Camino Baix Maestrat from Vinaros (Mediterranean)?

[JillGat]

A friend of mine lives in a very small village near the Mediterranean coast, about half way between Valencia and Barcelona. Her town is Calig de la Torre and she just sent me a picture of an official Camino shell/yellow arrow marker. I looked it up and it seems to be a fairly new Camino called Baix Maestrat, starting in Vinaros. Anyone here have any experience on this route?

 

[he.panpub]

I never heard of it, but I found this :
http://www.caminosantiagobaixmaestrat.com/
Henri

 

[MTowers]

Thank you Henri, that's very interesting. Buen Camino.

 

[JillGat]

It ends in the town of Vallivana. I can't see how it connects to another Camino a Santiago from there.

 

[JillGat]

Ah, it looks like it connects with the Camino Castellon at Vallivana. Neither of these routes is on the forum, so I guess these need to be added, too! Both are "certified" Caminos.

 

[Rob the Slob]

I've hiked in that part of Spain, and it's absolutely gorgeous. Very low population density. Some hard going at times, so I hope for pilgrims that the pilgrim route doesn't follow the existing GR through the Maestrat.

 

[Stephen Nicholls]

A friend of mine lives in a very small village near the Mediterranean coast, about half way between Valencia and Barcelona. Her town is Calig de la Torre and she just sent me a picture of an official Camino shell/yellow arrow marker. I looked it up and it seems to be a fairly new Camino called Baix Maestrat, starting in Vinaros. Anyone here have any experience on this route?

Hi Jil! I lived in Calig from 2004 to 2012. I'm just back from a week's holiday back there visiting old friends, and was amazed to see the shell signs and yellow arrows.
Further investigation, shows that it is, indeed, the Baix Maestrat camino. Oh dear! Camino number nine seems to be beckoning .....

 

[peregrina2000]

It’s always so great to be tempted by more and more new caminos! Thanks for this, Jill.

The website Henri linked us to says that it joins up with the Ruta del Ebro after Vallivana, but I have walked the Ebro and for the life of me can’t figure out where that connection would possibly be.

But this map shows that the Castellón connects with the Ebro, so my guess is that the Baix Maestrat connects with the Castellón which connects with the Ebro. Complicated. But that makes it more fun!

 

[Stephen Nicholls]

It’s always so great to be tempted by more and more new caminos! Thanks for this, Jill. The website Henri linked us to says that it joins up with the Ruta del Ebro after Vallivana, but I have walked the Ebro and for the life of me can’t figure out where that connection would possibly be. But this map shows that the Castellón connects with the Ebro, so my guess is that the Baix Maestrat connects with the Castellón which connects with the Ebro. Complicated. But that makes it more fun!

I'm really too old to be contemplating this, Peregrina 2000 [assume that was your year of birth ] but that might just be my camino number 9! It can't be done until next year as I'm off to the Costa Brava in September ....

 

[JillGat]

Hi Jil! I lived in Calig from 2004 to 2012. I'm just back from a week's holiday back there visiting old friends, and was amazed to see the shell signs and yellow arrows.
Further investigation, shows that it is, indeed, the Baix Maestrat camino. Oh dear! Camino number nine seems to be beckoning .....

Did you ever meet Carolina Yahne and Bill Zimmer? They are from New Mexico, USA and have a little house there.

 

[Stephen Nicholls]

Not that I can remember, Jill. Mind you, [a] my memory is really awful, and we left Calig some seven years ago!
We lived in this house, which you can see on the left as you drive up the Calig by-pass :
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[Stephen Nicholls]

OK OK I give up. That's going to be Camino number 9 if I'm still alive, and my plans are to walk it next March.

 

[Stephen Nicholls]

I would guess parts of this are quite hard going. Has anyone on the site walked it yet? I'm thinking of next April...

 

[Stephen Nicholls]

I e-mailed Ivar asking if we might have a forum dedicated to this camino, but have had no reply.
Could I just ask if anyone has walked this camino yet?
Information on severity of climbs would be appreciated as I'll be 81 when attempting it next year.
Many thanks!

 

[frontiers]

There is some more info about this camino and how it merges with the one coming from Castelló in this link:

▷ Vinaroz adecua el Camino de Santiago al Baix Maestrat ◀ - ➯ ᴄᴀᴍɪɴᴏ

Vinaroz adecua el Camino de Santiago al Baix Maestrat, a través de un recorrido dividido en tres etapa y que une la costa mediterránea con Els Ports.

camino.gal

Curiously enough, all the people that I know who started their camino in Vinaròs (their home town) took another route: from Vinaròs to Tortosa and from there on the Ebro route to Logroño. This also makes a lot of sense and is the first option that has come to my mind when reading the title of the thread. Although Vinaròs is in the Valencian Autonomous Region, it belongs to the diocese of Tortosa (Catalan Autonomous Region), as is the case of most (if not all) towns in Baix Maestrat. This, in fact, has had plenty of sociocultural implications in this region.

In any case, both ways should be just wonderful. In particular, Morella (in the Castelló route) and all the little villages nearby are just so beatiful ...

Some more info on the Castelló route can be found here

Camino desde Castellón - Mundicamino

Iniciamos la construcción y desarrollo en nuestras páginas del Camino de Castellón, que empalma con el Camino del Bajo Aragón, y enlaza con la Ruta del Ebro, justamente a la altura de la localidad de Fuentes de Ebro. Nace esta preciosa e interesante ruta en la Plana de Castellón, a los pies del...

www.mundicamino.com

It merges with the Baix Maestrat route in stage 4:

Camino desde Castellón - Mundicamino

Iniciamos la construcción y desarrollo en nuestras páginas del Camino de Castellón, que empalma con el Camino del Bajo Aragón, y enlaza con la Ruta del Ebro, justamente a la altura de la localidad de Fuentes de Ebro. Nace esta preciosa e interesante ruta en la Plana de Castellón, a los pies del...

www.mundicamino.com

I hope you enjoy the route (and the planning)!

 

[Tassie Kaz]

A friend of mine lives in a very small village near the Mediterranean coast, about half way between Valencia and Barcelona. Her town is Calig de la Torre and she just sent me a picture of an official Camino shell/yellow arrow marker. I looked it up and it seems to be a fairly new Camino called Baix Maestrat, starting in Vinaros. Anyone here have any experience on this route?

Uh oh...another one to add to The List.
Funny how you tick them off & yet the list continues to grow!
Happy trails everyone

 

[André Walker]

And the 3 stages can be found on Wikiloc:

VINAROZ-CALIG-CERVERA DEL MAESTRE

Ruta VINAROZ-CALIG-CERVERA DEL MAESTRE de Senderismo en Vinaròs, Valencia (España). Descarga el track GPS y sigue el recorrido del itinerario del sendero desde un mapa. CAMINO DE SANTIAGO DEL BAIX MAESTRAT El Camino de Santiago Baix Maestrat, consta de unos 50 km aproximadamente. Tiene su...

es.wikiloc.com

Cervera del Maestre - Sant Mateu

Ruta Cervera del Maestre - Sant Mateu de Senderismo en Cervera del Maestre, Valencia (España). Descarga el track GPS y sigue el recorrido del itinerario del sendero desde un mapa. 2ª Etapa del Camino de Santiago Baix Maestrat

es.wikiloc.com

Sant Mateu - Santuario de la Virgen de la Vallivana

Ruta Sant Mateu - Santuario de la Virgen de la Vallivana de Senderismo en San Mateo, Valencia (España). Descarga el track GPS y sigue el recorrido del itinerario del sendero desde un mapa. 3ª Etapa del Camino de Santiago Baix Maestrat

es.wikiloc.com

 

[lindam]

Not that I can remember, Jill. Mind you, [a] my memory is really awful, and we left Calig some seven years ago!
We lived in this house, which you can see on the left as you drive up the Calig by-pass :
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Sorry, I can't open your attachment in order to see your former home.

 

[Stephen Nicholls]

Sorry, I can't open your attachment in order to see your former home.

It disappeared when Ivar kindly converted this into a new forum. This was my house on the outskirts of Calig:


Best wishes and .... buen camino!

 

[Stephen Nicholls]

I've no wish for this particular forum to hibernate! Almost two months since the last entry, so may I ask once more if anyone reading this has actually walked this short camino?
My plan now is for a possible walk on it next April. But I would like to hear from anyone who has walked it, and who can indicate just how difficult it might be.
After all, the "Maestrat" are the mountains.
Many thanks and blessings from a grey England .....

 

[JillGat]

I'm looking forward to hearing about it too and I hope you walk it, Stephen.

 

[Stephen Nicholls]

I'm looking forward to hearing about it too and I hope you walk it, Stephen.

Only 5 months to go to next April! Am walking short distances [VERY short!] every day to keep my legs working

 

[peregrina2000]

Only 5 months to go to next April! Am walking short distances [VERY short!] every day to keep my legs working

Oh so happy to read this! You gave us so many helpful tips when we walked the Ebro. I am a little unclear on your route, Stephen, clue me in! Buen camino, Laurie

 

[Stephen Nicholls]

Oh so happy to read this! You gave us so many helpful tips when we walked the Ebro. I am a little unclear on your route, Stephen, clue me in! Buen camino, Laurie

Well, Laurie, as far as I can see at the moment, I will start in Vinaros and the route should be .....
Vinaros 12.3 kms
Calig 11.5 kms
Cervera 10.8 kms
San Mateu 10.4 kms
Anroig 7.8 kms
Vallivana

I may well only walk those distances each day - 6 to 7 miles is fine for me in a day. I know some peregrinos would walk the whole camino in 1 day!!! But that's not me. And I will be 81 years old!
Remember I also lived in the area for eight years, so will enjoy each of those towns as I pass through them. I'm just hoping that it won't be all road walking, but I note that one section is the N232 all the way
Let's wait and see!
Blessings to all peregrinos from cold East England [2 degs C]

 

[Stephen Nicholls]

Just a quickie, Laurie. As you may imagine, my April plans are all to pot due to the coronavirus. BUT .... I am now planning this for NEXT April 2021. By then I'll be feeling 110 years old!

 

[Stephen Nicholls]

Well, as you may imagine, my April plans went all to pot due to a certain corona virus. So .... the plan is to walk the Baix Maestrat camino NEXT May.
Heck - I'll be 82 by then!
Can I please ask again if anyone has already walked this camino, what is the difficulty of the path? What % [more or less] is on roadways, and what is the severity of the climb?
Many thanks. Bless you all. Keep safe .... hasta la proxima!
Stephen.

 

[Stephen Nicholls]

I really don't want this forum to die!! My plans have been put back a further year due to covid19, so I now hope to visit friends and walk this short camino in May 2022.
I still walk short distances every day, and recently took this photo of a lake some two miles away...
Keep safe: keep healthy: keep dreaming of the next camino!
Stephen.

 

[Kanga]

@peregrina2000 I hear this calling for you!

 

[Stephen Nicholls]

OK OK everything is put back, year after year. I really hope to walk this camino in May 2022: heck I'll be 83 by then! If anyone has walked it, please tell me the difficulties and maybe problems walking over the Maistrat mountains. Is the camino well sign posted? Many thanks: God bless each one of you, and each peregrino in Spain at the moment.

 

[JillGat]

OK OK everything is put back, year after year. I really hope to walk this camino in May 2022: heck I'll be 83 by then! If anyone has walked it, please tell me the difficulties and maybe problems walking over the Maistrat mountains. Is the camino well sign posted? Many thanks: God bless each one of you, and each peregrino in Spain at the moment.

I'm rooting for you, Stephen!

 

[JabbaPapa]

It ends in the town of Vallivana. I can't see how it connects to another Camino a Santiago from there.

The more historical principal route (may not be waymarked !!) from there is one going through Tortosa and eventually on to the Ebro Way, though both variants lead eventually to Fuentes de Ebro, and on to Zaragoza > Logroño and the Francès.

But there are dozens of secondary and tertiary pilgrimage routes leading up from that coastline.

Looks like a fair amount of Sierra to get through, fine if that's your cup of tea.

 

[Stephen Nicholls]

The more historical principal route (may not be waymarked !!) from there is one going through Tortosa and eventually on to the Ebro Way, though both variants lead eventually to Fuentes de Ebro, and on to Zaragoza > Logroño and the Francès. But there are dozens of secondary and tertiary pilgrimage routes leading up from that coastline. Looks like a fair amount of Sierra to get through, fine if that's your cup of tea.

I walked the Ebro camino a few years ago, and loved every minute of it's peaceful path. But I'll be content to [finally] walk this new section from my old town of Vinaros: I can keep the distances down to around 10 kms each day, as I know every town it passes through.
Buen camino, amigos!
Steve in grey England [where it's currently 13 deg C and I'm getting out my winter coat!!!!!]

 

[VNwalking]

No-one here seems to have walked it yet, @Stephen Nicholls . Sp you may have to be the first one, even if by then you do feel 110.
Buen camino planning, peregrino!

 

[Stephen Nicholls]

No-one here seems to have walked it yet, @Stephen Nicholls . Sp you may have to be the first one, even if by then you do feel 110. Buen camino planning, peregrino!

Oh! I feel 110 already: by then I'll probaby feel 130!!