Camino del Norte/Stage 2 of 36

Camino del Norte · Stage 2 of 36

San Sebastián to Zarautz

Gronze suggests Orio, 9.8 miles in, if you want a shorter day. There are almost no fountains before Orio, and the descent into it is steep and slippery when wet. Zarautz is a surf town on a long beach, with the Gothic Santa María la Real and the Luzea tower in the old quarter.

Basic details only. The Camino del Norte’s stages haven’t been researched in detail yet, so this page has what the trail page held: the places to stay, the day’s distance and climbing, and the planning notes.

Distance
13.7 miles22.1 km
Climbing
1,790 ft up
Difficulty
Moderate
Beds in Zarautz
16 placesPlenty

Map of the stage

Places to stay in Zarautz

Also, not on the map: Hotel Olatu

The walk12Places to stay: green for dorms, blue for roomsVillages on the way

The line is the waymarked route as OpenStreetMap has it. Places to stay are where OpenStreetMap has them, matched by name; the ones it doesn't have are listed beside the map, without a marker. Tap a marker for details; the numbers match the cards below.

Where to sleep in Zarautz

16 places · Plenty

Five hostels, six pensiones and guesthouses and five hotels. No pilgrim albergue: the nearest, in Orio, has been closed since 2023.

Hostel · dorm and rooms

Blai Blai Hostel

0.4 miles from the centre. 24 beds in three rooms, dorm from €25.

Booking
Booking.com

Confirmed October 2026

Hostel · dorm and rooms

Zarautz Hostel

At the town entrance, 0.7 miles from the centre, with a kitchen. Dorm from €27.

Booking
Booking.com

Confirmed October 2026

Pensión or hostal · private room

Pensión Txiki Polit

20 rooms on the central Musika square. Single from €30, double from €40.

Booking
Booking.com

Confirmed October 2026

Hotel · private room

Hotel Olatu

Central, 15 rooms.

Booking
Booking.com or phone

Confirmed October 2026

The walk

ModerateRated from the distance and climbing alone; this stage hasn’t been researched in detail yet.

Along the way

  1. Mile 3.4
    Igeldo
    2 places to stay (two hotels)
  2. Mile 7.6
    Txoko del Peregrino
    1 place to stay (donation albergue, 16 places, in Gronze's tips but not its list)
  3. Mile 9.8
    Orio
    6 places to stay (rooms and hotels only)

Maps and route guides

Notes

Confirmed October 2026. Each place to stay shows when its own details were confirmed. Phone numbers, prices and opening seasons change from year to year, so confirm them before you rely on them.