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Thank you for all the directions to find the river route. I did it today with no issues or construction obstacles. I appreciate everyone’s help on such short notice!
I took the river route two years ago, it was very nice.
I had no trouble following the route. I would think the initial turn to the left after the highway is the most like turn people miss.
Last May, I had intended to take the river path, having walked that way in 2014. But I missed a turning straight after I had crossed the motorway. There was a temporary bridge, and I went straight on rather than down the steps. I suddenly...
This downloadable PDF in Resources is great, because it has pictures of the key points.
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/resources/burgos-river-route.761/
According to Gronze the Castanares variant is currently closed due to construction works. Or maybe is not, because it only states that for "March". But as we all know, public construction sites can take longer to finish than planned...
However...
After Orbaneja Riopico the route crosses over the major AP-1 road. About 200m beyond the bridge there is a small modern housing complex. Turn left off the main road there. Where the bins are on the Google Streetmap view. The path loops back a...
River path. The other path is simply the outskirts of Burgos and is very commercial/industrial area. You walk along concrete sidewalk.
The river path takes you around the airport and then along a path following the river into Burgos. Very...
Need opinions: I am walking from Villafranca Montes de Oca to Burgos tomorrow, which route into Burgos should I take? The guide books and apps show 2 ways into Burgos. Any opinions on which path is less complicated?
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