Toledo to Compostela with wheelchair?

[January83]

Hello,
Does anybody have experience walking from Toledo? how about with a wheelchair? :?:
Thanks, January83

 

[Kevin F. O*brien]

Hi, having walked from Toledo to Compostela this year on the Camino de Levante I can answer your query. If you look at the route you will see that there is a stage from Escalona to San Martin de Valdeiglesias. This section and the two sections after are very mountainous with narrow cattle tracks in many places. I would think it would be impossible to travel in a wheelchair. The descent down to San Bartoleme de Pinares and the climb over the pass the next day before Avila would be directly dangerous. After Avila its very flat, though with a lot of loose gravel roads which would be very muddy after rain. Mountainous country begins again after Zamora with very varying track quality all the way to Santiago. I am sorry to "dash your hopes", but I think it would be very difficult indeed to use a wheelchair on this Camino.
Best,

Kevin

 

[sillydoll]

I haven't walked this route but I'm sure there will be an alternate route, perhaps one used by cyclists - like on the other routes.
I met a fellow in Arzua in a wheelchair. He had started in Pamplona and had mainly used the cycle route. He had a back-up vehicle as well as a campervan. They often parked close to the albergues so that they could use the facilities but, if the dorms were upstairs, they slept in the campervan.
I don't think you could walk any of the routes pushing a wheelchair.