Wise Pilgrim Camino Francés

Wise Pilgrim Guides

About this app

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Celebrating their 14th year online, the Wise Pilgrim Guides are the go-to source of up-to-date information on the Camino de Santiago.
Completely Rebuilt for 2026

New Dashboard
A new layout designed to get you to the information you need, faster.

Yellow X Returns
The best features from our beloved geolocation toolkit are back—see exactly how far you are from the next town or the nearest albergue.

Dynamic Elevation Profile
Completely reimagined and interactive. Tap anywhere to see distances to points along your route. See where you are on the profile in real time. One complete elevation from start to finish, uninterrupted by page folds.

Improved Maps
Offline and online versions of beautiful topographical maps. More interactive, more informative, more helpful when you're standing at a fork in the path. Offline map tiles now available as an in-app purchase—individually or as a bundle.

More Routes
Now includes the alternate beginning on the Aragonés and the alternate ending on the Invierno.

Smarter Updates
Over-the-air updates only download what's changed. No more full app downloads eating through your data plan.

Itinerary Planner
Built-in planner, with the ability to import your plan from wisepilgrim.com too.

Pilgrim Tips
Leave tips for pilgrims following behind you, and benefit from those left before you.

Accommodation Directory
A full directory of albergues, camping, hotels, pensions, paradors, and casas rurales. Over 900 in total, with special attention to those that can be booked online.

Stageless Guide
No more "stage anxiety" or guide-created bottlenecks.

Photos
Photos of albergues, monuments and other points of interest along the way. Currently 900+ images and growing.

Comments
Albergue closed early for the season? Have a restaurant to share, or one to warn others about? Every location gives you the opportunity to leave a comment and read comments left by others. No registration necessary.

Notes
Jot down a note on any town, albergue, or stop on the route, or drop a pin on the map for water, viewpoints, photo spots, or places to come back to. Everything gathers on one page in order along the Camino, ready to search and export. Your notes stay private on your phone.

¡Buen Camino and thank you for your support!

Ratings and reviews

glitchy. 1. I have to close it to get back from the map. 2. it should save my place without having to read how to set it with the arcane hidden symbol. 3 the comment section for an albergue is awful. you can't see what you are typing. 4. what's up with the 45 k stage after León when most are 20-25. 5. cumulative distance is confusing if there is a fork.

On Samsung S7 map is so slow it barely works (but Google Maps works fine). Content is very limited, the best bit is telling you the distance between places, but content on the places you are at is limited. Occasional review of albergues but again this part very slow on my phone. Try something else.

Very handy. Best source of information in an app that I have found, and more current than any book. Have used since first released. Maps are much improved. Text size is fine, although ability to adjust for small, medium, and large would be improvement.

What’s new

This release brings the map to life. Tap the new Layers button for points of interest — churches, monuments and castles from Wikipedia, plus drinking fountains, viewpoints, ruins, picnic areas and pharmacies along your route, each with its own info card. I've redrawn every map pin for a cleaner look, pilgrim comments now appear in your language wherever I have a translation, and the map no longer snaps back to your location while you look ahead. Buen Camino.