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    March or April Start?

    April is good down South, but the further North you go, the colder it gets. A couple of years ago in May, there was a blizzard in Leon. I rode the track last year starting in April. It was 25 in Seville, but 2 weeks later, coming into Santiago, it was -2.5. Also, during Easter, it can be very...
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    camino via de la plata starting from sevilla in february, 20

    I rode this in April, and Spain had a very late winter last year. It was very warm down south, but by halfway, it was cold, we had snow, sleet, hail and rain !!! Be prepared !!!
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    VDLP questions

    For information on where to stay, look at mundicamino, caminodesantiago.consumer.es/ and godsalco. The last one is great as you can put in the distance you want to walk and it will show you food, beds etc
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    maps

    When we rode it last year, we used the German red book. We are Australian and used the book for the profiles and which towns the albergues were in. We also had cycling GPS's, and no matter what people say, they weigh nothing and you can get walking Garmin GPS units that sit around your neck. I...
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    Cycling the VdlP on touring bikes

    No, never mentioned a hybrid !!! We rode mountainbikes and as Newfy said, the gears, oh the gears, you need them !!! As for it being fairly flat, I tend to disagree with that as well. If you look on this site, I have posted a blog with all my gps stats so you can see the heights we climbed...
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    Cycling the VdlP on touring bikes

    Having cycled the VDLP this year, I however, stuck to the track. We rode mountain bikes and personally, I feel you will miss out as there are some lovely secluded spots as you ride between the farms, or the Roman mile markers and bridges that you won't cross over and also the Roman arch which...
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    Lonesome Trail???

    That is a fair answer I like you am not retired so walked the smaller ones, but I rode the VDLP, and even though I missed the camaraderie of walking with others, I really enjoyed doing this route. It was really nice from Merida, and when you do walk it, even though there are some huge...
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    Lonesome Trail???

    I wouldn't be worried in the slightest. I rode the VDLP in April, and once Easter was completed, and all the Spanish had gone home, the trails were emptier but the albergues were always nearly full every night. One question, why are you not picking up from where you left off? You are missing an...
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    Food and costs on the VdlP

    And even though I was on a bike, I used godesalco as well. We planned where we would stay and able to lock up the bike I have not been on the Frances, but I loved the seclusion
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    Biking the Via de la Plata

    We rode this just before Easter. It was warm for the first four days, then the cold came. We ran into a little rain, hail, sleet and snow !!! We followed the track the whole way and realistically, other than on our first day where there was some riding over rocks, the track was like riding on...
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    Food and costs on the VdlP

    Having just ridden the VDLP in April, generally we spent €7-8 per night for a menu del dia. Lunch would be €5ish, depends on how many coffees whilst breakfast was around €4 at the most. The albergues that we stayed in cost no more tha €5 per night. As we rode, we were only on the route for 13...
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    Biking the Via de la Plata

    Hi I rode this route in April via Ourense. I took a German guide book, but I do not speak German. I did this as it was the best one around. It did have maps and profiles, the profiles were more important to me. I also used mundicamino's website and used the profiles from there as well. As for...
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    Percentage Paved?

    I've just ridden the whole route. You need a mountain bike, a touring bike will not cut it unless you stick wholly to the road.

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