- Time of past OR future Camino
- Frances 15,16,18
VdlP 23, Invierno 23, Fisterra 23
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Hola @Robo - I made a similar mistake around Zabaldika - crossed over to see the old church and get a stamp but did no retrace my steps back over the river (so I walked through the village). According to Brierley there is another diversion after the tunel under the road but by then I was in another world so did not see the alternate route (or a sign to Huarte). It would have to be better than the main route through the town along the road. Maybe if this post is seen by a pilgrim in Larrosoana or Zubiri we can get a report. Cheers
My bad translation from the generally trustful Gronze guide:
"At the bridge of Arre we have two alternatives to get to Pamplona: the official route along the sidewalks of Villava and Burlada, or following the river walk along the Arga river, pleasant and shady, frequented by walkers and cyclists, to the Magdalena Bridge, where we recover the yellow arrows. Between the two bridges, by the official road the are 3.7 km, and by the river walk, 4.9 km."
This alternative seems easy and good.
I have looked also at the webpage of Paseo fluvial del Arga and apparently this river walk starts well before Arre. But I think this interesting variant requires some careful study and planning.
Thinking in might be worth doing it.Thanks Felipe. 1.2 kms extra over a mere 4 km stretch? Wow. Tough call
But I think we might be trying the river route
You don't need a guide book or a map to find your way on CF at all. On any diversion. You can be blind and deaf so to speak and you'll still be on the Camino. If you want some more info on history etc. then you know what you should do/buy.!For Camino #3 I plan to take things slowly. Yes, even slower, if that were even possible
For a couple or four reasons really.
So, what am I doing on a Sunday morning? Researching the route of course!
- It is the journey itself that I love most, not the arriving or finishing.
- My feet are not in good shape, so I need to limit myself to 20-25 kms a day. A couple of 30+ days first time around almost ended my Camino. Or felt like it.
- Long sections of road walking are a killer for my Achilles Tendonitis.
- And the top priority.......long road sections are also a killer for my 'dearly beloved' who suffers from Plantaar Faciitis.
I'm looking at ways of avoiding those long road sections, particularly at the end of the day.
I recall the final section into Pamplona was not that great from the perspective of my feet. About 8 kms of pounding the roads.
I see in the Brierley guide there is alternative route. Starting at Arre? That follows the river to Puenta Magdalena.
If anyone has tried this route.....
Is it well marked?
Is it much longer? (Always a tough call, but I would 'trade' an extra Km or two for a softer surface)
You don't need a guide book or a map to find your way on CF at all. On any diversion. You can be blind and deaf so to speak and you'll still be on the Camino. If you want some more info on history etc. then you know what you should do/buy.!
Buen Camino!
Exactly the spots where two routes started after resting area. I walked both and liked both. Just to add that situation in link for river walk is orientated in direction where resting area is. So if you walk from resting area along the main road you should turn sharp right immediately after the bridge. Very easy to find.I am a bit confused about the river walk before Arre. When I was there, a local cyclist stopped and gave me a detailed and enthusiastic explanation of the the more scenic alternative. I was afraid of getting lost, so I stuck to the "traditional" way. But he seemed to imply that after Zabaldika, when the Camino cross the main paved road, in a picnic area with some barbecues, it was the connection with the river bank stroll, apparently here in google maps (with an orientation panel). The other, "normal" path is some steps further, facing the barbecues, up the hill, here.
Walking towards Pamplona I had worried about the area on the path remembered from past caminos where it mounts steeply and clings to a cliff for a stretch before leveling. It could be very dangerous in pouring rain!.
For Camino #3 I plan to take things slowly. Yes, even slower, if that were even possible
For a couple or four reasons really.
So, what am I doing on a Sunday morning? Researching the route of course!
- It is the journey itself that I love most, not the arriving or finishing.
- My feet are not in good shape, so I need to limit myself to 20-25 kms a day. A couple of 30+ days first time around almost ended my Camino. Or felt like it.
- Long sections of road walking are a killer for my Achilles Tendonitis.
- And the top priority.......long road sections are also a killer for my 'dearly beloved' who suffers from Plantaar Faciitis.
I'm looking at ways of avoiding those long road sections, particularly at the end of the day.
I recall the final section into Pamplona was not that great from the perspective of my feet. About 8 kms of pounding the roads.
I see in the Brierley guide there is alternative route. Starting at Arre? That follows the river to Puenta Magdalena.
If anyone has tried this route.....
Is it well marked?
Is it much longer? (Always a tough call, but I would 'trade' an extra Km or two for a softer surface)
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