Mi Google camino de santiago

[micamino73]

I presume a lot of you have already done it .. But is the Street view Google maps a good indication of the Camino?

I see the camino runs along many roads

http://maps.google.ie/maps?q=Leon+espan ... 6,,0,17.42

 

[dougfitz]

The camera cars that collected the street view data would not have been able to collect images from much of the various Camino paths where they didn't follow roads.

Further, suggesting one small section of the Camino is indicative of the lot is very difficult. My experience was that there was everything from muddy forest path, good compressed gravel, bumpy farm access paths, sealed road, stretches of cobble and so on. You can expect to walk on quite a variety of track surfaces.

Regards,

 

[annakappa]

The pin points on Leon. The walk out of Leon is one of the worse of the whole Camino. Even after you finally get out of the suburbs, it goes on and on along the side of the main road, all be it on a track. It's pretty depressing. Try and put the little man somewhere else, from Zubiri to Larrasoaña, or after Astorga, for instance. Anne

 

[Abbeydore]

The pin points on Leon. The walk out of Leon is one of the worse of the whole Camino. Even after you finally get out of the suburbs, it goes on and on along the side of the main road, all be it on a track. It's pretty depressing. Try and put the little man somewhere else, from Zubiri to Larrasoaña, or after Astorga, for instance. Anne

That's not v. nice we leave from Astorga in hours it will be dark @ 0400
We are blessed to be going....... :arrow:

 

[dougfitz]

The pin points on Leon. The walk out of Leon is one of the worse of the whole Camino. Even after you finally get out of the suburbs, it goes on and on along the side of the main road, all be it on a track. It's pretty depressing. Try and put the little man somewhere else, from Zubiri to Larrasoaña, or after Astorga, for instance. Anne

Or if you like watching others hard at work, here is a spot where another forum member is busy getting her albergue ship-shape for visiting pilgrims - http://g.co/maps/6weyv

 

[micamino73]

The pin points on Leon. The walk out of Leon is one of the worse of the whole Camino. Even after you finally get out of the suburbs, it goes on and on along the side of the main road, all be it on a track. It's pretty depressing. Try and put the little man somewhere else, from Zubiri to Larrasoaña, or after Astorga, for instance. Anne

Thanks for the Update. I think I will start from Astorga and leave the Leon-Astorga part to when I do the whole Francis Route.