Alicante → Burgos · Camino Francés

Camino de la Lana

A long and solitary connector following old wool and livestock roads from Alicante through Cuenca and the Upper Duero to Burgos, where pilgrims join the Camino Francés.

675

curated waypoints

Route preview. The connector and its major orientation points are ready to explore. Personal walk tracking remains on the Camino Francés until route-specific milestones, stories, traditions, and optional language content are authored for this route.

A route into the Camino network. This journey ends where it joins another named Camino. Reaching Santiago requires continuing on that connected route, so the distance shown here is for the connector itself.

Highlights along the way

Curated orientation points rather than a turn-by-turn navigation guide. Route variants can change the exact distance.

Alicante Spain
km 0.0 · Spain
The wool road begins on the Mediterranean and turns inland.
Villena Spain
km 75.0 · Spain
A great castle overlooks the upper Vinalopó corridor.
Almansa Spain
km 125.0 · Spain
The route reaches the dramatic fortress above the plain.
Alcalá del Júcar Spain
km 180.0 · Spain
White houses climb the walls of a deep river gorge.
Cuenca Spain
km 300.0 · Spain
The old city stands above the Huécar and Júcar gorges.
Sigüenza Spain
km 410.0 · Spain
Cathedral towers and a castle crown the medieval city.
Atienza Spain
km 455.0 · Spain
A rocky castle hill watches over the high Castilian country.
San Esteban de Gormaz Spain
km 530.0 · Spain
Romanesque arcades overlook the Duero valley.
Santo Domingo de Silos Spain
km 615.0 · Spain
The Benedictine abbey is one of the route's great monastic landmarks.
Covarrubias Spain
km 640.0 · Spain
Timbered streets line the final northern approach.
Burgos · joins Camino Francés Spain
km 675.0 · Spain
The connector ends at Burgos Cathedral, where the Camino Francés continues west.

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