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[QUOTE="LTfit, post: 1152268, member: 8594"] Today Part 2 Villafría - Olea (Stage 6) Finally leaving the [I]carretera[/I] you start a climb to Villafría and the Roman ruins of Juliobriga. Not lots left to see but worth the stop. [ATTACH alt="IMG_20230621_103618.jpg"]149817[/ATTACH] The trouble began after the climb out of Retortillo and into the woods. It was a beautiful start but I went wrong by following this arrow: [ATTACH alt="IMG_20230621_112544.jpg"]149820[/ATTACH] Rather than making a turn off to the left where these poles indicating routes were pulled out of the ground: [ATTACH alt="IMG_20230621_113959.jpg"]149822[/ATTACH] After this it was a nightmare! I saw one very old painted arrow on a tree then nothing. The path was covered in thorny bushes and tree branches, no real visible path (except for cow paths and dung) to be seen. [ATTACH alt="IMG_20230621_120832.jpg"]149827[/ATTACH] With phone in one hand and poles in another I had to cross a barbed wire fence to go in the direction of the track. Here I ended up, criss crossing the cows to finally come to these arrows [ATTACH alt="IMG_20230621_122345.jpg"]149829[/ATTACH] where my Wikiloc tracks finally pinged that I was back on track. Who knows where the real path was but I was joyous at reaching this point, making my way then downhill to Cervatos. After all the trouble in the [I]monte[/I], I had a surprise waiting for me there. The highlight was the open church in Cervatos. An elderly woman was giving a tour to a couple but was excited to have a pilgrim visit. She even had a special church stamp for me☺️ [ATTACH alt="IMG_20230621_130741.jpg"]149818[/ATTACH] [ATTACH alt="IMG_20230621_130359.jpg"]149819[/ATTACH] I have lots of pictures of the inside but will spare you. Cervatos to Olea was still another 5 km and I managed to get into trouble again! [ATTACH alt="IMG_20230621_134056.jpg"]149830[/ATTACH] Path anyone? [ATTACH alt="IMG_20230621_134534.jpg"]149831[/ATTACH] They couldn't help me either so once again I made my own path till my phone pinged and brought me to a road that took me safely to Olea and the lovely [I]Alojamiento Rural Los Eros.[/I] As the store and bar in Olea are closed on Wednesdays (and not one café open all day!) the owner offered to make me something to eat☺️. Sorry for all these details but maybe it will help those of you planning to walk the Olvidado. Tracks are essential! [/QUOTE]
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