Hi, camino first-timer here, advice needed please on route..thanks :)

[JackyG]

Hi, I want to do part of the Camino this year for the first time and a friend suggested a good start would be going from Tui to Santiago, this is because originally I only 7/8 days total including travel time from Ireland. Now however, I have from 2nd of September to 14th September (including flight days too) and am wondering how much more I can fit in 'cos I want to do as much as possible basically!

So two questions -
1) Will there much of a difference in temperature between August and first few weeks of Sep?
and
2) What would people recommend in terms of route? I definitely want to end up in Santiago, I'm a good walker and will be (hopefully!) up to doing definitely 20-25km per day possibly more just depending on the heat..so what would people recommend for me?

Thanks very much in advance!
Jacky

 

[nycwalking]

If you want a Compostela walk last 100kms on either route. That should give you both time to walk to Santiago and point-to-point travel time.
Buen camino.

 

[ouroboros]

Perhaps you can manage Leon to Santiago. Or walk Tui to Santiago and then on to Finisterre or Muxia as the Celts of old did. Many pilgrims seem to delight in the walk to Finisterre, which takes 4-5 more days from Santiago.

 

[natefaith]

Hi JackyG and welcome to the forum.
Have you thought about walking the Camino Inglés from Ferrol? It's about 5 - 7 days, and it will give you plenty of margin to gather last-minute things once you arrive in Spain, walk, and then have a couple days in Santiago (and perhaps a trip to Finisterre either by bus or by foot) before you have to leave for home. The weather in this part of Spain during August and Sept is usually drier and though warm, it's perfect beach weather (not too humid or too hot, usually).

Whatever you decide, enjoy all the planning and Buen Camino!
Faith

 

[SYates]

What @natefaith are saying plus , if practical for you, you could first walk in Ireland, then take the ferry and then walk in Spain ;-) Buen Camino, SY

 

[JackyG]

Thanks all that's really helpful! Lots of food for thought Was thinking of Tui to Santiago alright but then I've the extra bit of time now so am thinking does anyone know would I have time to walk from Porto (instead of getting bus from there to Tui) all the way to Santiago? How long would that usually take - Porto to Santiago - being fairly fit and an avid walker? Thanks so much in advance! Jacky

 

[JackyG]

What @natefaith are saying plus , if practical for you, you could first walk in Ireland, then take the ferry and then walk in Spain ;-) Buen Camino, SY

Thank you!

 

[JackyG]

Hi JackyG and welcome to the forum.
Have you thought about walking the Camino Inglés from Ferrol? It's about 5 - 7 days, and it will give you plenty of margin to gather last-minute things once you arrive in Spain, walk, and then have a couple days in Santiago (and perhaps a trip to Finisterre either by bus or by foot) before you have to leave for home. The weather in this part of Spain during August and Sept is usually drier and though warm, it's perfect beach weather (not too humid or too hot, usually).

Whatever you decide, enjoy all the planning and Buen Camino!
Faith

Thanks so much

 

[JackyG]

Perhaps you can manage Leon to Santiago. Or walk Tui to Santiago and then on to Finisterre or Muxia as the Celts of old did. Many pilgrims seem to delight in the walk to Finisterre, which takes 4-5 more days from Santiago.

Thank you

 

[Mike Savage]

Porto to Santiago was a very enjoyable walk for me. It is about 240km so it would be doable in your time frame with 25km days. You can use this planner to help.

I have previously walked the Inglés route from Ferrol and the route to Muxia and Finisterre as well as the Portuguese coastal route. I would recommend the Inglés and on to Muxia/Finisterre as I believe it would be less travel time for you and the Inglés route would be the traditional route from Ireland which was my original reason for walking it since my father is of Irish descent and my mother is of Portuguese descent. Now I go back because I absolutely love Portugal and Galicia. I will spend 5 weeks again this year walking the Portugues and Inglés routes before working in the Pilgrim Office in Santiago.

Good luck with your decision.

 

[JackyG]

Porto to Santiago was a very enjoyable walk for me. It is about 240km so it would be doable in your time frame with 25km days. You can use this planner to help.

I have previously walked the Inglés route from Ferrol and the route to Muxia and Finisterre as well as the Portuguese coastal route. I would recommend the Inglés and on to Muxia/Finisterre as I believe it would be less travel time for you and the Inglés route would be the traditional route from Ireland which was my original reason for walking it since my father is of Irish descent and my mother is of Portuguese descent. Now I go back because I absolutely love Portugal and Galicia. I will spend 5 weeks again this year walking the Portugues and Inglés routes before working in the Pilgrim Office in Santiago.

Good luck with your decision.

Hi Mike, thanks so much for that, that's the answer that I was hoping for, that it's doable! Just one thing, the link that you pasted with the planner on it doesn't seem to be working?..could you tell me where I'd find it?.. it may be my phone actually! Thanks again, Jacky

 

[SYates]

Here is his link in plain view ;-) http://www.urcamino.com/planner/edit/
BC SY

 

[C clearly]

Will there much of a difference in temperature between August and first few weeks of Sep?

You could look at average monthly temperatures and probably see that the difference is only a degree or 2. However, the real weather when you are there might be very very different and it is impossible to predict this far ahead.

 

[C clearly]

Here is his link in plain view ;-) http://www.urcamino.com/planner/edit/
BC SY

This should work better (without the "edit" at the end): http://www.urcamino.com/planner/

 

[JackyG]

This should work better (without the "edit" at the end): http://www.urcamino.com/planner/

Thanks very much!

 

[JackyG]

Just want to update that I've decided to book two whole weeks (took a bit of wrangling work-wise etc and getting kids and pets minded but what the hey!) so will have a good 12 days not including flight days to go Porto to Santiago.. can't flippin wait now! Only thing I'm worried about is bed bugs, I can be filithy, hungry, wrecked tired and keep going on and on..but little bitey beasts that attack you when you sleep? Anyone got a tried and tested method of repellent?.. I'll smear myself in *anything* to keep them away!

 

[JabbaPapa]

Hi, I want to do part of the Camino this year for the first time and a friend suggested a good start would be going from Tui to Santiago, this is because originally I only 7/8 days total including travel time from Ireland. Now however, I have from 2nd of September to 14th September (including flight days too) and am wondering how much more I can fit in 'cos I want to do as much as possible basically!

So two questions -
1) Will there much of a difference in temperature between August and first few weeks of Sep?
and
2) What would people recommend in terms of route? I definitely want to end up in Santiago, I'm a good walker and will be (hopefully!) up to doing definitely 20-25km per day possibly more just depending on the heat..so what would people recommend for me?

Thanks very much in advance!
Jacky

So towards 250K then total given the projected daily hiking speed ?

Tui to Santiago is less than half that.

You could start towards Astorga on the Francès , which could be a stretch at 275K, or Ponferrada as a safer bet (or the Caminho de Invierno instead from there), or if you wanted to keep to the Portuguese, you could start at Porto instead which would be ~237K

 

[JackyG]

So towards 250K then total given the projected daily hiking speed ?

Tui to Santiago is less than half that.

You could start towards Astorga on the Francès , which could be a stretch at 275K, or Ponferrada as a safer bet (or the Caminho de Invierno instead from there), or if you wanted to keep to the Portuguese, you could start at Porto instead which would be ~237K

Yep that's what I'm doing Porto to Santiago, I should have lots of time shouldn't I?.. I originally only had time to go from Tui but will go from Porto now