Stone Fountain with Statue – View of the Ibañeta Pass loop from Orreaga / Roncesvalles

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Stone Fountain with Statue – View of the Ibañeta Pass loop from Orreaga / Roncesvalles

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Stone Fountain with Statue – View of the Ibañeta Pass loop from Orreaga / Roncesvalles

04:05

55.7km

1,280m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 27.8 km for 4 m

After 28.1 km for 4 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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209 m

Collegiate Church and Monastery of Roncesvalles

Highlight • Religious Site

The monastery of Roncesvalles is one of the first important pilgrimage sites on the Camino Francés after crossing the Pyrenees. Pilgrims can also find accommodation here for the night in …

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926 m

Stone Fountain with Statue

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Thank you for that! Every glass/every handful counts here....

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12.4 km

View of the Ibañeta Pass

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A beautiful, quiet route down to Pamplona.

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19.6 km

France/Spain border crossing

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This is the border between France and Spain. But it is not particularly spectacular.

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27.9 km

Pilgrims' Office, Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port

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In the pilgrim office at Rue Citadelles 38 you will receive your first pilgrim stamp and if you do not yet have a pilgrim card, you can also buy it …

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27.9 km

Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port Old Town

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Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port is a must-see village in the Basque Country.
Nestled at the confluence of the Nives rivers, the medieval city is located at the crossroads of the roads serving the Basque Country.

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53.3 km

View of the Pyrenees

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The higher you climb, the more impressive the landscape becomes. Often you just have to stop and marvel.

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53.8 km

Ibañeta Pass and the Roland Monument

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In the 11th century, the monastery of San Salvador is said to have stood here at the top of the pass, on the foundations of which a small chapel was …

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55.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

54.9 km

511 m

305 m

107 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

55.5 km

275 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,050 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

Weather

Saturday 31 October

11°C

3°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

April 3, 2022,Auf dem Jakobsweg

I set off from Wildeshausen around noon on April 2nd, 24 hours and 18 podcasts later, in freezing temperatures, I am at the starting point of the Camino Frances Way of St. James in St. Jean Pied de Port. When I was planning the tour in December, I naturally thought that April would be much warmer this far south. When …

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