Stage by stage · 73 km · 3 stages · 2 min read

What the Camino Lebaniego is like

It links the Camino del Norte at San Vicente de la Barquera with the monastery of Santo Toribio de Liébana, home of the Lignum Crucis. In three days you go from the sea to the Picos de Europa through the Nansa valley and the La Hermida gorge.

Few stages, all mountain ones: the second, Cades to Cabañes, is 30 km with over 1,500 metres of climbing, and it is the one that defines the walk.

Key facts

TypeOn foot
Distance73 km
Total climbing2,441 m
Start and finishSan Vicente de la Barquera → Santo Toribio de Liébana
On foot3 days, 24 km a day on average
When to goMay to October. In winter the passes can have snow and mud.
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From where to where?

The whole route is 3 stages. Pick where you start and finish: always in a stage town.

Usual: 3 days.

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Altitude of each stage town; each stage's climbing is in its details.

3 days, 72.7 km and 2,441 m of climbing: about 24.2 km a day and 2 nights on the way.

  1. San Vicente de la Barquera → Cades28.5 km · 577 m D+Eat: Muñorrodero
  2. Cades → Cabañes30.5 km · 1525 m D+
  3. Cabañes → Santo Toribio de Liébana13.7 km · 339 m D+

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How to plan it

It is about 73 km. If the Cabañes stage feels like too much, split it and the walk becomes four or five days. From Santo Toribio you can carry on towards the Camino Francés on the Vadiniense.

Walk it from May to October; in winter the passes have snow and mud. In a Lebaniego jubilee year Potes fills up early, and the way back is a bus from Potes to Santander.

Stages

  1. San Vicente de la Barquera → Cades28.5 km · +577 mEat: Muñorrodero, Lebeña
  2. Cades → Cabañes30.5 km · +1,525 m
  3. Cabañes → Santo Toribio de Liébana13.7 km · +339 m

One stage a day, town to town. Approximate distance and climbing: every GPX varies a little.

Frequently asked questions

How long is Camino Lebaniego?73 km in total, with around 2,441 m of climbing.
How many days does it take?3 days on foot (24 km average per stage).
Where do people usually sleep?The usual overnight points are Cades, Cabañes, Santo Toribio de Liébana. The stage table lists them section by section.
Where does Camino Lebaniego start and end?It starts in San Vicente de la Barquera and ends in Santo Toribio de Liébana. You can start or finish at any stage end.
When is the best time to go?May to October. In winter the passes can have snow and mud.

In Keago this route becomes a plan: one card per stage with time and duration, the daily track, each night's accommodation with link and location, the meals, and both travel tickets where the whole group can see them. Everyone confirms and you know who is missing.

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