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  1. Madrood

    Camino del Estrecho (in reverse) - December '23

    Glad to see you enjoyed it. How did you find the part between Tahivilla and Bolonia? From looking at google maps it seemed like the path would be overgrown after the windfarm. I think I walked on the road which would have been underneath that dune if it's the same one I'm thinking of. There's...
  2. Madrood

    Camino Estrecho Reverse – where should I start?

    Yeah I think I averaged about 28 euro by following the coast for accommodation. I did notice a prominent spike in pricing at the weekends though. I'm not sure about the albergue but the association in Cadiz would know, worth getting in touch if you haven't. Looking forward to reading your...
  3. Madrood

    Camino Estrecho Reverse – where should I start?

    I was in these three cities in April this year, though I won't say that I exhausted everything to see and do in them. Puerto Real is probably the least of them, the alcazar is nice but I don't recall much else. Cadiz and Jerez; I'd probably go for Cadiz but eh, it's close. I'd also favour it...
  4. Madrood

    LIVE from the Camino Estrecho & Augusta

    Hi all Alltrails isn't cooperating and so instead of sharing my gpx files I have done out my route on google maps instead. For the most part it corresponds to the lighter blue line, where black lines paths which while not on the map are actually there. I've also included the official camino...
  5. Madrood

    LIVE from the Camino Estrecho & Augusta

    Thanks IW, who I should mention gave a lot of help with the planning and encouragement too!
  6. Madrood

    LIVE from the Camino Estrecho & Augusta

    Day 5 - El Colorado to Cadiz (36 km/350 m/6 hr 42 min) Not entirely pleased with my hotel in El Colorado (Hostal Las Cumbres, €30) on account of some pretty thin walls, I made an early start with the intention of catching a bus to skip some of todays planned walk. By the time I got to the bus...
  7. Madrood

    LIVE from the Camino Estrecho & Augusta

    Day 4: Conil to El Colorado Slept in Hostal Barbate, a bit basic for €35 and with weak aircon, but still content. Because of the blister situation I ended up busing most of this. The plan was to walk to Trafalgar lightouse mostly sticking with EV8, though I did also consider heading to Vejer...
  8. Madrood

    LIVE from the Camino Estrecho & Augusta

    It's been a while. My blisters were getting bigger and more numerous and I realised my shoes (Merrell Moab 3 fwiw) weren't broken in enough and, taken with some abnormally high temperatures around Seville (pushing 40 C/ 104 F), would make for some unpleasant walking. I decided I had nothing to...
  9. Madrood

    LIVE from the Camino Estrecho & Augusta

    Day 2 - Tarifa to Valdevaqueros (10.3 km/50 m/2hr 20 mins) Checked out in the late morning from La Calzada (35 pppn w p bathroom), a brightly paint pension right beside the church. Tarifa is a not a bad place to spend an impromptu near-rest day. Old contests over the strait have bequeathed with...
  10. Madrood

    LIVE from the Camino Estrecho & Augusta

    Day 1 - Algeciras to Tarifa (34 km/994 m/6hr 15m) Ups and downs. I slept well last night in Pension La Esteperona (25 ppn w p bathroom), it's a bit dated but the price is fair. A late morning bus to the north of Algeciras. The Estrecho proper heads South from the city between the road and the...
  11. Madrood

    LIVE from the Camino Estrecho & Augusta

    Day 0 - Arrival in Gibraltar After many abandoned plans I'm finally on the way. The plan is to walk these two together, then onto the VdlP and Sanabres before finishing up in A Coruna. I make it as 7 weeks. My staging is going to a bit different from what's usually done, mostly on account of...
  12. Madrood

    Via Augusta in December 2022 - some thoughts

    I wonder if the Via Augusta suffers from being judged against the nearby Via Serrana. It's usually the geography that is cited for both routes as the distinctive flaw/selling point. But the Serrana is almost twice as long, and the last few days on that (which would make up nearly half of the...

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