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    Virtual walk on the Camino de Madrid - Detailed planning

    I agree with Laurie. We stopped off for two nights and a rest day in Valladolid and were very happy to have done so. (Someone on the Forum -- perhaps Laurie -- had mentioned it as a pleasant place to spend some time). It is not a touristy city at all which was refreshing after Segovia...
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    If you have walked the Camino de Madrid

    We attended Sunday mass at the Iglesia de San Juan y Santiago and the following morning started walking from Fuencarral.
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    My (leisurely) stages on the Camino de Madrid

    I got the same when I clicked on the site. You can buy a hard copy of the guide from the Confraternity of St James in the UK: https://www.csj.org.uk/product/camino-pilgrim-guides-camino-de-madrid-2019-2020/
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    My (leisurely) stages on the Camino de Madrid

    “The albergue system is excellent (except for the black hole at the beginning between Madrid and Manzanares...” The dearth of albergues between Madrid and Manzanares is made up for by the gorgeous scenery. That was my favorite bit. Buen Camino!
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    Camino de Madrid in September

    Hi Camino07, pleased to hear that you are aiming to start out again and I wish you well. I and another Canadian peregrina walked from Madrid to Valdestillas in the spring of 2018 after you and @jsalt did your walks. It is a lonely track, , although we walked in May and encountered one or two...
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    Camino de Madrid April/May 2019

    There are fields full of bulls between Colmenar de Viejo and Manzanares de Real. Walked that one year ago today. But they are all behind fences and stone walls. And they are magnificent.
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    Carrying a phone on the Madrid route??

    We walked the Madrid last year and found having a phone invaluable. We called ahead several times to confirm availability of beds, especially on the longer days when we were contemplating walking longer distances and arriving later. It is a very isolated route so you also may find that having...
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    My (leisurely) stages on the Camino de Madrid

    I walked with a friend in early May 2018 and we only came across a handful of pilgrims on the route. It is quite a lonely one. That being said we found the locals welcoming and never had a problem finding a bed! PS. The first part from Madrid to Segovia is gorgeous. If you don’t want to do...
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    E and L on the Madrid

    Yes it is a beautiful walk. One of my favorite parts of the CdeM.
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    E and L on the Madrid

    Try to get yourself to the Eurostar de Madrid Hotel Fora. From there take the bridge across the highway. Bear slightly left and immediately right and you will see a path leading to the right and then down into some fields. If you have maps.me on your phone you may be able to see the path on...
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    E and L on the Madrid

    Update on our Camino. We are now in Leon. On Thursday we found ourselves in Valdestillas and no energy to go any further. Curiously our feet took more of a beating on the flatter north side of the Sierra de Guadarrama than on the south side. Four days and 100 km of farmers fields and pine...
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    E and L on the Madrid

    Thank you. I read your blog while you were walking and it was very helpful! Particularly loved your story about meeting the Señora in the square and being invited back to her home for coffee. We too are finding wonderful hospitality and kindness along the way. Tonight we are at the Bar La...
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    E and L on the Madrid

    Probably search them. I think their website is rayyrosa.com. The second y is deliberate. We didn't stay there. You won’t be too far behind us if you are starting from Colmenar.
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    E and L on the Madrid

    Further to L’s post above. We write this morning from Manzanares el Real. The lady who gave us breakfast here at Alojiamento de La Pedriza has offered to drive us to Mataelpino. We took longer than expected yesterday and want to catch up a bit today as we have a hotel reservation in Segovia...
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    E and L on the Madrid

    We are now in Colmenar Viejo. But a bit on getting into Tres Cantos first. This morning we discovered that our hotel the VP Jarein was about six blocks and across the highway on the THIRD bridge. That one takes you right into the centre of town. Then you could just backtrack on the same to...
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    E and L on the Madrid

    We booked a guesthouse for Manzanares on booking.com
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    E and L on the Madrid

    Arrived Tres Cantos this evening after 8 pm having walked from Fuencarral this afternoon. Sunny and temps of mid 20s although occasionally a nice breeze. Getting into Tres Cantos was a bit difficult. The Camino arrows took us into a hard bicycle track but then we noticed an arrow on a parallel...
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    My (leisurely) stages on the Camino de Madrid

    We are starting out from Madrid on May 7th, Ted. Maybe see you out there.
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    Are these stages too long?

    Here is what we have mapped out. Actual will depend on weather and how we are feeling. We are going to pace ourselves in the first couple of days. We are carrying on from Leon to the Salvador, and then the Primitivo, so are going to get the morning train from Grajal de Campos to Leon...
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    Set to go

    Buen camino! Hope the weather stays in your favour!

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