BikeHikeChai
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Attached is a summary PDF of the stages between Almeria and Mérida that I have just completed.
I’ve also included it as an image.
It may help someone with planning.
At the very least it will show just how many places needed booking, where a Municipal Albergue did not exist. This is not normally my style at all, but it turned out to be a good policy on this route.
Temperatures ranged between 5°C (41°F) and 29°C (84°F), with the hottest being in the days before Cordoba and the coldest in the mornings near the end. A Panama hat turned out to be a very useful addition.
Close to zero rain.
No river crossing issues of any kind.
No navigational difficulties of any significance.
By and large very few people. The maximum “lump” (before hitting Mérida) was about 10 pilgrims in one place, but happily that soon spread out.
Sundays are highlighted as a reminder about food supplies (though through long habit I carry a buffer supply).
I have deliberately not included timing because only elapsed time is recorded which includes sitting having a coffee or two and other pauses.
But for what it’s worth the average elapsed time per day was almost exactly 6 hours.
I have also not included any of the fantastic contact information that can be found in the Almeria Association’s mighty document.
Buen Camino
I’ve also included it as an image.
It may help someone with planning.
At the very least it will show just how many places needed booking, where a Municipal Albergue did not exist. This is not normally my style at all, but it turned out to be a good policy on this route.
Temperatures ranged between 5°C (41°F) and 29°C (84°F), with the hottest being in the days before Cordoba and the coldest in the mornings near the end. A Panama hat turned out to be a very useful addition.
Close to zero rain.
No river crossing issues of any kind.
No navigational difficulties of any significance.
By and large very few people. The maximum “lump” (before hitting Mérida) was about 10 pilgrims in one place, but happily that soon spread out.
Sundays are highlighted as a reminder about food supplies (though through long habit I carry a buffer supply).
I have deliberately not included timing because only elapsed time is recorded which includes sitting having a coffee or two and other pauses.
But for what it’s worth the average elapsed time per day was almost exactly 6 hours.
I have also not included any of the fantastic contact information that can be found in the Almeria Association’s mighty document.
Buen Camino
