Erik Anderson
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- GR11 Hondarribia - Cabo de Creus
3 X CF SJPP to Finisterre
Camino Mozarabe, VP and Sanabres
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Hi Erik. Scrolling through the posts on the Mozarabe sub-forum where you are posting, you'll find a couple of "pinned to the top" threads. Kevin obrien's guide from Almeria as well as Alan's recent reports are both there. https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/forums/camino-mozárabe.101/
You're right that there aren't many forum members who have walked from Almeria (Maggie has walked from Malaga) but there are a few with plans to walk it this spring. And then there are the real dreamers like me, who have April 2018 pegged as the starting date from Almeria.
Buen camino, and happy planning. hope you will regale us with stories and advice once you set out in March!
Many thanks for your kind wishes and the information. It's heartening to read such positive views. I shall start in late March, aiming to do VdlP then Sanabres for SdC sometime in May. On your way to Merida, what did you find as a comfortable daily distance and did you have rest days?https://www.caminodesantiago.me/com...fo-on-the-camino-mozarabe-from-almeria.40969/
Some info is outdated. Abla has an albergue now. Hopefully it is still useful.
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/com...fo-on-the-camino-mozarabe-from-almeria.40969/
Some info is outdated. Abla has an albergue now. Hopefully it is still useful.
I've walked from SJPP to Santiago three times, always in Spring, and am now planning to hike from Almeria to Santiago, starting in mid March 2017. I'd like to hear from anyone who has done the route and any recommendations for kit to include in the pack, particularly good places to camp or stay, and any relevant guides or mapping. Thank you.
Good maps also. Thank you, Laurie!
Saw that. But I usually do my own document with all accommodations, bars, stores etc. listed, distances added and then allow myself wing it according to my laziness and/or weather on given dayKinkyOne:
Gronze.com has some suggested Etapas. I am starting to look at this walk also for 2018.
Ultreya,
Joe
Hi Laurie, Thank you. I'm booked, starting third week in March, and will be posting progress on this site. Having walked CF using Brierley's guide, it will be interesting to use this document as reference. BCHi, Erik, The Almeria Association has just published an updated list of accommodation from Almeria to Granada. I think this link will take you to it. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6y5pMfqcK4Rc3NlcmdOWndHQVE/view
Buen camino, Laurie
The route from Almería only fringes the Alpujarras and the Sierra Nevada rather than going right through the national park. I was briefly tempted to detour off the camino and onto one of the GRs that go through right through the park, but stuck to the camino. I recorded the way from Almería to Guadalupe on wikiloc, day one is here: https://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=15154165I'm primarily interested in the Alpujarras and crossing Sierra Nevada in later March. Any information will be gratefully received.
The route from Almería only fringes the Alpujarras and the Sierra Nevada rather than going right through the national park. I was briefly tempted to detour off the camino and onto one of the GRs that go through right through the park, but stuck to the camino. I recorded the way from Almería to Guadalupe on wikiloc, day one is here: https://www.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=15154165
The albergue network from Almería to Granada is excellent (public or private albergues every night if you want them). After Granada there are fewer until you get back to the Vía de la Plata, but many hostals, pensións etc. As @JohnnieWalker says, the signage is excellent.
The landscapes in Andalusia are spectacular, especially when Mulhacén's snowcapped peak is frowning down on you, but if you don't like olive trees in bulk, the 3-4 days north of Moclín can feel a little monotonous.
When I prepared my Camino Mozarabe I came across this Wikilocs file, from a southern route through the Alpujarras.
https://es.wikiloc.com/wikiloc/view.do?id=483729
The official Camino takes a more northern route. It is indeed a spectacular walk, especially the first leg between Almeria and Granada. I even liked the olive groves, with sweeping views over the hills between Moclin and Baena. There were only a few tedious parts. An industrial area along the TGV line near Granada, the last kilometers into Baena, and the long walk into Cordoba, only peanuts in an unforgettable camino.
When I arrived at Charleroi airport I discovered that I could not switch on my telephone without electric connection. In Guadix I bought a cheap Spanish phone for urgent cases high in the mountains. However, I had loaded the GPS tracks from the Amigos in Almeria. For Granada - Merida I had GPS files from the Peter Robins site. (I think it is gone now).Thank you for this. I've downloaded your trail and had a look at it on the phone. Out of interest, did you have any hard copy backup in case the phone went u/s?
When I arrived at Charleroi airport I discovered that I could not switch on my telephone without electric connection. In Guadix I bought a cheap Spanish phone for urgent cases high in the mountains. However, I had loaded the GPS tracks from the Amigos in Almeria. For Granada - Merida I had GPS files from the Peter Robins site. (I think it is gone now).
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