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Last year when I walked from Granada in March, I also had wet, foggy conditions from Córdoba to Cerro Muriano. Nothing like what you experienced. My problem was that there was no room at the inn in Cerro Muriano and I had to double etapas and walk thru to Villaharta. The next day, I found...
No. It was a health issue. Weather would have been better in February. It was hot (for me) in March. When I arrived in Mérida at the end of the March, it was 32C/88F.
I'd take the rest day in Granada and just extend your stage a bit the next day. Relatively easy 33km to Moclín from Granada. I started in Granada last March. Very much enjoyed the Generalife and other areas of the Alhambra, but ended up being disappointed in the throngs of selfie takers in...
I walked from Granada to Merida in 15 days starting on March 9. Normally 18 stages, but I had to do three doubles due lack of accommodations - in part due to Spanish road/utility crews booking the few options available. Saw three Englishmen 2nd day and ran into a Dutch blogger on the road into...
I'm planning on starting out from Granada next Saturday (Feb 11) and am also interested in walking via Trujillo. I walked the VdlP in 2019 and, as beautiful as Merida and Cáceres may be, it would be good to try this variant. Would also be appreciative of news. Otherwise, guess I'll just...
Buen Camino. I plan on departing from Granada on Feb 11 and continuing to Santiago via the VdlP, San Salvador, and Primitivo. Perhaps our paths will cross. Like you, I do not anticipate any large crowds at this time of the year.
Prior to reaching the town of Don Benito, there's a fork in the Mozarabe that goes north through Trujillo and Plasencia before connecting to the VdlP at Banos de Montemayor. I've already walked the VdlP/Sanabrés in 2019, so I don't mind missing the beautiful towns of Merida and Cáceres.
Looking at the mileage (kilometraje), I'm now thinking that I may need to start in Granada to manage the distances in the time that I'll have. In the past, I've left some time after walking to visit non-Camino cities, but have found that it's generally anti-climactic. But even cutting out...
Did you connect to the VdlP at Merida or Banos de Montemayor (via Trujillo)? After Merida, did you connect to the Camino Sanabrés or the CF at Astorga? I'm thinking of doing the Mozarabe/VdlP/Astorga-Leon/Salvador/Primitivo in February.
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