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  1. Rob the Slob

    Route out of Madrid

    Totally correct and equally useless answer: on foot.
  2. Rob the Slob

    Information on the Camino de Madrid?

    It's here: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/forums/camino-de-madrid.45/
  3. Rob the Slob

    Information on the Camino de Madrid?

    Hi @Ted Stek, I didn't walk the pass to Segovia: snow and stormy weather, so I took the train from Cercedilla. The terrain between Tres Cantos and Cercedilla was rough in patches, if I remember rightly. You'd be better off posting in the Camino de Madrid subforum: there are plenty of people...
  4. Rob the Slob

    Information on the Camino de Madrid?

    The first few days out of Madrid aren't particularly level: you cross the Sierra de Guadarrama, with some long days and mountainous terrain. By the time I reached Cercedilla I'd clocked up 1800 metres of ascent, spread over three days - and that's before you cross the mountain ridge to Segovia.
  5. Rob the Slob

    Are these stages too long?

    @Kiwi-family, Tres Cantos to Mataelpino might be quite tough: not just the length, but according to my GPS track from when I walked, you're also looking at almost 900 metres ascent.
  6. Rob the Slob

    OzAnnie's Camino de Madrid -- March 2018

    You know how people talk about "muscle memory"? My muscles have PTSD from that climb!
  7. Rob the Slob

    I'm out

    I made it to Coca, and while I was preparing for the next day's walk I realised that I wasn't enjoying myself. I'd been looking forward to hours of walking through farmland and woodland by myself, but beyond Segovia I found the walking uninspiring and dull. The thought of just one more day...
  8. Rob the Slob

    Segovia to Santa Maria de la Real Nieva

    Thanks @Castilian, I'll make a note of that!
  9. Rob the Slob

    Segovia to Santa Maria de la Real Nieva

    Thanks @peregrina2000 and @jpflavin1. I've booked a room at Hostal Avanto, which apparently about 1.5km before Santa Maria. It's raining in Segovia now (I was forced to take my croquettas and sangria inside the bar!), but hopefully it will clear up by tomorrow morning. The sky over the...
  10. Rob the Slob

    Cercedilla to Segovia

    Today was particulary gruelling. It began with an epic 10 minute slog down to the station in Cercedila, then two hours in the burning sun waiting for the train. After more than half an hour by rail, I then had to navigate the dusty streets of Segovia to find my fancy hotel by the cathedral...
  11. Rob the Slob

    Segovia to Santa Maria de la Real Nieva

    Hey @jpflavin1 (or anyone else who has walked this stretch recently), how flat is this bit? I've been struggling a bit with the frequent ascents, particularly over rough paths. I'm hoping to do Segovia to Santa Maria in one day, but if it's anything like the first three days out of Madrid it...
  12. Rob the Slob

    The Madrid - mid- April

    Hi Terry, I set out from Tres Cantos with your warning ringing in my ears. Luckily the crossings were all passable today. I was very happy that I had my poles for stability though!
  13. Rob the Slob

    Madrid summary

    Congrats, Joe! I start walking tomorrow (and hopefully I can navigate around the marathon that I hadn't realised is on).
  14. Rob the Slob

    Farewell dinner

    Thanks for the suggestions, everyone -- well, except Introibo's. :) In the end, having considered various options (and the fact that the wife insist's on paying), I've booked a table at Albora. (Some of the restaurants were fully booked until the end of July...)
  15. Rob the Slob

    Madrid summary

    @jpflavin1, hey Joe, were there many places to top up your water on the Madrid? I'm wondering whether I need to take a full day's supply every day.
  16. Rob the Slob

    Farewell dinner

    A fortnight from today my wife and I will fly to Madrid for a few days together before she flies home and I start walking. She wants to see me off with a nice fancy dinner on the last evening, but we're having some difficulty deciding where to go. So can anyone recommend somewhere nice? We're...
  17. Rob the Slob

    Coca to Alzacaren

    Is that a typo or a pun? :)
  18. Rob the Slob

    My (leisurely) stages on the Camino de Madrid

    April for me. Just a couple of weeks to go.
  19. Rob the Slob

    Cercedilla to Segovia

    Cross the Meseta in spring, they said. Walk before it gets too hot, they said. Boy, I hope the weather stays cool enough to walk for a few more weeks.
  20. Rob the Slob

    My (leisurely) stages on the Camino de Madrid

    Hey @Bad Pilgrim, sounds like you'll be leaving Madrid the day after me then.

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