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Would you walk the Pamplona River Walk alternate on your first Camino yes or no?
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Before you go over the Bridge to Trinidad there is a turn off on the left that follows the river straight to the old quarter of Pamplona it cuts out the outskirts of the city. I saw Efren Gonzalez walk it on his recent YouTube video and I was wondering wether I would miss any major landmarks if I took it especially as this is my first Camino.I’ve no idea what that is, despite spending several days in Pamplona! None of my guides mention it either. . Exactly where does it go?
No.Would you walk the Pamplona River Walk alternate on your first Camino yes or no?
I love this.started listening to podcasts and the BBC to keep my mind off being mindful
Thank you audio books are my go to when I need a distraction from aching feet on the last few kmThere are two river routes into Pamplona. One veers off at Irotz, I didn't take that one, I went via Arleta. The other at the bridge before Batán Villava, right on the edge of Pamplona, is quite literally a walk in the park. That was nice.
The route I took through Arleta was when I started wondering why the hell I'd decided to devote several weeks of my life to this selfish quest. It is hilly and I was suffering. I started listening to podcasts and the BBC to keep my mind off being mindful and the pain in my knees. Everyone has their own camino but next time I'm going the river route
They were my thoughts too.I do not enjoy walking thru industry...so I would pick the river walk.
You probably miss the bakeries and cafés along the way if you take your proposed route.They were my thoughts too.
Yes, I have done it. The Convent on the hilltop is worth a stop also, but a pretty good climb. I truly felt the spirt of God at that convent chapleWould you walk the Pamplona River Walk alternate on your first Camino yes or no?
Neither do I.I don't recall the approach to Pamplona as "industrial".
I agree.Neither do I.
I just finished the my first camino. If I would have known about the river walk I would have walked it. It is better to walk along the beautiful river walk rather than the urban city streets.Before you go over the Bridge to Trinidad there is a turn off on the left that follows the river straight to the old quarter of Pamplona it cuts out the outskirts of the city. I saw Efren Gonzalez walk it on his recent YouTube video and I was wondering wether I would miss any major landmarks if I took it especially as this is my first Camino.
We tried on our first walk. It's pretty, but not well-signed. We ended up walking an extra 2 or more kms. I wouldn't try it again unless I has a very good map. Our phones didn't help.Would you walk the Pamplona River Walk alternate on your first Camino yes or no?
I too ended up taking the river walk albeit unintentionally. I was by myself and thought I was lost. My guide and phone did not help me. While it was refreshing and shaded, I was quite anxious as there were no Camino markers. All ended well, except for a few extra kilometres.We tried on our first walk. It's pretty, but not well-signed. We ended up walking an extra 2 or more kms. I wouldn't try it again unless I has a very good map. Our phones didn't help.
I did it and I really enjoyed it in 2014. The weather was gorgeous and I thought it was much nicer than walking through the suburbs. I will never forget the moment when I caught the first glimpse of the Cathedral on the other side of the river and also when I entered the city right in front of the Cathedral.Would you walk the Pamplona River Walk alternate on your first Camino yes or no?
I am not totally sure, but there are two rivers in question. One is the Arga, that you follow from Irotz, and continues on your right from the rest area after the short tunnel, along a shaded river walk leading to Huarte. The other is Rio Ultzama, which you can choose to follow from the bridge at Trinidad de Arre, leading you to Burlada, and from there you can see the view of the Cathedral which I think is the one referred to by the poster prior to my post. I am open to correction.I took the river route into Pamplona in 2017.
In itself it is a beautiful walk along the Arga river, but it does an awful lot of meandering, thus adding quite some distance to the stage.
After the first few strenuous days out of SJPP, with my body still getting used to all that walking, I found that stage exhausting. For me, the shorter, more straight-forward route would probably have been the wiser choice.
I am not totally sure, but there are two rivers in question. One is the Arga, that you follow from Irotz, and continues on your right from the rest area after the short tunnel, along a shaded river walk leading to Huarte. The other is Rio Ultzama, which you can choose to follow from the bridge at Trinidad de Arre, leading you to Burlada, and from there you can see the view of the Cathedral which I think is the one referred to by the poster prior to my post. I am open to correction.
Yes, and I did a couple of weeks back. Hardly anyone else did, perhaps they did not know about it. I had no issue finding my way and it was a very pleasant walk.Would you walk the Pamplona River Walk alternate on your first Camino yes or no?
Actually, looking at another map, I see that the Rio Ultzama merges with the Rio Arga after Trinidad de Arre on the way to Burlada. It is a very pleasant route.There is a cafe, or there was before Covid, shortly after Trinidad de Arre on the river walk, El Molino. It is only around 5km to Pamplona from Trinidad de Arre.Oh, I see what you mean. I wasn't aware of the Río Ultzama.
My route was the one along the Arga. Coming out of the under-pass of the N-135, where the public bathrooms are, I turned left over the bridge and then right onto the path that follows the river, and stayed on it all the way to Puente de la Magdalena.
On the map in post #16 one can see how much longer that path (blue line of river) is compared to the relatively dircet red line.
Can't comment on the Río Ultzama route.
It's the fact it takes you directly to the Puente de la Magdalena that caught my attention, but at the end of the day I will make that decision on the day. At least the suburbs are nice and not industrial and there's also the Church and apparently quite a few bakeries lol, but I have to admit I am a sucker for a good walk by a river, I just find them so peaceful.Oh, I see what you mean. I wasn't aware of the Río Ultzama.
My route was the one along the Arga. Coming out of the under-pass of the N-135, where the public bathrooms are, I turned left over the bridge and then right onto the path that follows the river, and stayed on it all the way to Puente de la Magdalena.
On the map in post #16 one can see how much longer that path (blue line of river) is compared to the relatively dircet red line.
Can't comment on the Río Ultzama route.
My guess is that the river walk in question here starts before the bridge to Trinidad de Arre. I can say with plenty of experience that from Trinidad de Arre to Pamplona, the traditional route is not industrial. It is a pleasant walk along the streets of the outskirts of the city, and leads you directly to a huge roundabout at the end of Burlada, from whence you look up, and cross the road carefully and enter the city via the french gate. el portal de Francia or call it as you will. If you choose to take the river walk from Trinidad de Arre, you have a truly comfortable and shaded walk parallel to the traidtional route. It has been developed in recent years. It too comes to an end at the huge roundabout and joins the swell of pilgrims approaching the cathedral via the traditional route that passes via the portal de Francia.I just finished the my first camino. If I would have known about the river walk I would have walked it. It is better to walk along the beautiful river walk rather than the urban city streets.
Definitely taking the river walk into BurgosI'm not sure I would take the river walk into Pamplona, especially on my first Camino. My memory, like others, is that the walk into Pamplona along the Camino is not too industrial. Last time I went that way was during the San Fermines, so we stayed at the medieval albergue in Trinidad de Arres rather than try and find accommodations in Pamplona itself. Leaving quite early in the morning, I was happier to take the better marked path.
I would, however, take the river walk into Burgos.