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  1. J

    Norte from Santander

    I took the coastal variant from Santander to Boo, July ‘22. Agree with Michal it was a wonderful experience! Strongly recommend it. Much of the way is not well marked, gps navigation earned its keep. Buen Camino!
  2. J

    Difficulty - Norte from Gijon to SDC

    Hello, This elevation profile looks strange. It shows Irun to San Sebastián as if there is no elevation change. Not sure which route you took on that first day but mine took me up to about 400m. So I wouldn’t read too much into it. I agree with others on this thread, find the right pace, you...
  3. J

    Alternate route after Castro Urdiales

    I should have explained from Oriñon the trail goes to Sonabia, across the back (south) of the playa Sonabia and then angles up to the headland. The fork up to the left is before reaching the point.
  4. J

    Alternate route after Castro Urdiales

    A year ago 5 of us did this coastal variant. We’d previously stayed at Ontón, lunch at Islares, that night at Oriñon. Next morning, a perfect day, good forecast, we walked the trail to the headland but instead of traversing round and through the notch, we went up to the left at a fork and onto a...
  5. J

    Footwear options for Camino del Norte

    I walked the Norte in June last year. Loved it. You can find average temps on line. It wasn’t as hot as that. For me the most important thing with footwear is to avoid blisters. I ended up in a Camino family of 6. I was the only one not to have any. It spoils the experience. There’s lots of...
  6. J

    Packing for del Norte in June

    Well said! Good to feel challenged. Alone? You won’t be if you don’t want to be. I started the Norte alone, had my 70th birthday in San Sebastián, by the time I reached Santiago I was in a Camino family of 6. But at times you might want to be alone and that’s ok. A tip: do everything you can to...
  7. J

    Packing for del Norte in June

    You’ll be fine! Buen Camino! Madis’s list looks a pretty good minimalist one. I didn’t see a poncho on it though which I’d recommend. I got a lot of use out of it on my Norte last June. Weighs next to nothing, cheap, keeps the pack dry, easy (once you get the hang of it) to put on for a shower...
  8. J

    Bilbao to Portugalete

    One more pilgrim opinion on this: I was in Bilbao this June on a del Norte/Primitivo camino. My plan was to get close to Bilbao the previous day, have most of the next day and the morning of the following one to put my tourist hat on, with special focus on the Guggenheim. I stayed at Lezama, one...
  9. J

    Albergue Piedad in Boos - Price?

    I walked this coastal route in early June and endorse Peregrina’s comments - a long but wonderful walk, one my best days on the Norte. A tip that may be helpful - at playa Escondida there’s a section where I found the Wise Pilgrim app’s route didn’t work and I had to do a short piece on road. I...
  10. J

    LIVE from the Camino In Bilbao about to leave for Pobeña

    I’m in Bilbao about to leave for Pobeña. I completed the last 3 days of my Voie de Vézelay (interrupted in 2019 when my wife broke her ankle) on 27th May, hiked the GR10 5 days from SJPdP to Hendaye, and then joined the Norte June 2nd, my 70th birthday. Been so fortunate! Stayed mostly in...

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