Where's the best location to start a 100km walk to Santiago?

[OCjpr]

Anyone who could give me suggestions on where I could start my 100km walk to Santiago? I thought Leon to Santiago was 100km but I was informed it was 300km. Please advise.

 

[Simon]

We're planning to walk from O Cebreiro, and have planned in 8-9 days. It's a bit over 100km.
A pilgrim has posted his journal and photos of the route at http://home.wanadoo.nl/petermkuiper/cam ... 003_1.html

There's loads more to help you plan if you browse through the discussion boards on this site.
Buen Camino!
Simon

 

[Peter Robins]

define 'best'!

I've been meaning to draw up a list of the places with a railway station on the various waymarked routes that are far enough away to qualify a walker for a compostela. Here it is, clockwise from Camino Frances:

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  * Camino Frances: Sarria (115km)
  * Camino de Invierno: Monforte (ca 130km); Chantada is 100km, but no station (this route is waymarked but not yet officially adopted by the Xunta); joins Sanabres near Lalin
  * Camino Sanabres, aka (not very accurately) Via de la Plata: Ourense (105km)
  * Camino Portugues: Tui (106km)
  * Muxia via Fisterra: 114km (Fisterra is 85km). No station anywhere nearer than Santiago, but I include this for completeness.
  * Camino Ingles: Ferrol (115km) (Corunna branch is 86km)
  * Camino de la Costa aka Camino del Norte: Baamonde (102km); joins Frances at Arzua
  * Camino Primitivo: Lugo (102km); joins Frances at Palas de Rei

Distances given in various guides do differ slightly, but a reasonably fit walker should be able to complete one of these in a long weekend.

 

[petermk]

I see that Simon has referred to my camino webpage at http://home.wanadoo.nl/petermkuiper/camino , but is no longer there. You can now find it at http://home.kpn.nl/petermk/camino
Thanks,
Peter Kuiper