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    Walking the Olvidado: A Solo Pilgrim's Experience and Accommodations Guide

    If you look at what I call the orange guide/app (www.caminoolvidado.com), there are 4 villages between Bonar to La Robla that list accommodations: La Vecilla, Aviados, Robles de la Valcueva and Brugus de Fenar). I have no personal experience with any of them, but you could call or whatsapp them...
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    Walking the Olvidado: A Solo Pilgrim's Experience and Accommodations Guide

    I am so glad if this is helpful. I have gotten SO much assistance in planning my caminos from this forum.
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    Walking the Olvidado: A Solo Pilgrim's Experience and Accommodations Guide

    I can't speak for @Maggie5859 but If I had been able to do the mountainous variants, it would have added one day. I chose the low 16.7 km route between Guardo to Puente Almuhey (which is Stage 10A on the Camino Olvidado official app). The mountainous variant , Stage 10B, is 31.7 km, but is...
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    Walking the Olvidado: A Solo Pilgrim's Experience and Accommodations Guide

    Continuing: Day 16. La Robla to La Magdalena. 17 km. Keys to Albergue Municipal at nearby Bar El Cruce, just before the bridge. 10 E. 685 920 895. This albergue is super modern and interesting architecturally. It has a full kitchen, one large bathroom, maybe beds for 9 or 10. Bar El...
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    Walking the Olvidado: A Solo Pilgrim's Experience and Accommodations Guide

    Camino Olvidado: Bilbao to Congosto (near Ponferrada) In preparing for this walk, I felt overwhelmed by the multiple sources of information and found sorting through it challenging. Much of it was from the pre-pandemic era. The multiple variants add to the complexity. Also, much of the...
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    New albergue in Noceda del Bierzo

    Thank you Laurie and Mick. I overlooked the revised Spanish Ender’s Guide on this. So I will give it a try tomorrow as I want a very short day after the absolutely stunning Fasgar to Iguenza walk today in glorious sunny and very cool weather, frost on the grass weather. What a Camino this is...
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    New albergue in Noceda del Bierzo

    Does this mean an additional 14 km - 7 to Noceda del Bierzo Does this mean an additional 14 km -7 to Noceda del Bierzo, and 7 km back, or does one continue forward from Noceda to Labaniegro or even beyond. Without seeing Noceda on either app I am using, I’m having some difficulty visualizing...
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    Laura from Mansilla de las Mulas on the Olvidado

    I passed on your greetings and reminded her of the many pilgrims she has welcomed and helped over many years on the Camino Frances. I showed her this thread and she was touched. She clearly misses being a full-time Hospitalera, so I hope many pilgrims walking the Olvidado will seek her out and...
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    Camino Olvidado from Bilbao - Summer 2022

    Fine. Once the elderly man understood I was happy to pay 30 euros for a bunk in a bungalow consisting of 2 bunk beds, one light, one electrical outlet, one window and one door, and that the bathroom facilities were a 2 minute walk from the bungalow, we got along just fine. He was quite sweet...
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    Laura from Mansilla de las Mulas on the Olvidado

    To clarify - Hospitalera Laura works at the Bar Restaurante Villamor de Riello. I’m meeting her there tomorrow to get my ride to her Casa Rural La Magia de las Nubes..
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    Camino Olvidado from Bilbao - Summer 2022

    Camping el Playa de Arija is definitely open for pilgrims. I am staying there tomorrow.
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    Ender’s Olvidado Guide in English

    This is mostly a Laurie question, but maybe others know the answer. I am confused. If this link is to the original Ender's guide, is there a different link to the updated April 2022 Ender's guide in Spanish? I start early next week from Bilbao, and currently am feeling overwhelmed by the...
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    The “Olvidada” for the Olvidado

    Did you walk? I'm curious about your experiences, especially regarding updates on available accommodation. I'm planning to start the Olvidado/Invierno October 13th or 14th.
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    Ender’s Olvidado Guide in English

    Thanks Laurie. For me, fall in the north, spring in the south has been a good rule.......but I am doing the reverse right now. Summer is never an option for me. (Why would I want to leave home in Southeast Alaska in the summer?) I know I tolerate cool/cold walking/sleeping temperatures more...
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    Ender’s Olvidado Guide in English

    And while this thread is on the topic of when folks are going, I'm thinking of starting from Bilbao late March or early April. What are your thoughts on snow, impassable trails, etc. starting so early in the spring?

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