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Love seeing the route, thanks for sharing. Would you say that the surface is mostly tarmac/asphalt? I will be doing this route in July and wondering about best shoe options 🤔
I walked the Norte recently, tapped with phone almost exclusively. No need for cash in our experience, although agree good idea to carry a little just in case.
Hi, I would also recommend going with the flow of traffic, from San Sebastián to Bilbao. There are a few sections of the track which are single file and it would be annoying having to negotiate these with people coming the opposite way. It’s a lovely (and physically challenging) route in...
Stay as North as possible if you can to avoid the heat. I am on the Norte at the moment, have been walking for a week so far, you can see from the map posted above that we have escaped the worst of the heat thankfully. Today was the hottest at around 33 degrees, we started early. Quite a lot of...
Hi, we’re doing Irun/San Sebastian to Bilbao, can cover in a week. We have a mix of pre-booked accommodation and a few nights to wing it eg Deba. We are flying into Biarritz to make our way over to Irun to start and out of Bilbao. The route is quite hilly but with great views by all accounts!
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