French Way (Camino Francés) ‧ Stage 6
French Way
On foot
33 stages
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About this stage
We will cover the twenty kilometres that separate Estella from the town of Los Arcos through olive groves, wooded, deserted and even abandoned areas. The only challenge we will have to face will be the climb to Villamayor de Monjardín and, at some points, the lack of places to take shelter from the rain or the sun. We can end our day in Los Arcos or continue on to Torres del Río, nine kilometres further on, where Logroño is just a stone’s throw away.
Recommendation Pilgrim
This is not a complicated stage and it has ups and downs. The hardest part is the Villayour de Monjardin part. As it happened in yesterday’s stage you should be careful when the route goes through the N-111, because it has a lot of traffic at some hours of the day.
You can stay the night in any of the available accommodation of Los Arcos or walk nine kilometers more to get to Torres del Río where you will also find many places to stay the night.
The way between Villamayor de Monjardín and Los Arcos does not have any kind of service, so if you need something it could be better to buy it before entering in this part of the stage. Before getting to Los Arcos, in Ázqueta and Sansol you will also find two accommodation where you can stay the night.
If you have reduced mobility we recommend you go through the N-111 from Ázqueta to Villamayor de Monjardín or Los Arcos but always through the road shoulder and if possible with a reflective vest.
Distance and elevation
Stage profile
Route
Itinerary
Km 0 ‧ Estella
We continue along Calle de la Rua, which we entered yesterday. Without changing direction, we continue along Calle San Nicolás and the Carlos VII road; at a roundabout we take an uphill pedestrian path that takes us to Ayegui, which is a town attached to Estella.
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Km 1,8 ‧ Ayegui
At the exit, in the Plaza San Pelayo, there is a sign indicating that we should turn left, cross the NA-1110 road and go up to the Monastery of Irache. If we continue straight on from this square, we will take a shortcut, which does not cross the road and saves us about 300 metres.
Km 2,7 ‧ Monasterio de Irache
We continue in the same direction and, after 600 metres, we turn onto a track on the right, going along the perimeter of a housing estate. We cross the NA-1110 road at the height of the Irache hotel.
Km 4,1 ‧ Irache
We follow the main street of the urbanisation and at the exit we cross a road and continue along a pleasant wooded path.
Km 7,3 ‧ Azqueta
We descend a short distance along a path to the right of the road and then begin a climb in which we gain 100 metres in altitude in just 1.5 km. 300 metres before Villamayor de Monjardín we walk by the original Fountain of the Moors, which dates back to the 13th century and is Gothic in style.
Km 9,1 ‧ Villamayor de Monjardín
We leave the lower part of the village, taking a farm track. After a couple of kilometres we cross the Carretera a Urbiola and continue close to the A-12 motorway, along comfortable tracks between crops. Further on we move away from the dual carriageway and again, after a couple of kilometres, we cross the Carretera a Olejua, moving further and further away from the A-12 dual carriageway. Almost three kilometres further on we make two left-right turns at right angles. Further on we enter Los Arcos along the Calle Mayor.
Km 21,3 ‧ Los Arcos
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