Alto de la Pedraja
Camino Frances
To end of camino
518.4
Altitude
1150
Alto de la Pedraja
The Alto de la Pedraja marks the highest point of the Montes de Oca crossing. Picnic tables at the top offer a rest. The forest continues on both sides.
History
Along the climb you'll pass a monument to a group of men from Burgos whose bodies were dumped here after their execution during the Spanish Civil War. These roadside memorials appear periodically across northern Spain — quiet reminders of a conflict whose scars are still raw.
The Road
The descent from the alto continues through forest toward San Juan de Ortega. The path intersects with ATV trails at several points — follow the yellow arrows carefully. Like the river valleys of Navarra, this dense woodland was once a favorite haunt of bandits preying on pilgrims.
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