7 | Camino del Norte | Pilgrims from around the world

Portugalete to Ontón, 19.73 km
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Daily Cost Breakdown:
€01.80 Metro
€06.70 Lunch
€04.00 Laundry
€10.00 Dinner
€06.00 Albergue
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€28.50 Total
Accommodation: Albergue tú Camino
Enjoy a virtual tour of the Albergue: • Camino del Norte 360° ...
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Filmed on April 2, 2019. All rights reserved.
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[@HeineOlsen]

i meet the same old guy when i walked there, he is so sweet :D

[@090448able]

I really appreciate this videos especially during this quarentine days.

[@KeyTrust_es]

Great day, for us next years

[@rubenmontero4813]

We did the Norte for the second time in 2019 and it rained EVERY DAY (except one) we had storms, thunder &lightning, hail and gales but we finished it 😆 The Primitivo in 2022 at least we know the weather will be better this time. Loving your vlogs Efrèn. Greetings from Australia

[@seanclark2085]

You did the right thing , the stage out of Bilbao is a waste of time and energy , it really would be a good idea to just bus or train right through .

[@LauraHernandez-nx6rw]

Love this!!! This albergue was one of my favorites on this route! May 8, 2019

[@Walk_with_Efren]

Great atmosphere

[@michaelthatcher3825]

Efren, you were absolutely right to take the Metro but it's a shame you did not take one down the East side of the river and experience the 125 year old famous BIZKAIA transporter bridge across to Portugalete. It's also a shame you missed the Guggenheim Museum (but not if you are not a modern art fan!......I am not).

[@fernandosilva314]

Agree with you, Michael...what a miss not seeing the museum, even from the outside...The camino is not only woods and beaches. It is also architecture...The camino is everything that it takes...

[@FrScottHikes]

There is a bypass road out of Zamudio that bypasses Bilbao to the north. It was a breeze, great walk, wide path along bypass road, and didn’t have to take the metro. Bypass 737, goes to Portugalete, 11 miles. 😊

[@Walk_with_Efren]

good to know. thanks for the tip.

[@mariacavanaugh1010]

Excellent to know, and so intriguing I had to go look it up! It's the GR 228 Bilboko Inguruko and shares the Norte for a few KMs then splits off. The 1ST split is at La Imnmaculada Hijas de Jesus ikastetxea (keep left to continue the 228) and 2ND at the intersection Don Bosco Birbilgunea. (I used Waymarked Trails to view this route.)

[@Rogar0]

Awesome Efrén! I’m following every stage of your Camino, and enjoying all the detail that you’re showing in your fantastic footage! ¡Buen Camino! 👣🍷👍😎

[@Joro81Bg]

I was waiting your del norte series and yesterday i watched all 7 . Great job Efren !

[@cristianedecastro2967]

Efrén! I love your long Vlogs! Thank you so much for all your beautiful hard work! 🙌🏻😀

[@timellison2703]

Camino Norte, 2nd time round watching and just as stunning 👍 If you are considering a new project in the future Efren maybe the Camino Mozarabe from Almería? By all accounts the longest Camino in Spain (1420 km) and probably less rain.....does sound very tempting ✌️

[@jpmcc]

There are 3 ways to go fm Bilbao to Portagoleta, the humpback route, up and over the hill to the west approx 17 or 21kms, or walk along the east or west side of the river. I took the east side; flat, easy, 12kms. Many people chose the metro - don't find despair - this stage is industrial yet romantic (for the men).

[@salvatoregranata7878]

I love the old man so nice to see that the locals care and give advice about the best routes to take.

[@Walk_with_Efren]

it always takes me by surprise.

[@TobieTolken]

I agree with you to skip the metropolitan. Hope you saw the Cathedral in Bilboa. We did the left route and it was great.

[@leejackson6660]

Great video, once again! I walked part of the Norte in may 2018. ( Irun-Santander). The Norte is a beautiful camino.

[@betor1920]

Este es uno de mis días favoritos del Camino del Norte!!!

[@mariadigiovanni1168]

Thank you for another fabulous video. Happy Easter to you and your family!

[@gjbs55]

Magnificent vistas in this vlog! Keep ‘em coming amigo!

[@markpayne4547]

Happy Easter Efren. Bless you for true joy you have brought to so many. Enjoy your Easter Sunday with family.

[@wilbertolugo8700]

awesome blog happy easter many blessings for you and your family be well

[@TobieTolken]

In the same Albergue and had a great Pelgrims meal with the hospitalier Maria. Slept in the room with 4 beds. You're video is great and brought back good 😊 memories.

[@fernandosilva314]

Also missing the Puente Colgante, a world heritage site...well, well, well...

[@PJ_Hawke]

Wonderful! Thank you

[@Walk_with_Efren]

Glad you liked it!

[@eleonorma]

Thank you for this videos! Me encanta tu libertad y te admiro por lo que haces! Yo estoy ansiosa pues tenia pensado empezar el camino portugués de la costa gracias a tus videos y tuve que cancelar, no se cuando lo podre hacer. 2019 I did from sarria to santiago, it was awesome! Espana es preciosa y descubrirla caminando es la leche! Esos paisajes son preciosos!

[@erinmh]

Loved the old timer in the cap. Yeah there were some cities where I had zero interest in pounding the pavement, thus hurting my knees. I was there for nature, quiet and trails, a true healer for me, at least. Happy Easter!

[@carelbrendel8447]

Another fine vlog.

[@lorenzogella]

I loved this episode 😍 I miss those cramped albergues with the bunk beds and the communal dinners are always special. Cant wait to do the Del Norte next year 🙃

[@TobieTolken]

The part before Onton was so beautiful. We also slept in Onton.

[@TobieTolken]

Also ate at same restaurant.

[@tomgocubs]

I did exactly the same things: 1) went to the top of that hill at the end of the day to find the albergue closed, 2) took the metro to Portugalete, Your next week is awesome!!!

[@levaiileon]

The 360 video shots are so cool, it's as if you have your own cameraman filming you 😁

[@elenalakovshchikova5609]

I was in Onton on my way at 2019 April, it is the same alberge lake you, Efren. This way a beautiful way. Good luck 👍, Efren, l m following for your:)

[@dalebernadas8112]

Happy easter amigo... we still hope and pray that we can still do del norte this year....

[@ellemdee276]

That albergue in Onton looked wonderful (coffee from a Bialetti moka pot, even!) Its Google listing says it's permanently closed, but the albergue's Facebook page says it's temporary. Hope it's the latter & Giuseppe is just riding out the coronavirus somewhere safe like the rest of us. Thank you for the vlog & Felices Pascuas Efrén!

[@jeffbelanger1108]

Happy Easter Efren! We're really enjoying this camino series! It's nice that you included an interaction with a local. On our camino Frances, we had multiple situations where locals were extremely helpful to keep us from making a wrong turn. Especially in the cities where the markings aren't obvious. I also appreciated that you took the subway. You have nothing to prove and it makes sense to skip the section that you skipped. Bravo. We are planning to do the Camino Norte in the next year or so. After watching this stage, especially, I think that we should go in September / October. Maybe we will be able to work a day at the beach into our camino.

[@goonerhill1668]

Giuseppe is one of the best host's on the Camino del Norte

[@Walk_with_Efren]

he truly is

[@johnstranzl]

Been watching you from the very beginning. Fabulous! Would like to hear a little more about the history of each segment of the camino you post like you did during the Francigne. BTW... Commando. TMI. LOL

[@Walk_with_Efren]

thank you john. I thought about leaving the history for the map video series. I'll jump on those later on.

[@pennyfalzetta2743]

Another great video...thanks for sharing....just a question about what app you use to show you the camino trail?

[@Walk_with_Efren]

thank you Penny. I used Strava to track my day to day, and Relive to generate the animations.

[@evy42722]

No veo nada mal que hayas tomado el metro y así poder disfrutar más de la costa que las calles de una ciudad por todo un trayecto. Eres tan interactivo que pareciera estar viéndote live 😊

[@Walk_with_Efren]

gracias Evy. hay de todo en este mundo y algunos critican.

[@evy42722]

@@Walk_with_Efren, a palabras necias, oídos sordos.

[@fernandosilva314]

Missing the Guggenheim...what a loss...

[@manonthemoon2912]

Albergue Tu Camino has been closed since June 2024 its a shame as its a nice place

[@Walk_with_Efren]

Oh wow that sad to hear 😢

[@MrTh9870]

Hi Efrén! Brings back a lot of memories to watch your videos. I'm one of the German (actually danish) guys in this video around the 6-minute mark. Hope you're doing good!

[@Walk_with_Efren]

hey Thomas!!!! what's happening my friend. glad you like them.

[@MrTh9870]

@@Walk_with_Efren Hey man, didn't see you coment.. I'm planning on going again this april, but another camino, what are you up to?

[@Walk_with_Efren]

at the moment I'm planning to do the 2,000 miles Appalachian Trail in the US starting in mid March. but we'll see. I also want to do the 88 temples in Japan towards the end of next year.

[@MrTh9870]

@@Walk_with_Efren Wow that's insane. Looking so much forward to seeing those videos when they're coming and hopefully, if you go to Spain again, I'll see you again

[@caro8209]

Good idea to skip the walk out of Bilbao. I walked it and it was not Really nice.

[@Walk_with_Efren]

that's what I had read online. This was the first time ever that I skipped a stage.

[@markdonovan1540]

How do you go to sleep after late night espresso? If had coffee that late, I would be lying on the bunk with my eyes on stalks up to the ceiling!

[@Walk_with_Efren]

I'm cuban lol o can handle it I guess

[@markcasey6792]

Efren probably had a grappa with it to take the edge off the coffee 😉

[@gfree8037]

Hey Efren, What do you do to make the selfie stick disappear in the video?

[@Walk_with_Efren]

I do absolutely nothing 😯🤪 it's the Insta360 one X camera and it removes the stick once the two half of the 360 image are stitched.

[@akbunny5221]

Another great video Efren...! My dilemma: the Inglese or the Norte....🤣

[@Walk_with_Efren]

Thank you AK. No comparison. One is 5 days and the other over a month.

[@akbunny5221]

@@Walk_with_Efren indeed.....!

[@eltiosam2036]

País Vasco ❤💟💚

[@JBF086]

Bien Efren, has hecho bien en no hacer Bilbao-Portugalete. Bilbao es muy feo jajajajajajaja Nada comparado con San Sebastian jajajajaja

[@jacklonergan9991]

Nooooooo:-(

[@maragenerico8376]

1. Sorry, Portugalete is not a suburb, but a town. 2. What happened ? The image is blurred from the beginning of the video. After the 16:00 it got better but not the quality of your videos.

[@Walk_with_Efren]

try changing resolution in the video's setting to 1080 or higher. Portugalete could be a country but at the moment on field, on the ground, as I'm walking it is a suburb from my POV 😉. This is not a doc but my experience as I walk.