Advice on Frances Stages March 2023

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stevethewombat

New Member

Time of past OR future Camino

2023 25March-30March

• Mar 18, 2023

• #1

I have 5-6 days available to walk some of the Camino Frances starting 25 March, so soon.
I’m after advice on the best section to walk.
I’ll be coming from Salamanca, so could start anywhere after Pamplona.
Here are some of my criteria:

• Doing the final leg reaching SDC isn’t important this time, I’ll be back.
• Start and end points need to be accessible by public transport including connecting to each other
• Luggage storage at the start or finish
• Plenty of accommodation and ideally not having to book accommodation ahead
• Recommendations on best scenery and towns/villages welcome
• I’m generally comfortable walking around 20-25kms a day

However, I wonder if doing Sarria to SDC makes sense this time, as I suspect it won’t be too busy early in the season (anyone advice on that would be great). It might be a leg I wouldn’t want to repeat in a busy time of year.

 

Rick M

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April ('16,'18, '19, 22)
Sept ('21, '23)

• Mar 18, 2023

• #2

I agree with your suspicions. This is an ideal time to walk the Sarria-Santiago leg, and touches all your parameters. This early in the year, a lot of services are closed, but there are so many on that stretch you should have no problems.......except the Galician early spring weather.

 

Flog

Pilgrim

Time of past OR future Camino

2055

• Mar 18, 2023

• #3

stevethewombat said:

However, I wonder if doing Sarria to SDC makes sense this time, as I suspect it won’t be too busy early in the season (anyone advice on that would be great). It might be a leg I wouldn’t want to repeat in a busy time of year.

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This ticks all your boxes..

 

MinaKamina

Eclipsigrina ~ August 12, 2026

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Jacobspad 2017

• Mar 18, 2023

• #4

Hello and welcome to the forum. Since you are in Salamanca anyway, why not walk the Camino Mozárabe from there? You can start your walk immediately, this will save you the time needed to travel to Pamplona or Sarria.

 

Philtration

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CF 2021, 2023

• Mar 19, 2023

• #5

MinaKamina said:

Hello and welcome to the forum. Since you are in Salamanca anyway, why not walk the Camino Mozárabe from there? You can start your walk immediately, this will save you the time needed to travel to Pamplona or Sarria.

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Where did you get this map? Did you make it yourself? I like the presentation of major stops.

 

MinaKamina

Eclipsigrina ~ August 12, 2026

Time of past OR future Camino

Jacobspad 2017

• Mar 19, 2023

• #6

Philtration said:

Where did you get this map? Did you make it yourself? I like the presentation of major stops.

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My friend Google Images found it for me.

 

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kamleman

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St.James from O Cebreiro...Primitivo later in 2020

• Mar 20, 2023

• #7

One option could be to walk the last part of the Primitivo from Lugo? You will join the CF at Melide. Lugo is much nicer than Sarria and worth visiting if you haven’t already.

 

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stevethewombat

New Member

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2023 25March-30March

• Mar 20, 2023

• #8

Thanks for the advice, great food for thought

 

cecelia

Wandering for the love and growth of it

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2013

• Mar 21, 2023

• #9

If you're starting on March 25th. you should be fine on the Sarria stretch but if your timing changes just be aware that there will likely be crowds at Easter and for a couple of weeks after. Muy buen camino!

 

Richmond Gardner

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Fr (17), Prim (19), CF/Norte ‘21, Le Puy/Inv22

• Mar 22, 2023

• #10

You could also walk from Pamplona to Logrono, which is a really nice section of the way.