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  1. Jessica Boldig

    Camino tips for starting from Leon in September

    I recommend taking the fast train from Madrid to Leon. The earlier you book, the cheaper a flexible fare will be. Buen Camino!
  2. Jessica Boldig

    Camino tips for starting from Leon in September

    Good point about walking in the dark. We luckily had a few tiny flashlights we could hang from the front and back of our packs so that we were lit up like Christmas trees when we were walking on country roads before dawn.
  3. Jessica Boldig

    Camino tips for starting from Leon in September

    Ha, I know what you mean we were so anxious to get walking once we arrived Leon! Unfortunately we only had limited time off work and wanted to get ahead of the game a bit. I had read that the walk out of Leon was considered by many to be less than stellar, so we decided to skip it. For those...
  4. Jessica Boldig

    Camino tips for starting from Leon in September

    Sounds like a great plan. Enjoy! We did save about 1.5 days or so by taking the bus a little bit out of Leon to Hospital de Orbigo. I highly recommend it. The road out of Leon does not make for a pleasant first day on the Camino.
  5. Jessica Boldig

    Camino tips for starting from Leon in September

    We had planned to walk 10 days last year and ended up walking about 12 days... I think if I were to do it again I would budget 14 days on the trail (inclusive of a rest day) to have some extra time to enjoy the walk. We walked the mid-two weeks of September and couldn't have had better weather...
  6. Jessica Boldig

    Camino tips for starting from Leon in September

    Hi All, I used these forums a lot while preparing to walk the Camino Frances from Leon to Santiago, and found some really great advice. I thought I would share some info and lessons learned that I discovered in hopes that it might be of use to others. 1. We walked the middle two weeks of...

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