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I'm sure you and your wife would cope with the Primitivo, but since you asked about flatter: there are easier routes or even parts of other routes.My wife and I are experienced walkers, but in our late 60's and finding long steep descents hard on the knees. We would appreciate advice about which is the flattest route to SdC and the best time of the year temperature wise.
Do you use trekking poles, if you don't you might want to consider them, they really help going up hill, down hill, and on the flats. My recommendation is to start in Pamplona and avoid the Pyrenees. If you think any other part of the French route is in question, take a bus or cab and bypass. Avoid summer!My wife and I are experienced walkers, but in our late 60's and finding long steep descents hard on the knees. We would appreciate advice about which is the flattest route to SdC and the best time of the year temperature wise.
My wife and I are experienced walkers, but in our late 60's and finding long steep descents hard on the knees. We would appreciate advice about which is the flattest route to SdC and the best time of the year temperature wise.
... Most people find going down to be harder on the knees than going up. Trekking poles, used properly, can take a good deal of stress off the knees, especially going downhill.
... don't get too scared by the elevation charts in the guidebooks. The vertical scale is greatly exaggerated relative to the horizontal scale of the charts.