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  1. Steven Dwyer

    Waymarked Camino in Barcelona

    My reading of the article is that they have now way marked the route in the city of Barcelona. When I walked a couple of years ago, I only saw one way marking in Barcelona. the newly marked route does take you up to Horta which would lead to San Cugat. The question most walkers will face is...
  2. Steven Dwyer

    Information on Barcelona to Montserrat

    Yes, the camino is well marked. I Hey Brent, yes, there were a lot of arrows and some other types of markers between Terrassa and Montserra. I think I missed one overgrown marker, but quickly realized I was off the Camino. It would be helpful to have Wikiloc or another GPS app in case you...
  3. Steven Dwyer

    Information on Barcelona to Montserrat

    JabbaPapa, you are correct that much of the day’s walk is on roadways, and yes there would be a way to eventually walk around the problem areas. The issue for me as I encountered these areas was that I had a very limited map and not good cell phone connectivity to look for an alternative...
  4. Steven Dwyer

    Credentials and Sellos - Barcelona to Montserrat

    Thanks Rick. I was thinking that as well, but wasn’t certain. I have edited my post to provide that information. That was a fun day we spent in Barcelona together exploring the churches. Thanks for introducing me to St. Pau del Camp.
  5. Steven Dwyer

    Information on Barcelona to Montserrat

    Thank you, Brent. I am a bit envious of you as I would love to have Barcelona and Montserrat on my travel schedule this year. Maybe next year. One thing that I forgot to mention and the rain outside brings to mind is that if there is any significant rain, i would exercise caution walking from...
  6. Steven Dwyer

    Credentials and Sellos - Barcelona to Montserrat

    Here are three places to get your pilgrim credential in Barcelona St. Pau del Camp (St. Paul in the Fields) Carrer de Sant Pau, 99 Romanesque monastery Església de Sant Jaume (Church of St. James/Santiago) Carrer de Ferran, 28, 08002 Barcelona Parrish church dating back to the 14th Century...
  7. Steven Dwyer

    Information on Barcelona to Montserrat

    I really liked the walk from Barcelona to Monserrat, so much so that in 2019 I ended up walking five of the various route options to see what they were like. So for what it is worth, here are my thoughts. As I was writing this, it looks like you made the decision to go through Terrassa. i am...
  8. Steven Dwyer

    Cami Sant Jaume, Barcelona to Montserrat - by foot or train - the basics in one place

    Cami Sant Jaume, Barcelona to Montserrat - by foot or train This is a work in progress, please comment and especially provide any corrections. I will soon be adding comments on the various options of the routes from Barcelona, but wanted to get the ball started with this. If you can think of...
  9. Steven Dwyer

    Cami Sant Jaume - starting in Barcelona going to Monastery de Montserrat

    I have now finished walking three of the many routes up to Montserrat. Two of the routes were from Olesa de Montserrat, and the third route was from Monistrol de Montserrat. There is still another route Olesa to look at, the the GR-96 from Monistrol, and for fun the route from the Aeri up to the...
  10. Steven Dwyer

    Cami Sant Jaume - starting in Barcelona going to Monastery de Montserrat

    Rick, sent you a PM with a bunch of routes. Will be checking the Olesa to the Monastery route today. The Art Museum here in Montserrat is well worth a visit. Yesterday on the way stopped by Sagrada Familia. They were celebrating the feast day of Our Lady of Mercy. By chance, and extremely...
  11. Steven Dwyer

    Cami Sant Jaume - starting in Barcelona going to Monastery de Montserrat

    There are at least 5 paths up to Monserrat. 1 starting from Monistrol near the start of the rack railway that splits halfway up into Camí del tres quarts gr-96 and Camí de les aigues gr5, from near the aero/cable car/ gondola, and from Olesa the gr-6, sender de Montserrat, and the gr-5/6.1. I...
  12. Steven Dwyer

    Cami Sant Jaume - starting in Barcelona going to Monastery de Montserrat

    @LTfit thanks for the additional information. I agree that there is no need to reinvent the wheel. My intent is to gather the spokes that have fallen in the various threads, polish them (translate and verify) and assemble them into a wheel. Ideally what I would like to produce is a document in...
  13. Steven Dwyer

    Cami Sant Jaume - starting in Barcelona going to Monastery de Montserrat

    @lindam posted a blog of that I just came across. https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/report-of-cami-catalan-may-to-june-2018-parts-1-and-2.56770/ Which answers my questions about albergues has other useful information on a route I have yet to walk.
  14. Steven Dwyer

    Cami Sant Jaume - starting in Barcelona going to Monastery de Montserrat

    My error entirely. What I meant to say was that I had not found any albergues between Barcelona and Montserrat. Thanks for pointing it out to me. I’ve edited the original post to reflect this. If you have information on any albergues between Barcelona and Montserrat I’d appreciate your feed back.
  15. Steven Dwyer

    Cami Sant Jaume - starting in Barcelona going to Monastery de Montserrat

    Rick, I’ve used a number of guides over the years, so I know at least the sort of information I like to have available. When I was looking, I came across three routes to choose from, and I ended up going through Terrassa to Monistrol. It had some nice qualities, but I can’t compare it until I...
  16. Steven Dwyer

    Cami Sant Jaume - starting in Barcelona going to Monastery de Montserrat

    I arrived yesterday at the alberque at the Monastery of Montserrat. There is no wonder that Montserrat has a nickname of the magic mountain. Being privileged to be here two nights has been a real joy. Yesterday, saw a pilgrim looking woman so I enquirers in Spanish if she was a preigrina, and...
  17. Steven Dwyer

    Cami Sant Jaume - starting in Barcelona going to Monastery de Montserrat

    One of the problems I had when I was looking at walking from Barcelona was the lack of resources for planning. Finding something in English was almost impossible, and the Spanish sources for the most part start the Camino at the Monastery in Monserrat. Having now gotten to the base of the...
  18. Steven Dwyer

    Cami Sant Jaume - starting in Barcelona going to Monastery de Montserrat

    The cathedral allows small day packs, but not the large backpacks. They will have you open it for inspection. The sello at Santiago was nice, Santa Maria Del Mar was more industrial looking, so unless you want a lot of sellos, you can skip that one. For Sagrada Família, I highly recommend...
  19. Steven Dwyer

    Cami Sant Jaume - starting in Barcelona going to Monastery de Montserrat

    Day 2, Mundet Metro station to Terrassa Notes on the route: Distance 17.28 miles, elevation gain 2,067 ft, elevation loss 1,647 feet NOT THE FULL STAGE - WILL CONTINUE TO ADD AND EDIT THIS POST TOMORROW https://www.wikiloc.com/mountain-biking-trails/wnd-day-2-cami-sant-jaume-41417213 Ok...
  20. Steven Dwyer

    Last minute Camino would be grateful for help ie: lists of stages and albergues.

    Just posted the first day from Barcelona as a Live from the Camino Thread.

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