Looking at the lovely Camino wall map I bought from Ivar's shop - which I spend a lot of time doing - I notice a number of Caminos emanating from the SE part of the country, north and south of Alicante. I haven't heard much about these walks. Ruta del Argar from Lorca? I am wondering if they are well-marked and/or well traveled?
You’re right — the Alicante area seems to have been bombarded with many different caminos, criss-crossing each other but finally sorting things out when they get to about midpoint or a little further north in Spain. And there the routes all seem to blend in with well established routes — Francés and Sanabrés mainly.
I know these routes are all historically documented — many who arrived on the Mediterranean coast in boats started walking from their point of entry, so it’s not surprising that there are so many.
I’ve started from Valencia, Almería, and the Delta del Ebro and would recommend a GPS for all three. And since the Mozárabe, the Ebro, and the Levante are three of the “better known” untraveled routes, and I rarely met anyone, I think that you are very unlikely to see anyone on routes like the Algar. Markings vary a lot — the Mozárabe was excellent, the Levante was pretty good, and the Ebro was really hit or miss, but this was years ago, so things may have gotten better or worse. Definitely a GPS, especially if walking alone.
Which one are you tempted by
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