St Jean Pied de Port - Abbey of Roncesvalles - Roncevaux Pas
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- Distance
- 34.5 mi
- Elevation gain
- 4,242 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Moderate
- Elevation loss
- 4,242 ft
- Max elevation
- 3,544 ft
- TrailRank
- 28
- Min elevation
- 3,544 ft
- Trail type
- Loop
- Coordinates
- 500
- Uploaded
- August 16, 2016
- Recorded
- August 2016
near Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, Aquitaine-Limousin-Poitou-Charentes (France)
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Itinerary description
The pass is located between the towns of Roncesvalles and Luzaide/Valcarlos in Navarra, northern Spain. The closest town in France is Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, at a distance of about 8 km (5.0 mi) from the Spanish border. It has customarily been an important point on the Santiago de Compostela pilgrimage route.
The route over the pass departs from Lintzoain on the Spanish side and from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port on the French side.
The pass divides the valley of the Nive on the north from the valley of the Irati on the south.
The route over the pass departs from Lintzoain on the Spanish side and from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port on the French side.
The pass divides the valley of the Nive on the north from the valley of the Irati on the south.
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