Etapes from Salamanca

[Brigidam]

I plan to walk from Salamanca to Santiago via Sanabrés. Some of the etapes seem to be very long, up to 40 km. I can walk no more than 25 km a day. Does anyone know if there are albergues and/or pensions between these long etapes, so that I can be sure to avoid having to walk 30-40 km?

 

[mspath]

You might check out this Gronze on line list for Etapa 20 onward and in particular Etapa 24S to see what accommodation is available.

Good hunting and Buen camino!

 

[jirit]

I also recommend you download my 10 page mini guide and check out the VF threads for some additional advice and updates

https://www.caminodesantiago.me/com...ation-walking-schedule.88/download?version=90

 

[grayland]

There is a couple of long stages after Merida and before Salamanca, but after Salamanca it is easily possible to walk reasonable distances.
If there are not albergues...there are pensions, etc.

 

[Brigidam]

Thanks a lot! It is my first time on via de la Plata. I can see that on many albergues there are not many beds. Have any of you experienced that the albergue is full when you get there? And if it is, and you are too tired to walk any further, what do you do? To take a taxi would be the last thing I would do. Is there a bus line on the route?

 

[grayland]

The numbers of Pilgrims on the VdlP are much less than other routes...except from Orense which is the 100 km mark on the Sanabres. It gets a bit crowded then.

I actually did the VdlP in mid August and had no problems with full albergues. I was the only one in the albergues..night after night. I had a full choice of beds.

I started to see others about Salamanca...and then the rest of the way.

Have you done other routes?
If you d0 run into a full albergues...there should be alternative choices such as pensions. I really do not think that full albergues are something you will need to have concern over....it is not the CF.

 

[Brigidam]

Thanks for your answer!

I did CF three times. Last time in 2013.

I just saw on Google Earth that the way from Salamanca to El Cubo de tierra del Vino is along a very big highway all the way. Looks like a tiring etape to start. So I think maybe I will start in Zamora.

 

[SYates]

... I actually did the VdlP in mid August and had no problems with full albergues. I was the only one in the albergues..night after night. ...

No surprise! Everybody else had died of dehydration, exhaustion and sun stroke me thinks ...

Glad you lived to tell the tale! SY

 

[Rajy62]

I plan to walk from Salamanca to Santiago via Sanabrés. Some of the etapes seem to be very long, up to 40 km. I can walk no more than 25 km a day. Does anyone know if there are albergues and/or pensions between these long etapes, so that I can be sure to avoid having to walk 30-40 km?

I am also planning 20-25km stage. Taking the stage schedule @jirit produced.
If you like maps/elevation profile, you can download that pdf from the resources section as well.
Gerald kelly's vdlp guide lists all the accommodations along the route as well, i attach that here.

 

[LauraK]

I recently returned from walking Salamanca to Santiago. Most of my etapes were no more than 25 km. and several were less. I only walked 32 km on three days and two of those days could have been shorter since there were albergues open in villages I passed through. Even the 30 km days were doable for an out of shape 61 year old that didn't train before leaving for the Camino. I completed my Camino in 20 days. I stayed in two casa rurals due to railway workers taking up rooms. I used the Via de la Plata guide by Gerald Kelly and an app I downloaded to my phone on the VdlP by Melanie Radziki McManus. She walked in March 2014 and has some good tips especially regarding the detours due to the railroad construction. I think Gronze.com was the most helpful source for planning my etapes. You can creat a personalized chart that shows all of the towns with albergues/pensions, altitude and distance. Hope this helps.

 

[LTfit]

On all my Plata trips (via the Sanabrés) I used the Spanish site www.godesalco.com. Click on Vía de la Plata then Planificador. It allows you to click on the distance you want to walk and you can make up your own stages. It says whether there are albergues, hostales etc. You can also download profiles of each stages.

As others have mentioned Jirits lists are very helpful.

The Sanabrés in general has the posibility to split up stages, which is not always possible from Sevilla.

I walked from Zamora July 2013 and from Salamanca this past October. Neither times were the albergues full.

 

[Jenyat53]

I also recommend you download my 10 page mini guide and check out the VF threads for some additional advice and updates

https://www.caminodesantiago.me/com...ation-walking-schedule.88/download?version=90

Hi Jirit, just wondering if this link is still active. I'm researching Zamora to SDC stages and accommodation preferences in February for 2019. Many thanks in advance

 

[handzondeck2]

Hi Brigidam you can check out some accommodation comments on my blog www.handzondeck.wordpress.com. I walked this year in April / May.