Log in
Register
UI.X
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
UI.X
Forums
New posts
Search forums
Tag Topics
Online Guide
Camino Francés
Camino Portugués
Camino del Norte
Via de la Plata
Camino Primitivo
Camino de Invierno
Camino to Finisterre and Muxía
Camino Ingles
Camino de San Salvador
San Olav
Caminho Nascente
Caminho da Geira e dos Arreiros
Camino Olvidado
Camino Aragonés
Camino de Levante
Via Podiensis (Le Puy Route)
Camino de Madrid
Services by Casa Ivar in Santiago
Luggage Storage Services in Santiago de Compostela
Camino Forum Store
Official Camino Passport (Credential)
Altus Poncho
Forum Rules
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Resources
Latest reviews
Search resources
Members
Current visitors
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
Menu
Install the app
Install
⚠️ Emergency contact in Spain - Dial 112 and AlertCops app.
More on this here
.
Get your
Camino Frances Guidebook
here.
Forums
Camino Routes
🇪🇸 Routes in Spain
🇪🇸 Camino FRANCÉS (Most popular route)
Alternatives on the Camino Frances - 2 - PANTANO DE LA GRAJERA (after Logroño) > NAVARRETE
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
[QUOTE="GunnarW, post: 1246742, member: 12637"] [I][SIZE=3]Read the previous episode here: [URL]https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/alternatives-on-the-camino-frances-1-lintzoain-zabaldika.86049/[/URL][/SIZE][/I] This is episode two looking for alternatives around the Camino Frances. There is something attractive between Estella and Los Arcos. Most will have seen the beautiful cliffs on the right. [ATTACH type="full" alt="01 (715).JPG"]168209[/ATTACH]Surely it must be great to be able to walk up those. I have studied that and there are effectively places where you can hike easily up. However, those cliffs are about 20 km away. So you already need two days and then you have to look for accommodation options nearby. Maybe next time. Between Estella and Los Arcos I did take the alternative left, through an oak forest. A very nice stretch however you then miss the passage past Villamayor de Monjardín. That circuit is described and signposted. Here's another alternative I discovered myself. This short circuit is not signposted. It is therefore best to follow it using a GPS or application on your smartphone. I use Mapy CZ and did a download of the country Spain in advance so that I can view the map even if there is no or poor coverage. I do recommend this. 2. PANTANO DE LA GRAJERA - NAVARRETE [ATTACH type="full" alt="ALT-PANTANO DE LA GRAJERA - NAVARRETE.png"]168217[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="01 (975).JPG"]168210[/ATTACH] After Logroño, walk to the park which ends at the Grajera reservoir. After the reservoir, the camino runs to the N120 and then continues to Navarrete. I remembered that you come across 1 of 91 remaining Osborne bulls standing on a knoll. I looked at the map and saw that there was a possibility to bypass the stretch along the N120 and basically arrive at the bull. [ATTACH type="full" alt="01 (991).JPG"]168211[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="01 (997).JPG"]168212[/ATTACH] At the grape field, there is a little road uphill. That leads to a fence. Walk on the road to the left between the grape / olive field and the fence. At the ROAD WORKS point, work was in progress (no workmen were seen) and there was a plastic ribbon stretched because one day, I suspect, they were going to pour a concrete trench. I easily found the road towards the bull by going under the ribbon. Probably the workmen didn't think they had blocked a path with the ribbon. Then again, not many walkers will be hanging around there either. Once at the bull, you do get a sense of how the monument is put together. And you also get a nice view. You easily walk back to the Camino Frances. [ATTACH type="full" alt="01 (1001).JPG"]168213[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="01 (1006).JPG"]168214[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="01 (1009).JPG"]168215[/ATTACH] [ATTACH type="full" alt="01 (1011).JPG"]168216[/ATTACH] Length of the extra circuit: 3.4 km, good for an hour. Length of the Camino Frances you don't walk: 1.7 km, good for 20 minutes. So ideal if you are going to spend the night in Naverrete and have some spare time. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
❓How to ask a question
How to post a new question
on the Camino Forum.
Latest posts
D
Help with accommodation on Camino France
Latest: Diarmad
10 minutes ago
🇪🇸 Camino FRANCÉS (Most popular route)
Hiking poles on the plane in Santiago!
Latest: Bedspring
13 minutes ago
🥾 Equipment and Clothes
Dual Pilgrimage
Latest: Pafayac
19 minutes ago
🇯🇵 Kumano Kodo and Shikoku 88 (Japan)
K
Forecast arrival of pilgrims in Santiago
Latest: kateonthecamino
40 minutes ago
Life on the Camino - Miscellaneous Topics
Jubilee Year of Hope 2025
Latest: SabsP
41 minutes ago
Life on the Camino - Miscellaneous Topics
This site is run by Ivar at
in Santiago de Compostela.
This site participates in the Amazon Affiliate program, designed to provide a means for Ivar to earn fees by linking to Amazon
Official Camino Passport (Credential)
|
2024 Camino Guides
Check out our
Online Guide for the Camino Francés
here.