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I've written up both of those options here:
https://davewhitson.com/index.php/2023/09/17/the-old-camino-ingles-options/
I strongly recommend the "old" route from Cos to Presedo. I prefer the newer route from Leiro to Bruma.
I get one week off for spring break, so I hit a camino, try to walk a long ways, and see where I end up. Pulling the same trick on the Primitivo right now. Two days in, arrived in Campiello today. I'll try to reach Santiago by Saturday, but if...
@Dave, having walked the Camino de Madrid this past October, I have just found this thread again. On my first read shortly after you had posted your delightful recap, I had totally forgotten about it as I was in process of final preparations to...
Incidentally, if you have the time, I recommend a variant from Salinas!
https://davewhitson.com/index.php/2023/09/03/three-variants-worth-considering-on-the-camino-del-norte-near-aviles-and-luarca/
Changed a few years ago:
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/so-long-salinas-and-san-martin-de-laspra.70926/
I can't speak to why those aren't updated, but speaking more broadly, the Norte seems to be re-routed in so many small...
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