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How long does it take approx to walk camino frances...going for the first time in mid to late Sept.
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How long does it take approx to walk camino frances...going for the first time in mid to late Sept.
It totally depends on your ability to walk and the time you want to devote.How long does it take approx to walk camino frances...going for the first time in mid to late Sept.
Gronze.com shows the route from St Jean Pied de Port to Santiago in 33 stages. The Brierley guide shows something similar.
A good example of how different we all are. I'm 61 and overweight but I average about 30km per day on my longer Camino walks. With the odd 40km day when the conditions are right and the mood takes me that way. But it takes some experience of walking day after day to know what is a comfortable routine daily distance and a realistic goal for the occasional longer stretch. Safer to err on the cautious shorter side to begin with until that becomes clear to you. If you do find yourself travelling faster and further than planned then there is always the option of taking longer breaks along the way or extending your journey at the end.At age 54, it took me 40 days to walk from SJPP to Santiago (38 days of walking, 2 rest days) on my first camino. I had expected to average 25 km, but in the end I only managed to average 21 km, mainly due to bad blisters.
Depend on many factors. Weather, fitness, sightseeing. I did it in 37 days with one rest day in Leon, so 36 walking days.How long does it take approx to walk camino frances...going for the first time in mid to late Sept.
I just finished the Camino Frances. The time it takes depends solely on you. For example, how fit you are, to complete the kilometres you want to in a day. Or how many rest days you want to take. If you aren't limited for time,I would take rest days in bigger places like Pamplona, Burgos, Leon and Astorga. They have much to see. If you do this, at 20-25km a day, you can do it in 40 days easily. If you are pressed for time and still want to see those cities (and rest days are needed, if only to avoid injury!), you'll have to increase the distances you do a little each day.How long does it take approx to walk camino frances...going for the first time in mid to late Sept.
1. How old are youHow long does it take approx to walk camino frances...going for the first time in mid to late Sept.
Please allow plenty of extra time so that you are able to be flexible if something unexpected comes up.How long does it take approx to walk camino frances...going for the first time in mid to late Sept.
As long as you wanted it be, it's your Camino. Many factors to consider? I did it in 30 walking and 6 rest days, total 36 days. Something i will not repeat again lessons learned. Camino Frances was my first Camino in May 2021. I plan to walk it again in 2024 but, this time I will take my time and get to Santiago de Compostela when I get there. Lessons learned from my first Camino if which I have applied to my 7 Caminos. Buen CaminoHow long does it take approx to walk camino frances...going for the first time in mid to late Sept.
I am obese, and without training (obv not recommended), I did it in 35 days Sept/Oct 2020. I took 0 days off, but had 4 or 5 days of 6-15 kms. I did send my bag ahead a fair bit, but my goal was to walk and complete, and I did just that.How long does it take approx to walk camino frances...going for the first time in mid to late Sept.
Exactly. My advice would be to consider how long she/he has, or wants to commit to the Camino, and then choose a starting point that is compatible.The OP has received 28 replies, but most of them are based on the assumption of walking from SJPP to Santiago. She hasn't indicated whether this assumption is correct.
I’m 67, fair shape and last year in September, from SJPDP to Santiago took me 40 days. Probably slower than some.How long does it take approx to walk camino frances...going for the first time in mid to late Sept.
Hi. I am walking my first camino (CF) in late April. Which stages did you double up or walk 1.5 stages in a day? Thanks.There are several stages where you can double up or at least one and half stages in a day.
Thanks so much. Really helpful. I have shortened my CF pilgrimage to 30 walking days (plus 4 rest days in Logrono, Burgos, Leon and Ponferrada and an extra buffer/sightseeing day in Santiago) but wasn't sure the 29+ km days that I have planned (Pamplona - Cirauqui (31.8km); Cirauqui - Los Arcos (35.9); Burgos - Hontanas (31.7); Hontanas - Boadilla del Camino (29); Ponferrada - Pereje (29); Triacastela - Barbadelo (29.4); Castromaior - Melide (31)) were realistic.Sahagun to Mansilla is possible in a day and is mostly boring flat walking, so load up on music. Also the next day Mansilla to Villadangos would be very possible.
Rabanal to Ponferrada is doable. I intended to stop at Molinaseca last year but ended up pushing all the way. It gives you about a 31km day, but the kicker is crossing a mountain range on really atrocious, ankle breaker level paths.
I wouldn't shorten the stages between Ponferrada and Triacastela, they are hard as they are and if you do the variants, possibly fatal.
The stages at the end from Sarria you can increase daily grinds to turn it into a 3 day haul to the end. So say Sarria to Ligonde, Ligonde to Arzua, Arzua to Santiago. You just have to be prepared to walk for roughly 11-12 hours. On my first camino I did Sarria to Gonzar (not hard at all) and Arzua to Santiago (was pretty enjoyable with a 0600 start and arrived by 1800 including an hour for lunch). but I slacked.
Thanks again. I am looking forward to meeting people but dislike crowds so my plan has been to stay overnight in non-"stage" towns and condense the number of days on the Sarria to Santiago stretch. The Sanabres Camino sounds great but I'd like to "faithfully" complete the CF, as this is my first camino.30km days is actually pretty easy. You should be able to do that in 6-8 hours.
Bad days when you can't shorten it. O Cebreiro is a bad day, pretty much straight up a mountain. I would suggest you aim to stage from Vega del Valcarce and then go from there and aim to get to Hospital da Condesa. That's what i did and then next day went to Samos (worth a visit if you have the time to spare). If you want to go hardcore the next day, you could skip Sarria and make a push on Portomarin, but the Sarria to Portomarin day isn't a cake walk, including walking up a lot.
If you do the last 100km on the Frances, be aware it can be overcrowded in comparison to the previous 500km.
If you wanted something different, you could take a train/bus from Sarria to Ourense and do the last 100km on the Sanabres which is a lot nicer and for me is a lot more interesting. I've done both, but the Sanabres is quieter and less crowded than the Frances. Also if you have the time, you could hit the hot springs in Ourense for a dip. Just avoid the municipal albergue in Ourense, the guy who runs it had less than ideal customer service skills.![]()
That made my day!Just avoid the municipal albergue in Ourense, the guy who runs it had less than ideal customer service skills.![]()
If you haven't walked a Camino before, you will really only find out when you walk it. What is realistic for one person isn't realistic for another. For some people 30+km days are perfectly fine. Others will develop severe blisters or tendinitis or shin splints or other such conditions if they keep doing them. Unfortunately, you may not know which is you until you try them. That's why I always build in a bit of a cushion and advise doing sol, especially for a first Camino.Thanks so much. Really helpful. I have shortened my CF pilgrimage to 30 walking days (plus 4 rest days in Logrono, Burgos, Leon and Ponferrada and an extra buffer/sightseeing day in Santiago) but wasn't sure the 29+ km days that I have planned (Pamplona - Cirauqui (31.8km); Cirauqui - Los Arcos (35.9); Burgos - Hontanas (31.7); Hontanas - Boadilla del Camino (29); Ponferrada - Pereje (29); Triacastela - Barbadelo (29.4); Castromaior - Melide (31)) were realistic.