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Having just completed my Camino, I also struggled with downhill sections. Having reviewed the link above, I feel these would have helped me tremendouslyu.
We just finished (Ponferrada to Santiago) and my wife used POLAR STEPS. It followed you via GPS even with the phone in Airplane Mode to save battery. It allows you to add photos to specific days and to write a summary of the day. It worked quite well for us. The APP is free. Their business...
I worked with www.forwalk.org and built a custom map of my route which included our chosen stopping points. It showed all services along the way, distance and elevations. I was very pleased with the results.
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