Short Camino!

[firasyjoseph68]

I have what seems to be strange inquiry, we will be visiting Santiago De Compostela next month, due to short time we have and some mobility issues, my wife would love to walk a short distance off city and back to Santiago along Camino, I am not sure how to satisfy her wish, only thing comes to my mind is to catch a taxi and have him drive us up to some point and walk back for short time (say 1-2 hrs max), Can anyone suggest a point on an easy route of the Camino to do this? any suggestions are greatly appreciated.

 

[trecile]

You could get a taxi to Monte de Gozo and walk from there - it's about 4.5 km.

You can see the pilgrim statues with their view of the Cathedral up there.

 

[andonius]

I agree with Trecile. To get the feeling of el Camino you can go to Monte del Gozo by Taxi and walk the final 5 kilometers of the Camino Frances (the entrance to Santiago)
Other option is to go to Milladoiro by taxi and do the final 8 kilometers of the Camino Portugues. Probably that last opcion has better views at least in its first part.

 

[Annw]

When a friend and I had scheduled a short Camino Frances a few years ago, Arzua to Santiago (I have since returned and walked a longer section), I was only able to walk the last day due to acute illness, but we both walked from Lavacolla (where we had stayed) to Santiago. Let's see what others say, but I would think it quite doable for most.

Note that the last part is, of course, urban/into the city. Right now I am researching other sections that my husband with bum knee could walk, right now looking at a flattish section after Leon toward Astorga on the CF.

 

[peregrino_tom]

Hi Joseph, here's a an alternative suggestion for you.
Walking to the cathedral from Monte de Gozo is a pavement walk into the city. I think its merit would be in walking beside and meeting other excited pilgrims who started from further away and are just about to achieve the completion of their pilgrimage. As a flavour of the camino walking experience it has few features to recommend it.
If you look at a map of Santiago you'll see that it is a large urban conurbation. However, in one small corner on the west side it gives way to countryside in less than a kilometre from the cathedral. This also happens to include the camino path to Muxia and Finisterre. You could walk from the cathedral (and try!) and follow the camino arrows and markers towards Finisterr for two or three kilometres. Then you could either turn round and walk back or phone for a taxi from one of the little suburban settlements. The path will take you through some eucalyptus woods, which are typical of much of the walking in Galicia. You can see the path and decide whether it would work for you by viewing it on the map Mapy.cz selecting the 'outdor' map option.
Cheers, tom

 

[firasyjoseph68]

Hi Joseph, here's a an alternative suggestion for you.
Walking to the cathedral from Monte de Gozo is a pavement walk into the city. I think its merit would be in walking beside and meeting other excited pilgrims who started from further away and are just about to achieve the completion of their pilgrimage. As a flavour of the camino walking experience it has few features to recommend it.
If you look at a map of Santiago you'll see that it is a large urban conurbation. However, in one small corner on the west side it gives way to countryside in less than a kilometre from the cathedral. This also happens to include the camino path to Muxia and Finisterre. You could walk from the cathedral (and try!) and follow the camino arrows and markers towards Finisterr for two or three kilometres. Then you could either turn round and walk back or phone for a taxi from one of the little suburban settlements. The path will take you through some eucalyptus woods, which are typical of much of the walking in Galicia. You can see the path and decide whether it would work for you by viewing it on the map Mapy.cz selecting the 'outdor' map option.
Cheers, tom

Thank you, very helpful suggestions I will explore it.

 

[firasyjoseph68]

I agree with Trecile. To get the feeling of el Camino you can go to Monte del Gozo by Taxi and walk the final 5 kilometers of the Camino Frances (the entrance to Santiago)
Other option is to go to Milladoiro by taxi and do the final 8 kilometers of the Camino Portugues. Probably that last opcion has better views at least in its first part.

Thanks.

 

[firasyjoseph68]

You could get a taxi to Monte de Gozo and walk from there - it's about 4.5 km.

You can see the pilgrim statues with their view of the Cathedral up there.

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Thank you.