20km days from Salamanca / thoughts please

[Thornley]

We are going to walk Salamanca to Muxia in late Sept/Oct
1 What will the weather be like at the start , we already know Galicia's

2 We want to take our time and restrict our walk to 20km days. Any problems before Astorga ??
We are comfortable after Astorga having been there before.

3 Any recommendations on accommodation in Salamanca where we intend to spend 3 days .

Thanks for any input ,
David

 

[lovingkindness]

Hi there, Thornley,

Salamanca in September:

http://weatherspark.com/averages/32051/9/Salamanca-Castille-and-Leon-Spain

 

[peregrina2000]

Hi Thornley,
I think the best source for you is the godesalco planner: http://www.godesalco.com/plan/plata

You can put in start and finish points and then see what's in between. I think you may have a few days with unavoidable 20+ days, but not too much over that and not too many.

Since you know Astorga and the Frances, have you considered walking the Sanabres from Zamora northward? Really quite a nice option, IMO.

When I walked the Vdlp, I walked from Zamora to Ourense with someone who wanted to keep the daily totals down, so maybe my stages will help somewhat: camino-mozarabe-and-via-de-la-plata/topic8961.html

Buen camino, Laurie

 

[lovingkindness]

2 We want to take our time and restrict our walk to 20km days. Any problems before Astorga ??

Salamanca to Astorga is mostly flat. From Granja where the route turns right 20 kms a day will seem effortless. You may want to do more to escape boredom. In March 2010 I hiked from Astorga to Fuenterroble de Salvatierra in 10 days.