{"id":11089,"date":"2017-11-15T14:41:20","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T13:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/?p=11089"},"modified":"2021-08-12T18:04:59","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T16:04:59","slug":"french-cycling-route-stage-6-hontanas-sahagun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/french-cycling-route-stage-6-hontanas-sahagun\/","title":{"rendered":"Stage 6 - Hontanas - Sahagun"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Distance<\/strong>: 95 km<\/li><li><strong>Maximum height<\/strong>: 910.15 m<\/li><li><strong>Minimum height<\/strong>: 766.1 m<\/li><li><strong>Positive difference in altitude<\/strong>: 621.64 m<\/li><li><strong>Negative difference in altitude<\/strong>: 652.01 m<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/camino-de-santiago-by-bike\/\">The Way of St. James<\/a> Stage Six<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"901\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Iconos-Etapa-6.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Iconos-Etapa-6.jpg 901w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Iconos-Etapa-6-600x157.jpg 600w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Iconos-Etapa-6-300x79.jpg 300w, https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Iconos-Etapa-6-768x201.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 901px) 100vw, 901px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The hardness of this stage lies more in the mileage, which is around 100 km, rather than the orography of the terrain, although on a day with a headwind it can be interminable and a harsh punishment for our already punished body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Another curiosity of this stage is that we cross the entire province of Palencia from east to west, so let's get ready for kilometres of long stretches of road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We start our way through a cultivated valley, which leads us to Castrojer\u00edz (km 9.2).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As soon as we leave this village we come across the only real mountainous difficulty of the stage, the Matamulos pass (1.3 ascent with an average gradient of 12%). If the ascent is hard and short, be careful with the descent, which is fast and dangerous (18% difference in altitude).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Four kilometres further on, following the path, we reach a picnic area next to the Fuente del Piojo fountain (Km 17).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In just one kilometre we come across the old parish church of San Nicol\u00e1s (today a pilgrims' hostel), and then after crossing the river Pisuerga we enter Palencia (a province that we will not leave until almost the end of the stage).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A country road leads us to Itero de la Vega (km 20), the first town in Palencia, and through farm tracks we reach Boadilla del Camino (km 28.5). We take a lane parallel to the Canal de Castilla (nice route) until we reach Fr\u00f3mista (km 34).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From this point onwards, there is a walkway parallel to the road for 18 km, which is only broken by passing through towns such as: Poblaci\u00f3n de Campos, Revenga de Campos, Villarmentero de Campos, Villalc\u00e1zar de Sirga until reaching Carri\u00f3n de los Condes (Km 54).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this point we are only half way through the stage and we have already had quite a lot on our shoulders. From here we head towards Calzadilla de la Cueza (km 71) along an interminable and stony straight stretch of 13 kilometres.  Stock up on water, as there is no drinking water on this stretch. We take a road parallel to the National 120 (which we will cross several times) that leads us up and down to Ledigos (km 83.4), we continue parallel to the road until we reach Terradillo de los Templarios (km 86.6).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We now take a dirt track that leads us to the village of Moratinos (km 89.3), where we can see its typical mud houses.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2 and a half kilometres we reach the last village in the province, San Nicol\u00e1s del Real Camino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Without further ado, we return to the national road 120, along a pilgrim road that will take us to Sahag\u00fan (km 95 of the stage). Here we will rest after this long day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stages:<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Stage 1. Saint Jean Pied de Port - Zubiri&quot; (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/french-cycling-route-stage-1-saint-jean-pied-de-port-zubiri\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Stage 1. Saint Jean Pied de Port - Zubiri\".<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Stage 2. Zubiri - Puente la Reina&quot; (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/french-cycling-route-stage-2-zubiri-puente-la-reina\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Stage 2. Zubiri - Puente la Reina\".<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Stage 3. Puente la Reina - Logro\u00f1o&quot; (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/french-cycling-route-stage-3-puente-la-reina-logrono\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Stage 3. Puente la Reina - Logro\u00f1o\".<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Stage 4. Logro\u00f1o - Belorado&quot; (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/french-cycling-route-stage-4-logrono-belorado\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Stage 4. Logro\u00f1o - Belorado\".<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Stage 5. Belorado - Hontanas&quot; (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/french-cycling-route-stage-5-belorado-hontanas\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Stage 5. Belorado - Hontanas\".<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Stage 6. Hontanas - Sahagun&quot; (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/french-cycling-route-stage-6-hontanas-sahagun\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Stage 6. Hontanas - Sahagun\".<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Stage 7. Sahagun - Le\u00f3n&quot; (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/french-cycling-route-stage-7-sahagun-leon\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Stage 7. Sahagun - Le\u00f3n\".<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Stage 8. Le\u00f3n - Rabanal del Camino&quot; (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/french-way-by-bike-stage-8-leon-rabanal-del-camino\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Stage 8. Le\u00f3n - Rabanal del Camino\".<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Stage 9. Rabanal del camino - Ruitel\u00e1n&quot; (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/french-cycling-route-stage-9-rabanal-del-camino-ruitelan\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Stage 9. Rabanal del camino - Ruitel\u00e1n\".<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Stage 10. Ruitel\u00e1n - Sarria&quot; (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/french-way-by-bike-stage-10-ruitelan-sarria\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Stage 10. Ruitel\u00e1n - Sarria\".<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Stage 11. Sarria - Arzua&quot; (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/french-cycling-route-stage-11-sarria-arzua\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Stage 11. Sarria - Arzua\".<\/strong><\/a><\/li><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Stage 12. Arzua - Santiago de Compostela&quot; (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/french-way-by-bike-stage-12-arzua-santiago-de-compostela\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Stage 12. Arzua - Santiago de Compostela\".<\/strong><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Distance: 95 km Maximum altitude: 910.15 m Minimum altitude: 766.1 m Positive difference in altitude: 621.64 m...","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10985,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","episode_type":"audio","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2945],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-11089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-camino-de-santiago","post_format-post-format-image"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Camino-Franc\u00e9s_by-jynus_-CC-BY-SA-2.5.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Caratula-Podcast-Maldita-Montana_1500x1500_72pp-p_.jpg","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":[],"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/feed\/podcast\/maldita-montana","embedCode":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"1TmeS5OxZT\"><a href=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/french-cycling-route-stage-6-hontanas-sahagun\/\">Etapa 6 \u2013 Hontanas \u2013 Sahagun<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/travesiapirenaica.com\/en\/french-cycling-route-stage-6-hontanas-sahagun\/embed\/#?secret=1TmeS5OxZT\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" title=\"&#8220;Etapa 6 \u2013 Hontanas \u2013 Sahagun&#8221; &#8212; Traves\u00eda.\" data-secret=\"1TmeS5OxZT\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! 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