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I don't see the problem. It is your way what will count, not what the authors tell you. Depending on your sleeping places you will earn even more kilometres than the two authors wrote. Don't forget to count the kilometres when you walking around in the town to find food beer or something...
I'm not much of a book person, but I'm more into computer science and do everything on the iPhone with apps and websites. So far, I have reached my planned destination on every one of my journeys. Everyone should do it as they please.
This is sure true. But the main thing is approximately 500km not on hard surface only about 200km for asphalt fans. But the can easily find more when taking a road instead follow the path over a hill.
Hi Dougfitz, no I didn't do the Frances yet. (its too busy)
I was curious about how much road/asphalt he contains, as I don't like to hike on this ground.
I used outdooractive to create the pilgrim route with only the starting and the end point, so it the drawing didn't follow exactly the...
Thats not the point where you live. When you go to other countries like Spain, Frances, Italy and hike there, it is good to know how much you are on roads or may have nice trails to use less shoesole on it.
No outdooractive has a description of the road quality in its database. So if you draw a route it will tell you what is in the database for your route.
Did you do this analysis, Paul, or are you copying it from somewhere?
as far as I understood, I will explain it.
road vs. asphalt a road is...
Hi Trecile,
I have an account on outdooractive.com and did the drawing there. Let me know if you are able to look at it. regards Paul
Camino-Frances-Map
I see now the Camino Frances surface hasn't got to much Road/Asphalt.
● Forested/wild trail 347.2 km
● Path 166.8 km
● Road 107.4 km
● Asphalt 94.2 km
● Dirt road 47.5 km
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