Oh yes, we watched this! Very nice! Thanks!
We are trying to figure out how to do the day between Fuenteroble to San Pedro. We can't take two days to do it because we need to be in Salamanca on time so we'd like to taxi part way. We can't figure out where the Camino goes from our maps... or where to take a taxi to so we can walk 25k or less. We can't do any 30k without killing ourselves. Help?
The first section of Camino from Fuenterroble de Salvatierra is very beautiful (from Fuenterroble to the summit "Pico de la Dueña"). As long as you can handle the climb, you should not miss that part. Quite soon after the peak, things turn less pretty. You soon find yourself walking alongside a road. The last 6.7im after Finca Calzadilla de Mendigos to San Pedro de Rozados is flat and (in my opinion) not very interesting. That is the section that I would miss if I had to ... but the question is how to arrange transportation. I don't see any taxi firms listed in that area. Your best bet might be to make arrangements in advance with the management of the hotel in San Pedro de Rozados. They might be able to arrange for a car to collect you at the Finca.
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An alternative would be to walk from Fuenterroble to Pedrosillo de los Aires. There is a newly opened Refugio for pilgrims there. The distance from Fuenterroble is 18km. It bypasses the summit (which means it's less strenuous, but you miss the chance to view the panorama.
You can see both routes on Gronze. (Click the + symbol to see the altitude profile for the route via the peak).
Etapa larga y solitaria, sin localidades ni servicios intermedios, y que podemos dividir en tres partes: la larga y cómoda aproximación al Pico de la Dueña; el progresivo ascenso y descenso a dicho monte, y, la última, el monótono llaneo junto a una carretera local. Hoy alcanzamos, cerca del...
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From Pedrosillo de los Aires there is a twice weekly bus to Salamanca at 09:35 (Mondays and Fridays - and no service if those days coincide with a holiday). Alternatively, you could walk some of the way and then call a taxi from Salamanca. The closer you get to Salamanca, the more missable the scenery becomes. It's not awful but it's an anticlimax after the dramatic scenery around Fuenterroble. If you need to be in Salamanca by a specific date, that's the section to miss in my opinion.
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If just need to shorten the Camino somehow, I think that the stage from Salamanca to Cubo de la Tierra del Vino is more dreary than way into Salamanca ... Once you get to Cubo de la Tierra del Vino, things improve. There are more frequent bus services on the road to Cubo ...