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This sounds so peaceful and what I want from the camino. Is it safe enough as I travel alone?Take the longer quieter route. It is not much longer. Last year standing in the middle of the path, I marveled at being alone, then started to hear the wind in the fields and the birds. It was quite mystical. In one small area I was the only person with no other sign of civilization except for the path.
Yes it is as safe as any place is ! In late autumn /winter there may be hunters about but they have always avoided walking directly on the trail when I was there in the past. Once I met a Spanish military troop out training!This sounds so peaceful and what I want from the camino. Is it safe enough as I travel alone?
Mazarife all day long. Did Villadangos once and regretted it. Long hot dusty and traffic fumes the whole way. Maybe things have changed but in 2015 there was nowhere to stop, nowhere to eat and drink, worst walk of my entire camino and I have been out there five timesI will be walking from Leon and am undecided about which route to take from Virgin del Camino.
The direct route is to Villadangos del Paramo. The longer but quieter route is to Mazarife. Which should I take?
Last time I checked Brierley, Villadangos was marked as the yellow route and Mazarife the green. If you read his small print he says it is the traditional route not his recommended but anyone used to his previous editions will take yellow as recommended and green as alternativeI have taken both, and I like the Villadangos del Paramo route. It seems to be the road less traveled, and I suppose that is mostly due to the Brierley guidebook having the Mazarife route as primary or recommended. I like the road less traveled, even if it does go along a highway for a lot of it, ha ha.
Also the times I walked it I went on to San Martin del Camino. Never stayed in Villadangos del Paramo.
While on the subject of those routes, the couple of times I took the Villadangos route, while walking it and passing that small town of San Miguel, there was a table set up in front of an older gentleman's residence there, right on the path. He had candy and biscuits put out, as well as a cooler of water and a bench to sit and rest on. So lovely. While I was resting, he came out his residence and got cool water so I could refill my bottles. He had a sello and a logbook you could write in.
That's one of my favorite Camino memories. Such a simple and humble little bit of kindness and hospitality I encountered there.
I do not know about all that. I just like to stay in San Martin del Camino. The walking along traffic bit never bothered me much. I have even just walked all the way to Hospital, as it is only about another 5 km I think past San Martin.Last time I checked Brierley, Villadangos was marked as the yellow route and Mazarife the green. If you read his small print he says it is the traditional route not his recommended but anyone used to his previous editions will take yellow as recommended and green as alternative
This sounds so peaceful and what I want from the camino. Is it safe enough as I travel alone?
I suggest you walk to Villar de Mazarife, spend the night, and then in the AM walk due north on the "green" alternative camino (in Brierley's guide) on to Hospital de Orbigo and spend the night there or go farther. It is a lovely walk and the first stretch is on a very quiet road.The second half is on a camino path. If you are walking the alternate "green" route there is no reason to go to Vallandangos del Páramos.We will be leaving Leon on March 25, 2019. Our onfor that evening are in Villadangos, but we would like to take the more scenic route to Mazarife on our first day. Is it possible to get a cab or bus from Mazarife to Villadangos. I have mapped the route and it is only about 15 minutes by car. I'm really not keen on the idea of walking along a highway all day. I did that on my first day walking the Hadrian's Wall path and while the path meandered through Newscastle, much of it was along busy roads and less enjoyable than when we finally were out of the city.
I will be walking from Leon and am undecided about which route to take from Virgin del Camino.
The direct route is to Villadangos del Paramo. The longer but quieter route is to Mazarife. Which should I take?
I suggest you walk to Villar de Mazarife, spend the night, and then in the AM walk due north on the "green" alternative camino (in Brierley's guide) on to Hospital de Orbigo and spend the night there or go farther. It is a lovely walk and the first stretch is on a very quiet road.The second half is on a camino path. If you are walking the alternate "green" route there is no reason to go to Vallandangos del Páramos.