Hi there,
My friend and I are trying to fit part of the Norte into our summers. We have 2 weeks at the very most, including travel between Paris and our starting/finishing point.
We definitely want to make it to Santiago, but we're not sure where we should start. We're thinking about starting in Oviedo/Gijón, but we're not sure if we can make it from there to Santiago in time. We are both athletic 20-year-old females and would be walking in June.
Any info/tips would be great!
May i suggest:
Bibao (pobena) to Ribadasella (8 days since you are fit/young)
Last 100 km from norte or frances (3 days) to get your pilgrimage.
That should leave you with 3 days for travel , getting in/out.
Here are my stages in 10 days:
0. [22k] Pobena, mostly boring road walk, take train/bus from Bilbao to pobena
1. [17.5k] Castro Urdales (Alb Municipal, 5eu, 3km from town, avoid it if you want town action)
2. [30.1k] Laredo, walked to Liendo 24k and then bus to Laredo(casa trinidad, 10eu, private, run by the nuns)
3 .[30.6k]Guemes (bus to Santona & walk 25.xk to Guemes (motel style alb Guemes, donativo)
4. [17.1k]Santander (hostel b&b&b, 15eu, Dinner at La Barboletta)
5 .[33k]Santilla del mar, bus out of Santander and then walked 25k (pension Posada Revolgo, 20eu)
6 .[27.5k]San vicente, walked to camillas 23k, bus to san vicente(Alb basic, 10eu)
7 .[26.5k]Perubeles (Alb aves de paso, Donativo, private, communal meals)
8 .[19k]Playa de poo (Private alberque, food not the best)
9 .[20k]Cuerres, 6km before Ribadesella (Private alb run by a German couple, excellent)
10.[6k]Ribadasella, my break day (hostel Juvenile,on the beach, 15eu)