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Hi Mark
Irun to Bilbao is likely to provide a few of the muddiest sections, as we experienced March/April a few years ago. A couple of times we stopped and scratched our heads, working out how to get through a section, but that was all. There's...
Yes, we had one particularly bad section a couple of weeks back on the Norte where some of the transport machines were on the path which was an incredible mess of mud and debris. Thankfully, the operators were on the lookout, and they stopped and...
Mark, that’s one of the great unanswerable questions. You’re asking about 500 odd miles of trail compared with 15 miles of the UK north-west coast.
My experiences of the Norte are of some horribly muddy bits, quite a lot of asphalt or other...
Hi, ive been training for my CDN in two weeks time and thought i'd get some UK coastline under my belt (Scarborough to Robin hoods Bay). I have to say i was just not prepared for the amount for the sheer amount of mud on the trail. Ankle deep in...
Mark, it would be really great if you started a “companion thread” with updates and comments on the alternatives you actually take. We could link them, so people can consult both, but having a fresh report of the routes would be great! Wishing...
I'm preparing to start my own Camino Norte in just over 4 weeks and will be hoping to include all of these alternatives. Its really valuable to have these all in one place for reference. Many thanks to Laurie and Kosmos for putting these together...
I hope to walk a part of the Norte this September and definitely want to minimise road walking if possible. The route alternatives given by @peregrina2000 look great and with wikilocs, I feel confident that getting "off road " will be more than...
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