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Not Pamplona, but there are the excellent instructions for the river way into Burgos when you get there in this post:Can any of you wise form people help me find a link describing how to find the river route into Pamplona? I am notoriously horrible at using the search function looking for past threads. Thanks!
@mspath, you have an encyclopedic knowledge of all things Camino, thanks!Becky 59,
From wherever you are now
follow the Camino parallel to the N 135 all the way to the large barbeque picnic area marked Barbacoa Esteribar. Then walk past the public lavatories to the biking path which leads via the Merendero en Olloqui - Paseo del Río. into Pamplona.
@CrimsonBear, Thanks for the tip about Estella. I have booked ahead to Pamplona; there is a group of 40 Spaniards that started in Roncesvalles the same day I was there, and things have been a little tight. I met a young man who slept outside in Biskaret. Buen camino!Becky59, we are a couple of days ahead of you and will make it into Logroño tomorrow.
A couple of suggestions in case they are helpful to you:
1) Pamplona became very full for our cohort of walkers and some people really struggled to find accommodations, so it might be best to call ahead if you aren’t taken care of yet.
2) Ágora Hostel in Estella has been hands down our favorite albergue so far. It is like someone from Sunset magazine designed the place. Very modern, clean and spacious. And they will actually do your laundry and fold your clothes for the same price others charge you to use machines on your own!
Buen Camino!
Maybe you should take a rest day in Pamplona to get out of the bubble. Or a half-day rest to get off the most popular stages.@CrimsonBear, there is a group of 40 Spaniards that started in Roncesvalles the same day I was there, and things have been a little tight. I met a young man who slept outside in Biskaret. Buen camino!
Yup, doing that exactly! The Spanish group got ahead of me yesterday. I get to Pamplona today (Sunday), and will spend Monday buying a new SIM card and having enough rest time to finally dry everything from the rain these last few days!Maybe you should take a rest day in Pamplona to get out of the bubble. Or a half-day rest to get off the most popular stages.
Becky 59,
Good to read that you are moving along and will take it easier for a bit!
Here is a peek of what you might pass if you enter Pamploma via the Puente de la Magdeleina
Carpe diem!
Thanks, but upside down maps really throw meThe way before Pamplona is a little complicated, main route, green way, or river walk.
I walked the main route 2 years ago, with a local woman telling us the river route a very long walk. The main route is the local residential area. I could not tell which way is better than the others. However, I could attach the map in 2017 edition.
I read that they are moving to a different place that is less subject to flooding. The old place was flooded out reasonably often. The Covid shutdown provided a good opportunity to move.And what a pity it is that the welcoming albergue Casa Paderborn is closed for the moment.
Albergue Casa Paderborn | Albergue de Peregrinos en Pamplona/Iruña | Gronze.com
Información del albergue de peregrinos Albergue Casa Paderborn, en Pamplona/Iruña: Precio, plazas, características, etc...www.gronze.com
I came across a young German guy when I stayed there in 2019. He was a really solid, tall guy and he was walking with an ancient (WW1) army type backpack made with wood and old fashion canvas that looked really uncomfortable and must have weighed 6 or 7 kilos on its own. He also was wearing old style army type leather boots that came halfway up his calves. I needed to pass him his boots, one at a time as I put my own trail running shoes on in the morning (and blocking the narrow passage area). Each boot must have weighed around a kilo and a half!And what a pity it is that the welcoming albergue Casa Paderborn is closed for the moment.
Albergue Casa Paderborn | Albergue de Peregrinos en Pamplona/Iruña | Gronze.com
Información del albergue de peregrinos Albergue Casa Paderborn, en Pamplona/Iruña: Precio, plazas, características, etc...www.gronze.com
Agora is our favourite too! Hands down. Gorgeous design and wonderful staff! A must stay!!!Becky59, we are a couple of days ahead of you and will make it into Logroño tomorrow.
A couple of suggestions in case they are helpful to you:
1) Pamplona became very full for our cohort of walkers and some people really struggled to find accommodations, so it might be best to call ahead if you aren’t taken care of yet.
2) Ágora Hostel in Estella has been hands down our favorite albergue so far. It is like someone from Sunset magazine designed the place. Very modern, clean and spacious. And they will actually do your laundry and fold your clothes for the same price others charge you to use machines on your own!
Buen Camino!
I heard about the app Camino Ninja, while walking a couple of weeks. It was the best o found. It has always a clear picture of where the Camino takes you.I left Roncesvalles 2 days ago after a soggy crossing of the Pyrenees. Good sunny warm weather yesterday as I walked through Burguette and Biskaret (where the only bar open is Bar Juan; the bar at the beginning of town had chairs out but no patrons and no one answered when we called Ola at the door). Today walked through Zubiri in the rain. Interestingly, the rocks going downhill towards Zubiri were not as bad as I was led to believe (to put it into context, though, I do a lot of mountain hiking in the Washington Cascades). BUT the hillside with the wood and gravel stairs next to the pieced stone and cement slope was very slippery and treacherous (a few km past Zubiri).
No one in Spain is looking for vaccination cards. Most indoor workers are wearing masks, although they often seem to drift down below the nose. But thanks to Ivar's post this week, it seems the Covid cases continue to decline here!
Can any of you wise form people help me find a link describing how to find the river route into Pamplona? I am notoriously horrible at using the search function looking for past threads. Thanks!
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