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    Current active forest fires along the Primitivo route

    Currently on the Primitivo in Tineo. Beautiful but cold weather and rain yesterday (with some sleet and heavy wind for an hour). Lots of mud between Salas and Tineo. No problem with forest fires...
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    Current active forest fires along the Primitivo route

    Thanks for the update Tia Valeria. I leave for Madrid in a few hours. I have decided to keep to my original plan to walk the Primitivo. I arrive in Oviedo tomorrow. Plan B is to walk the Salvador from Oviedo to Leon if I hear that the route is not open. I'll post the conditions in a few days.
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    Current active forest fires along the Primitivo route

    Can you please post an update from the Camino? I start walking on Saturday, April 29... I would greatly appreciate knowing the conditions. I am thinking about switching from the Primitivo to the Salvador or other Camino...
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    Current active forest fires along the Primitivo route

    I leave Thursday for Madrid and was planning to start the Primitivo on Saturday. Any updates on the fire situation would be appreciated. I only have 11 days-8 walking days. Can anyone offer suggestions for alternate routes? Like Irishgurrrl, I don't want to walk the CF, want good views and less...
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    Camino Primitivo 25/26 April starting in Oviedo

    I'm leaving Oviedo on the 29th...second time on the Primitivo and in much worse shape than the last time I walked (2 years ago). Need to walk in 8 days to Lugo due to my schedule but know I can do it. It really isn't as bad as some say. Just put one foot in front of the other and take frequent...
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    Anyone planning to start the Primitivo at the end of April 2017?

    I just purchased my tickets and will be walking the primitivo leaving Oviedo on April 29th. I only have a short break so will be ending in Lugo.
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    Primitivo Input

    If you want scenic...start on the Camino Del Salvador from Leon to Oviedo (4-5 days) with some beautiful views of mountains. Not as traveled so possibly lots of solitude. You can join the Primitivo in Oviedo. Depending on how many days you have available, you can walk to Santiago in 11-12 days...
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    2016 -- Year of the Primitivo

    I walked the Salvador and Primitivo in October. There were few pilgrims on the Salvador and lots of beds available. Once I reached the Primitivo, it became more crowded with full/near full albergues at the small albergues with fewer beds. I didn't hear of anyone being turned away, but it was...
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    Branching from Frances to Primitivo?

    You can get the compostela at both the albergue and cathedral.
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    Video of my Camino Primitivo in May 2015

    I just returned from the Primitivo last week and really enjoyed reliving it again through your video! Thanks for posting!
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    Asphalt on Camino Primitivo

    Agree Sir John- I am in Santiago and just finished the Primitivo on Saturday. After Escamplero it was mostly tracks, paths and lots of climbing:)! Beautiful and great views with small villages. A little road walking in and out of villages but then right back onto paths. A few places you can opt...
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    Camino Del Salvador and Primitivo Need Advice

    Another question about cell phone service. I plan to bring Laurie: I haven't worked out my plan yet. I'll send you a private message with my plan once it's done. I'd like your comments and recommendations. I am busy printing/ordering guides and reading posts - I estimated the 5 and 12 day...
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    Camino Del Salvador and Primitivo Need Advice

    Laurie: I hate highway walking and dodging big trucks! I will be walking the mountain routes and just check the weather. If the weather is bad on the Salvador do you suggest I take a rest day? I am a little tight on time ( 5 days Salvador/12 days Primativo). I figured I could take a bus from...
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    Camino Del Salvador and Primitivo Need Advice

    Thank you. I ordered the guide before I realized there was a pdf copy.
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    Camino Del Salvador and Primitivo Need Advice

    Good to hear! I am fine if there is a wider path and I have my trekking poles. I once walked the Inca trail in Peru and it was very scary. I sometimes get vertigo so I try to avoid really steep drop offs.
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    Camino Del Salvador and Primitivo Need Advice

    Thanks Laurie. I just printed the guides last night and will be reviewing them over the next few days.
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    Camino Del Salvador and Primitivo Need Advice

    Thanks Marc. I will stock up on some food in Leon before I leave. Is there an alternate route between Buiza and Puerto de Pajares if the weather is bad? Also, how was the way marking on the Salvador? I got lost several times on the VdlP and Sanabres due to some missing arrows and the Ave...
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    Camino Del Salvador and Primitivo Need Advice

    Thanks Anemone! I read your posts on the Primativo and they were very helpful. I will take the alternate route if there is bad weather as you recommended. When you say "Considering how narrow the stretches you walk along are and slippery" does that mean the path is narrow with steep drop offs...
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    Camino Del Salvador and Primitivo Need Advice

    Pilar: Thanks for the info. I don't mind the solitude if there are pilgrims on the Primativo. How many km. does the bus save? Do you know where I would catch the bus and where I would get off? Worth considering if I do the longer stretch on the first day.
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    Camino Del Salvador and Primitivo Need Advice

    Yahoo! I have earned enough frequent flyer miles for a trip to Spain and will have enough time open in October to walk again. I plan to start walking on October 15. I walked the VdlP and Sanabres from Salamanca in March so I feel very fortunate to be able to get another walk in this year...

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