18.1 km – 11.2 miles

7:20am to noon walk time

160 meters – 524 feet elevation gain

Current view shown above. I’m checked into my hotel, I’ve showered and now it’s time for lunch. Excited to be back in León, since it’s a fun city. It also has a local craft brewery just down the way from the cathedral so I’m looking forward to getting an IPA there later today.

Today I purposefully started a bit later since it would be a short walk into the city. As soon as I got downstairs in the albergue, I realized it was raining and that I’d have to get my rain gear out for at least the start of the walk. Luckily the rain was pretty light and gone within about 20 minutes of walking.

As with walking into most big cities the great views are limited. The closer you get. The more industrial things usually get. León was no exception to this. Once getting into the city, it was a bit more interesting.

I finally got myself a glass of the amazing fresh squeezed orange juice today and it was as good as I remember it. Definitely recommend trying it if you visit Spain.

As I walked into the city, it started raining again but it wasn’t bad enough for me to get my poncho out again. As I approached the cathedral, the sun started to come out. There seems to be some old timey fair of sorts going on in the city as well as a farmers market near my hotel. Lots to see and do today.

I’ve seen a few pilgrims I know wandering around and hoping to see more over the rest of the day and tomorrow. But otherwise, it’s just time to explore and relax.