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Hi Petra,
I road biked the coastal route in June 2010. I never had to wait for a bed in an albergue. The Mundicamino web site has a profile of each walking stage. On the road the uphill will be only slightly less as it tracks the walking path.Camping adds to the wt on the bike and makes...
Hi john
I road biked this camino in june 2010. The map you have will be more than adaquate just check that it has been revised within 2 years or so, there are many new motorways taking traffic off the N roads. When i biked i always stayed in albergues. I never had to wait and was glad to get...
Hi Lt, Evanlow
comments on your queries.
Bikes
If you intend to be mainly on the path a mountain bike is preferred.
If you plan to be mainly on the road a touring or hybrid bike is best. Hybrid bikes are often called treking bikes and they are similiar wt and gearing to touring bikes (low...
Hi
I have road biked from Santander in june 2010. There are many motorways along this route so the N roads alongside are mostly quiet except near large urban areas. I used a hybrid bike and never went off road. From what i saw large sections are on the road and i was glad to be on a bike. I...
Hi all
I too will never forget this pedestrian bridge which more or less hangs off the motorway bridge. First of all finding it was a bit of an adventure. I was crossing by bicycle and half way across i met a local coming against me. Its quite narrow so we both had to dismount and pass bikes...
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