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Thanks guys for this. This poses an interesting and enticing option. I will look up the details regarding the San Salvador Camino. Due to time restrictions I may have to trade off the Finisterre-Muxía segment for this extension to happen and simply close at Santiago as I did in 2022.
Initially I used a distance app which did follow the highway from Gijón to Oviedo which is not what I would want to do. It appears that either Villaviciosa to Oviedo is the better way. From Madrid to Villaviciosa via public transport poses a bit of multiple transferring.
Thank you for this information. Some Primitivo books suggest starting from Villaviciosa. I initially was planning this as my start of my camino adding two more days to the front end but transport there seemed more of a challenge than Gijón. In light of your advice it appears Oviedo can be...
I am planning to walk the Primitivo in 2024 and thought I would start at Gijón as it is easily accessed from
Madrid. I would fly into Madrid from Canada. Has anyone had experience walking a route from Gijón to Oviedo (27 km) as a first stage to The Primitivo rather than beginning in Villaviciosa?
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