El Camino Ride to Santiago

El Camino is an unsupported ultra-distance gravel adventure that follows the historic Way of Saint James across northern Spain, with the 2026 edition starting at 07:00 on 4 July 2026 from Pamplona. Riders have 85 hours to cover the 720 km, almost entirely off-road route to Santiago de Compostela, with online live tracking and a strict self-sufficiency rule. Organised by tarmacways.cc, the event combines bikepacking endurance with the cultural landmarks of the Camino Francés, crossing Navarra, La Rioja, Castilla y León and Galicia.