Ian Campbell
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Past: LePuy 2016
Future: Frances 2022
Did you know...a lesser known path skirts the southern flank of the Sierra de Atapuerca to take you into Burgos? This avoids the eastern industrial outskirts of that city and also opens up certain accomodation and food options.
If you were so inclined you could walk to San Juan de Ortega, turning left there, and then a couple of kilometres to Santovenia de Oca. Nice little albergue with a good restaurant. I think they have 24 beds and there were only 10 of us. The next day carry on to Burgos near, but not on, the N-120 highway. After an hour there are bars and cafés. The lady at the albergue said it was an old camino path. There are scallop signs and yellow arrows, but the route doesn't seem to be well known. It's not on Gronze. It's mostly gravel and dirt but there are some sidewalks and tarmac closer to Burgos. It is perhaps two kilometers longer than the conventional route.
FYI for Santovenia de Oca, either bring food or plan to eat in the albergue restaurant. There's literally nothing else in town.
If you were so inclined you could walk to San Juan de Ortega, turning left there, and then a couple of kilometres to Santovenia de Oca. Nice little albergue with a good restaurant. I think they have 24 beds and there were only 10 of us. The next day carry on to Burgos near, but not on, the N-120 highway. After an hour there are bars and cafés. The lady at the albergue said it was an old camino path. There are scallop signs and yellow arrows, but the route doesn't seem to be well known. It's not on Gronze. It's mostly gravel and dirt but there are some sidewalks and tarmac closer to Burgos. It is perhaps two kilometers longer than the conventional route.
FYI for Santovenia de Oca, either bring food or plan to eat in the albergue restaurant. There's literally nothing else in town.