What's New

Big update for the early Spring as pilgrims are already walking.

It adds 123km of alternate paths suitable for bikes or pilgrims on foot in very muddy conditions.

This update contains many small bug fixes (albergue closing times), better visibility of maps using dark mode, and a critical fix that caused the app to crash when you tried to auto-scroll to your closest location.
It also includes gps track updates.

App Description

No account necessary. No hidden costs.

Now in their 12th year as a mobile app, and their 14th online, the Wise Pilgrim Guides are the go-to source of up-to-date information on the Camino de Santiago.

The app is updated regularly with new content and new features and offers you the ability to leave tips for pilgrims following behind you.

This guide covers the Camino del Norte from Irún to Santiago de Compostela and includes all of the alternate routes along the way. It has been redesigned and now works almost exclusively offline (to share your comments with others will require a data connection). As more an more albergues share their WiFi this becomes less of an issue, and the guide will tell you which ones offer WiFi.

Accommodation Directory: A full directory of Albergues, camping, hotels, pensions, paradors, and cases rurales. Over 500 in total, with special attention to those that can be booked online.

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

Maps: Offline and online versions of a beautiful topographical may will give you a good view of the terrain ahead.

Photos: Photos of albergues, monuments and other points of interest along the way. Currently 400+ images and growing.

Scrollable Elevation Map: This one is hard to show with just a screenshot, but the elevation that appears at the top of every city page scrolls East to West. One complete elevation, from Irún to Santiago, uninterrupted by page folds.

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

¡Buen Camino and thank you for your support!

iPhone Screenshots

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iPad Screenshots

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App Changes

  • May 03, 2015 Initial release
  • February 14, 2016 Price increase: FREE! -> $0.99
  • March 16, 2016 New version 2.2.3
  • July 05, 2016 New version 2.2.6
  • July 10, 2016 Price increase: $0.99 -> $1.99
  • July 12, 2016 New version 2.2.7
  • June 14, 2019 New version 3.0.5
  • June 14, 2019 Price increase: $1.99 -> $4.99
  • June 16, 2019 Price increase: $1.99 -> $4.99
  • September 27, 2019 Price decrease: $4.99 -> $0.99
  • September 30, 2019 Price increase: $0.99 -> $4.99
  • January 07, 2020 Price decrease: $4.99 -> $0.99
  • January 28, 2020 New version 3.0.6
  • July 14, 2020 New version 4.0.7
  • August 06, 2021 New version 4.1.2
  • August 06, 2021 Price increase: $0.99 -> $4.99
  • September 16, 2023 New version 5.7.5
  • April 25, 2024 New version 5.8.3