The Camino Aragonés, the Way of St James over the Pyrenees at the Somport pass, in the Federación's six stages: down by Canfranc to Jaca, west by Arrés and Artieda, above the Yesa reservoir by Ruesta and Undués de Lerda, into Navarra at Sangüesa, then by Monreal and Obanos to Puente la Reina, where it joins the Camino Francés.
Best season: March to October. The paths can be walked outside summer, but the pilgrim hostels decide the season. Jaca's municipal hostel opens from March to October, Arrés's is closed from November to March, Monreal's closes at the end of October, Sangüesa's municipal hostel on 31 October, and Obanos's in mid-October. Most private hostels in Puente la Reina close between 12 October and 1 November. Open all year: the Jaca Hostel, Artieda, both hostels in Undués de Lerda, a pension in Sangüesa, Tiebas and the parish hostel in Puente la Reina. Before you go
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Six official stages of 17.5 to 37.7 km. Stage 5, Undués de Lerda to Monreal, is 37.7 km and about 9 hours, so every plan splits it at Sangüesa, 10.6 km in, as most walkers do: that makes seven days. Several pilgrim hostels close in October (Obanos, Sangüesa, Monreal and most private ones in Puente la Reina), and Arrés is closed from November to March: pick your dates to see which are open. Choose a plan, or pick your own start, finish and nights below.
Changing where you stay suggests a new number of days: the fewest that keep each day under 8 h of walking and in daylight, where a place to stay allows.
Days end where the route has a stay, a camp or a village.
Stage 1: From the Somport pass, 1,632 m up on the French border, down by Canfranc to Jaca: 31.4 km by the Federación; 30.7 km on our line. The Federación's alerts for this stage (13 October 2026) say the footbridge below the Canfranc reservoir is half collapsed and closed, and that the track has partly sunk after rain. It gives no detour, and we could not tell where the footbridge is on our line or which way round it goes: follow the signs on the spot and ask locally, in Canfranc or Jaca, before you set off. Jaca's municipal pilgrim hostel is open from March to October; the Jaca Hostel all year.
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A town with a cathedral and a station. The municipal pilgrim hostel (Hospital Viejo) is open from March to October; the Jaca Hostel of the Escolapios is open all year.
Or a room in the village. Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
Stage 2: From Jaca west to the hilltop village of Arrés: 25.24 km by the Federación; 25.1 km on our line. Arrés's pilgrim hostel, run by volunteers for a donation, is the only bed listed at the stage end, and it is closed from November to March.
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A hilltop village. Its pilgrim hostel, run by volunteers for a donation, is closed from November to March.
Or a room in the village. Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
km 17.2–17.5: Joined by our routing here; the waymarked route may differ.
Stage 3: By Martes and Mianos to Artieda: 17.67 km by the Federación; 17.5 km on our line. In Artieda the two mapped parts of the route do not meet: our router joins them through the village, about 0.5 km, so follow the yellow arrows there. Artieda's municipal hostel is open all year and advises booking.
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A village above the Yesa reservoir. Its municipal pilgrim hostel is open all year and asks you to book. The village bus runs on Thursdays only.
Or a room in the village. Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
km 0.0–0.2: Joined by our routing here; the waymarked route may differ.
Stage 4: Above the Yesa reservoir by Ruesta, 10.3 km in, to Undués de Lerda: 21.85 km by the Federación; 21.7 km on our line, which starts with the routed join through Artieda. In Ruesta the Refugio is open all year, but only its smaller building in the low season: phone first. Undués de Lerda has two pilgrim hostels open all year.
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The end of stage 4, with two pilgrim hostels open all year and a bar-restaurant.
Or a room in the village. Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
Stage 5 begins here; its notes are with Day 6, which walks most of it.
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Not a stage end: Sangüesa, 10.6 km into the stage, where most walkers split this 37.8 km day.
Or a room in the village. Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
Stage 5, of which this day walks part: The longest stage, into Navarra at Sangüesa and on by Rocaforte, Izco and Salinas de Ibargoiti to Monreal: 37.8 km by the Federación; 37.7 km on our line, about 9 hours by our estimate, so the plans split it at Sangüesa, 10.6 km in. After Sangüesa the Federación gives two ways that meet again above Izco: the hill route by Rocaforte, which our line takes, and the flat Foz de Lumbier variant, whose dark tunnel needs a torch. There is no pilgrim hostel listed in Izco. Monreal's municipal hostel is open from early March to the end of October.
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The end of stage 5. The municipal pilgrim hostel, the only one listed here, is open from early March to the end of October.
Or a room in the village. Find your own accommodation; TrailSplits has not checked what is open.
Stage 6: From Monreal by Tiebas, Campanas, Biurrun, Úcar, Enériz and Eunate to Obanos, then on to Puente la Reina: 28.27 km to Obanos by the Federación, on its option by Muruarte de Reta and Olcoz; our line takes the option by Campanas and Biurrun after Tiebas and goes on into Puente la Reina, 30.8 km in all. Tiebas, about 13 km in, has a pilgrim hostel open all year. Obanos, the official end, is about 3 km before the end of the line; its hostel Usda is open until mid-October. In Puente la Reina the parish hostel of the Padres Reparadores is open all year.
Longest day: day 7, 7 h 56.
Days end at a stage end with a refuge or a village, or in a village the route passes through. Walking times are measured on each stage's mapped line by our route analysis (terrain heights and our hiking-time model, moving time only): no time is published for these stages.Outside Switzerland our walking times often run short of the times route operators publish; treat them as optimistic. Running times use 7.5 km/h plus one hour per 700 m of climb: a steady reference, not a prediction. Daylight is sunrise to sunset where the day starts; the time left is for breaks, meals and delays.Refuge dates come from the operator's own pages; when they are not published, we say so. For villages we count the places to stay OpenStreetMap lists; we have not checked which are open. A plan is not a booking: reserve every night before you commit to these day lengths.
Where each stage ends, the 2026 and 2027 seasons the operator publishes, and how to book. Read from the operators' pages on 13 October 2026; each stage page shows the sources and the grade profile.
| Stage | Night at | 2026 | 2027 | Booking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Somport to Jaca | Albergue Municipal de Peregrinos de Jaca | 1 March 2026 to 31 October 2026 | not published | No booking |
| 2. Jaca to Arrés | Albergue de Peregrinos de Arrés | 1 April 2026 to 31 October 2026 | not published | No booking |
| 3. Arrés to Artieda | Albergue de peregrinos de Artieda | 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026 | 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2027 | Booking request |
| 4. Artieda to Undués de Lerda | Refugio Municipal de Undués de Lerda | 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026 | 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2027 | Booking method not published |
| 5. Undués de Lerda to Monreal | Albergue Municipal de Peregrinos de Monreal | until 31 October 2026 | not published | No booking |
| 6. Monreal to Puente la Reina | Albergue de Peregrinos de los Padres Reparadores | 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2026 | 1 January 2027 to 31 December 2027 | No booking |
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| Snow at high point | Possible | Frost | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Frost |
| Daylight | 9 h 22 | 10 h 32 | 11 h 51 | 13 h 20 | 14 h 35 | 15 h 17 | 15 h 02 | 13 h 58 | 12 h 34 | 11 h 08 | 9 h 48 | 9 h 05 |
Source: TerraClimate 1991–2020 monthly averages. Averages for the area at each point’s elevation (4 km grid, corrected for height). Not a forecast or a report of current trail conditions. Snow at the high point is estimated with a simple snowpack model from these temperatures and precipitation, not observed; steep islands and high summits can hold more snow than it shows. Daylight is for the 15th of each month. Hut, transport and park seasons are separate: check them for your dates.
Before you go
Arrange your stays, food and travel first, then check conditions again near departure.
The traditional pilgrim hostels take no bookings: one night, in order of arrival, walkers first, with a pilgrim credential, which the Gobierno de Navarra calls the only requirement for a hostel in Navarra. Several are seasonal: Jaca's municipal hostel opens from March to October, Arrés's from April to October, Monreal's from early March to the end of October, Sangüesa's municipal hostel from Holy Week to 31 October, and Obanos's Usda from Holy Week to mid-October. The private hostels differ: Artieda advises booking, the Jaca Hostel and Undués de Lerda's youth hostel take bookings, and in Puente la Reina Estrella Guía takes only booked guests from November. In winter the beds that stay open are the Jaca Hostel, Artieda, Undués de Lerda, Sangüesa's pension, Tiebas and the Padres Reparadores in Puente la Reina, but with Arrés closed there is no listed bed at the end of stage 2.
The Federación's alerts for Somport to Jaca say the footbridge below the Canfranc reservoir is half collapsed and closed to use, and that the track has partly sunk after rain. It gives no detour, and we could not tell where the footbridge is on our line or which way round it goes, so our line is unchanged. Follow the signs on the spot and ask locally, in Canfranc or Jaca, before you walk this part. Federación stage 1 alerts, read 13 October 2026.
Federación: stage 1, Somport to JacaJaca's municipal hostel is open from March to October, Arrés's is closed from November to March, Sangüesa's municipal hostel closes on 31 October, Monreal's at the end of October and Obanos's Usda in mid-October. In Puente la Reina, Jakue closed on 12 October 2026, Gares and Santiago Apóstol close on 31 October and Albergue Puente on 1 November. Open all year: the Jaca Hostel, Artieda, both hostels in Undués de Lerda, the Pensión el peregrino in Sangüesa, Tiebas, the Padres Reparadores and Estrella Guía (booked guests only from November). Federación hostel listings, read 13 October 2026.
Federación: the Camino Francés por Aragón and its hostelsThe traditional hostels are for pilgrims on foot, by bike or on horseback who carry a credential. They take no advance bookings, fill in order of arrival, give walkers priority, and let you stay one night unless you are ill. Private hostels set their own rules: several take bookings. In low season, phone the Refugio de Ruesta first. Federación hostel rules, read 13 October 2026.
Federación: hostel rulesUndués de Lerda to Monreal is 37.8 km. Most walkers stop in Sangüesa, 10.6 km in, which leaves about 27 km to Monreal. After Sangüesa the Federación gives two ways that meet again on the way down to Izco: over the hill by Rocaforte, which our line takes, or on the flat through the Foz de Lumbier, a variant with a dark tunnel where a torch is essential. Federación stage 5, read 13 October 2026.
Federación: stage 5, Undués de Lerda to MonrealThe Federación ends the route at the hermitage of San Salvador in Obanos, where it meets the Camino from Roncesvalles, not in Puente la Reina as is often said. After Tiebas it gives two options to Enériz, by Campanas and Biurrun or by Muruarte de Reta and Olcoz; our line takes the first, and runs on to Puente la Reina. Turismo de Navarra counts 56 km from Sangüesa to Puente la Reina. Federación stage 6, read 13 October 2026.
Federación: stage 6, Monreal to ObanosClosures and notices last checked 13 October 2026: Gobierno de Aragón: T01 buses · La Burundesa: news · Federación: alerts, Camino Francés in Navarra, stage 4, the part from Obanos to Puente la Reina · Federación: alerts, stage 1, Somport to Jaca · Federación: alerts, stage 2, Jaca to Arrés · Federación: alerts, stage 3, Arrés to Artieda · Federación: alerts, stage 4, Artieda to Undués de Lerda · Federación: alerts, stage 5, Undués de Lerda to Monreal · Federación: alerts, stage 6, Monreal to Obanos · Federación: alerts, variant 06b, Tiebas by Campanas and Biurrun to Úcar · Turismo de Navarra: Camino Aragonés in Navarra. Check them again before you set out.
Getting there
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The line starts at the pass, by the bus stop "Somport - Douane". We did not check which buses reach it: the Gobierno de Aragón's T01 timetables for the Jacetania (valid from 1 October 2026) are the place to look. Jaca has a station and is the hub of the valley.
Gobierno de Aragón: T01 bus timetables (PDF)La Burundesa's Pamplona to Jaca bus runs once a day each way and stops at Monreal, Yesa, Tiermas, Escó, Sigüés and Berdún, but it may not carry you between Pamplona and the Navarra stops, so it only links Pamplona with the Aragón villages; its timetable file is dated February 2022. The Aragón line T01-12 runs from Tiermas by Escó and Sigüés to Jaca twice a day and back once, and Artieda has a bus on Thursdays only. We could not read a timetable for Sangüesa.
La Burundesa: Pamplona to Jaca timetable (PDF)La Estellesa's Pamplona to Logroño line serves Puente la Reina / Gares and Obanos (Empalme); we did not read its times. From Puente la Reina the Camino Francés goes on west to Estella and Santiago.
Turismo de Navarra: the Camino Aragonés in NavarraTake your trip with you
Prepare each stage while you still have a connection: between Arrés and Sangüesa the villages are small and far apart.
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The Federación gives 162.23 km from Somport to Obanos in six stages, with no stage times; the line here is 163.5 km and ends about 3 km further, at Puente la Reina. Our map has it in 6 sections. The guide's day planner offers a 7-day plan on the overnight stops, and you can choose your own nights.
March to October. The paths can be walked outside summer, but the pilgrim hostels decide the season.
The line starts at the pass, by the bus stop "Somport - Douane". The "Connect your journey" section has the travel details, with 2 more travel notes.
The traditional pilgrim hostels take no bookings: one night, in order of arrival, walkers first, with a pilgrim credential, which the Gobierno de Navarra calls the only requirement for a hostel in Navarra.
Yes: the route on our map and every section, free, for a GPS watch or a phone. The guide also saves your plan for offline use in the app.
Closures we know of are shown on the days and sections they affect, in the day planner and on the stage pages. We watch 11 official notice pages (Gobierno de Aragón: T01 buses; La Burundesa: news; Federación: alerts, Camino Francés in Navarra, stage 4, the part from Obanos to Puente la Reina; Federación: alerts, stage 1, Somport to Jaca; Federación: alerts, stage 2, Jaca to Arrés; Federación: alerts, stage 3, Arrés to Artieda; Federación: alerts, stage 4, Artieda to Undués de Lerda; Federación: alerts, stage 5, Undués de Lerda to Monreal; Federación: alerts, stage 6, Monreal to Obanos; Federación: alerts, variant 06b, Tiebas by Campanas and Biurrun to Úcar; Turismo de Navarra: Camino Aragonés in Navarra); the date we last read them is shown with the notices on this page. Check them again before you set off.
Route & sources
The Federación Española de Asociaciones de Amigos del Camino de Santiago lists the Camino Aragonés (its "Camino Francés por Aragón") in six stages from the Somport pass: Jaca, Arrés, Artieda, Undués de Lerda, Monreal and Obanos, 162.23 km on its main route. It publishes no stage times: its pages give each stage's km only, shown with ours on every stage. Officially the route ends at the hermitage of San Salvador in Obanos, where it meets the Camino from Roncesvalles; this page ends at Puente la Reina, where most walkers end it, 2.98 km on by the Federación's Navarra table. Our line is 163.5 km, on OpenStreetMap relations 2163936 and 2163937 (from the planet of 11 October 2026), cut at the six stage ends: 30.7 km against the Federación's 31.4 on stage 1, 25.1 against 25.24, 17.5 against 17.67, 21.7 against 21.85, 37.7 against 37.8, and 30.8 km on stage 6 against 28.27 to Obanos. The two mapped parts do not meet in Artieda, so our router joins them through the village, about 0.5 km. Where the Federación gives two ways, the line takes the hill route by Rocaforte after Sangüesa, not the Foz de Lumbier variant, and after Tiebas the option by Campanas, Biurrun and Úcar, not the one by Muruarte de Reta and Olcoz. Our climb is measured on terrain heights.
Official guidance and mapped-source comparison checked 13 October 2026. Map data is a route reference, not confirmation of today's path, weather or accommodation availability.
Federación de Amigos del Camino de Santiago: Camino Francés por AragónMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors · Source relation
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