From what others are saying your suggestion is more seamless, one train that covers the distance in one day and with two departure options in the day?
I will say that the early-morning walk out of Castrojeriz in October 2018 was a highlight of my Camino. First you walk through dark town and catch views of the misty plain, then step onto the plain and spot the ridge you’ll climb far ahead, washed in the sun’s first light. Tall Lombardy poplars mark low sots in the plain, and the blue-grey mist turns patchy. Other pilgrims murmur Buen Camino as you encounter them, and stops on the long diagonal traverse up the ridge reward you with views of sunlight moving over the landscape, faster and faster as the shadows recede and mist evaporates. A lot of people stop at the top to rest and enjoy the vast and glorious sight. Can you pick up a bus from a later town?
Burgos to Santiago is a comfortable 3 weeks walking, takes in the delightful cliff outside Castrojerez, and avoids wasting valuable walking time wrestling with public transport. Damn sight easier to plan too: get to Burgos, walk….
Yes, I’ve seen the photos but missed it twice on my bike, following the advice to stick to the road. But next time I’m going up there come what may.
I know there’s a bus on Tuesdays, because it’s market day in Astorga and the villagers travel from Rabanal and , of course all places on the way down and return, if I remember well, at 13.30.
Have you already gone? I walked two days on the Meseta out of Burgos to Castrojeriz. A taxi took me to the bus stop at the next village (5 min ride), and I took a bus from there to León. It was easy and highly recommended.
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