Some questions need
a road this long.
Twelve places. Sold out. The waitlist is open, and it hears first for 2028.
- 15 April to 2 May 2027
- 17 days
- 500 km
- 12 places
- From $3,000
- $500 deposit
The crossing, day by day
Day 1 Out of Burgos, into the quiet
The cathedral bells see you out of the city and the Meseta opens ahead: wheat, sky, and a path that asks nothing of you but the next step. The group finds its first rhythm before lunch.
21 km +150 m rolling farm track village guesthouse
Day 2 The ruined convent
Through hollow-road hamlets to Castrojeriz under its castle hill. The afternoon circle happens in the shadow of San Antón's arches, where pilgrims have rested for seven centuries.
20 km +120 m farm track, one short climb village guesthouse
Day 3 The hill with the view back
One steep pull up Mostelares first thing, then the reward: the whole Meseta behind you, the day's road visible to the horizon. You learn what your legs can actually do.
25 km +240 m one climb, then flat small hotel
Day 4 The canal path
Level, easy walking beside the Canal de Castilla into Carrión de los Condes. A shorter day on purpose: long lunch, laundry, and the first proper conversation about why each of you came.
19 km flat towpath and track convent guesthouse
Day 5 The Roman road
Seventeen unbroken kilometres of the old Via Aquitana, the longest quiet of the crossing. Most women remember this as the day the noise ran out.
27 km flat Roman causeway village guesthouse
Week 2 León, the Cross, the climb
Into León for a rest day under the stained glass. Then the mountains: the Cruz de Ferro, where you leave the stone you carried from home, and the green climb to O Cebreiro on the Galician border.
18 to 26 km a day mountain stages city, mountain path hotels and guesthouses
Week 3 Galicia, and the arrival
Eucalyptus, mist, hot broth at village bars. The kilometre markers count down until the towers of the cathedral rise out of the drizzle and the crossing you started weeks ago carries you into the square.
18 to 24 km a day rolling descents forest and lane guesthouses, final hotel
Can I do this?
Honestly: yes, if you train, and the training is part of the product. Daily distances run 18 to 27 kilometres at walking pace with a long lunch in the middle. A support vehicle moves your luggage between lodgings; you carry a day pack. Lisa builds your training plan with you in the months before, checkpoint calls included. She has finished Boston and IRONMAN; getting bodies ready for long roads is what she does.
It starts before Spain
The walk is the middle of the product, not the whole of it.
The shape of a walking day
Rise Walk Long lunch Arrive Circle
A $500 deposit secures a 2028 place when yours opens; the balance is due ten weeks before departure.
Joining the waitlist costs nothing and commits you to nothing: when a 2028 place opens, the list is offered places in the order it was joined.
Your place on the road is saved. When dates open, the waitlist hears first.
Asked, honestly answered
What does it cost, all in?
From $3,000 for the guided crossing, lodging and luggage support. Flights to Spain and most meals are yours; a realistic all-in budget lands between $5,000 and $6,000.
How do the payments work?
A $500 deposit holds your place. The balance can be spread across up to ten payments, and it must clear 30 days before departure. You choose your plan when you book and the schedule is set from that day, so there are no surprises for either of us.
What if I have to cancel?
The deposit is non-refundable and, once booked, so is the trip. This is why travel insurance is a condition of joining rather than a suggestion: it is what covers you if illness or family means you cannot fly. Lisa will send you the providers she recommends.
How fit do I need to be?
Fit enough to walk 20 kilometres with a lunch break, by departure, not today. The training plan is included precisely to close that gap, and Lisa has finished Boston and five Ironmans: getting bodies ready for long roads is what she does.
I would be coming alone.
Most women do. The group is twelve, and by the end of day two it will not feel like coming alone.
What is the weather like in spring?
Northern Spain in spring is mild and green: cool mornings, warm afternoons, real chances of rain in Galicia. Layers, not gambles.