Steffan
New Member
Dear fellow peregrinas and pereginos!
I just decided today, it is time to go for another camino in Spain.
Maybe I am just crazy and probably I need to hear common sense, but I am almost ready to book an e-bike in Sevilla (or Cadiz) around the 15th of August to cycle to SDC. I got almost four weeks to do it.
I would like to hear from someone who has done or is thinking of doing (cycling) the Via de la Plata in August's heat or someone who can recommend a less hot and also less travelled alternative, for example, Ruta de la Lana or Camino Olvidado
I KNOW it is going to be insanely hot during most hours of the day on the VdP, (that is why I opt for an E-bike), but most of the daily sections can probably be done in 3-5 hours (60-100 km), and leaving early in the mornings should help to avoid the worst heat.
I also count on a cooling wind effect and envision sitting in the cool shade of the old 'El Bar' or an old tree, sipping on something refreshing not long after lunchtime.
I have walked a few caminos in Spain, France, and Germany - the reason I want to cycle this time is needing to arrive earlyish to have the afternoons to do some daily studying for a crucial exam.
I hope someone can give me (possibly first-hand) advice on what to really expect on the VdP at 40C and if the Ruta de Lana may be a more suitable alternative and if it is cyclable. The Olvidado is also on my list but I wonder about fickle rainy weather and I am not sure if one can cycle it.
The Via Francigena from Lausanne into Rome sounded very appealing in my holiday planning for this summer and I thought it was it until Spain with its easy bike rentals started to call my name very loudly.
I look forward to any ideas to tip the scales one way or another.
Thank you!
Previous caminos: Chemin d'Arles, Geneva, le Puy, Lourdes to SJPDP, Via Baltica, Via Regia, Camino del Norte, Primitivo, Lebaniego and San Salvador, Via Serrana
I just decided today, it is time to go for another camino in Spain.
Maybe I am just crazy and probably I need to hear common sense, but I am almost ready to book an e-bike in Sevilla (or Cadiz) around the 15th of August to cycle to SDC. I got almost four weeks to do it.
I would like to hear from someone who has done or is thinking of doing (cycling) the Via de la Plata in August's heat or someone who can recommend a less hot and also less travelled alternative, for example, Ruta de la Lana or Camino Olvidado
I KNOW it is going to be insanely hot during most hours of the day on the VdP, (that is why I opt for an E-bike), but most of the daily sections can probably be done in 3-5 hours (60-100 km), and leaving early in the mornings should help to avoid the worst heat.
I also count on a cooling wind effect and envision sitting in the cool shade of the old 'El Bar' or an old tree, sipping on something refreshing not long after lunchtime.
I have walked a few caminos in Spain, France, and Germany - the reason I want to cycle this time is needing to arrive earlyish to have the afternoons to do some daily studying for a crucial exam.
I hope someone can give me (possibly first-hand) advice on what to really expect on the VdP at 40C and if the Ruta de Lana may be a more suitable alternative and if it is cyclable. The Olvidado is also on my list but I wonder about fickle rainy weather and I am not sure if one can cycle it.
The Via Francigena from Lausanne into Rome sounded very appealing in my holiday planning for this summer and I thought it was it until Spain with its easy bike rentals started to call my name very loudly.
I look forward to any ideas to tip the scales one way or another.
Thank you!
Previous caminos: Chemin d'Arles, Geneva, le Puy, Lourdes to SJPDP, Via Baltica, Via Regia, Camino del Norte, Primitivo, Lebaniego and San Salvador, Via Serrana
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