Shaun Gudgeon
SJGUDGEON
- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2017
I have a question some people have talked about walking on main roads and highways. Is there a different route that does not follow the highways and road?
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You are walking on a variety of ways right across a modern country not a long distance wilderness path. There is some road walking mostly on quiet country roads and some days where too much time is spent walking on paths near the road. Apart from a few sections where there are alternatives routes you are mostly going to be walking the marked route with everyone else.I have a question some people have talked about walking on main roads and highways. Is there a different route that does not follow the highways and road?
Sometimes the route is alongside a busy road or highway, but always seperate.It that I read a story where they walk on the highway with traffic flying pass. but others didn't mention it. It the France way that I want to walk.
I understand that in the earlier years of the Camino revival there was more walking on the highway, but in response to the large number of walkers the Spanish authorities have built separate paths for safety in many areas. Maybe it was an older story. There is still some. I am sure you will have a great walk. Buen CaminoIt that I read a story where they walk on the highway with traffic flying pass. but others didn't mention it. It the France way that I want to walk.
See this post: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/reflective-vests.38005/post-371141Is it required by law for a reflective vest or other identifier for early morning walking on smaller roads? Believe I was told that 2 years ago.
There are definitely places on the Camino Frances that are actually on the road (or, at least, the shoulder). The first one that comes to mind is a stretch walking along the N-120 before Navarette (because I have a photo of my son I am fond of from that spot) but there are others as well. That said, the sectons of road walking are getting fewer.@Shaun Gudgeon I cannot think of anywhere on the Camino Frances that is actually on the road. I may be wrong (if so, I'm sure others will correct me). Other routes (for example the Norte) do have quite a bit of road walking, but not the Camino Frances.
Generally the caminos follow old medieval pilgrim routes, and the medieval pilgrims took the easiest walking paths to get to their destination. What is the easiest walking path is also often the best route for a road. In many places the old footpath actually became a road. Today the local authorities and others are conscious of the need to keep pedestrians and vehicles separate and tend to re-route the camino onto footpaths whenever possible.
How could I have forgotten the road out of SJPDP to Roncesvalles!Lots of road walking on camino francis sjpdp to roncesvalles 80% road road into burgos about 18km leon but Not Highways and illegal to walk on motorways ad some pilgrims discovered walk enjoy
IIt that I read a story where they walk on the highway with traffic flying pass. but others didn't mention it. It the France way that I want to walk.
some people have talked about walking on main roads and highways. Is there a different route that does not follow the highways and road?
I have a question some people have talked about walking on main roads and highways. Is there a different route that does not follow the highways and road?
Alternatively vote on your least favourite person to be the sacrificial lamb to lead in frontIf with others, place the most visible and experienced person at the lead of the file. That person’s role is simply to be visible to oncoming traffic, and to alert those behind.
Also, if the lead person should get hit, the others have fair warning.
I heard somewhere that to qualify as a GR a trail must be at least 80% off road. In France pilgrims follow the GR65 from Le Puy to SJPDP, with less road walking than subsequently in Spain
It that I read a story where they walk on the highway with traffic flying pass. but others didn't mention it. It the France way that I want to walk.
I have a question some people have talked about walking on main roads and highways. Is there a different route that does not follow the highways and road?
Lovely photo. What a great experience to have with your child. I would love to walk with my daughter. But she is too busy.There are definitely places on the Camino Frances that are actually on the road (or, at least, the shoulder). The first one that comes to mind is a stretch walking along the N-120 before Navarette (because I have a photo of my son I am fond of from that spot) but there are others as well. That said, the sectons of road walking are getting fewer.
(Here's that photo I was mentioning: https://photos.app.goo.gl/1JL6oTrzU6VrMedw9 - You can see the yellow arrow on the shoulder in front of him indicating that we were, indeed, walking where the Camino wanted us to. In the distance, you can see a blue sign by the side of the road showing where the Camino left it onto a non-road path.)