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Burgos to Astorga

Paul Wookey

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has anyone cycled along the Camino path between Burgos and Astorga and how long does it take - I have 4 days is this enough? I don't want to ride on roads.
Paul
 
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Lots and lots of people have cycled the Camino Frances; some have even done it it quite quickly and without irritating the hikers ;). It is iro 240k from Burgos to Astorga. You will need to know whether you can ride 4 consecutive 60k+ days. Some, some, of the route is on roads, unless you have a hover-bike you may be challenged by that, but most is on farm track, footpath and 'senda'.
 
has anyone cycled along the Camino path between Burgos and Astorga and how long does it take - I have 4 days is this enough? I don't want to ride on roads. Paul
Hola Paul - how long it will take will depend on your cycling ability. I did the following stages: Burgos/Castrojeriz (but could have made Fromista - I stopped to catch up with friends); Castrojeriz-Carrion de las Condes; Carrion-Moratinos (again stopped to see friends); due to really adverse weather I took the train from Sharagun to Leon but could have ridden this section in one day; Leon to Hospital de Orbigo (but could have reached Astorga0. So yes you can do it in four days, although some may be long. As for riding on roads versus the Camino trail - I followed the walkers trail all the way on this section - although between Fromista & Carrion the road parallels the Camino so its easier/quicker to ride the road. Between Leon and Astorga there are two trails and on a mountain or hybrid bike you can easily ride the off-road section. Have a look at any of the guide books to get an idea of the elevation changes (hill climbs) on the various stages that need to be taken into account. Hope this helps!
 
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many thanks that is really is helpful - 4 days should be okay for us and that helps us plan our trip
Paul
 
We did it in 3. Tardajos to Carrion de los Condes. Carrion de los Condes to Leon. Leon to Rabanal.

Tardajos because we did not like the look of the albergue in Burgos at the time. We had intended to stop at Burgo de Ranero but it was still early afternoon so we rode on to Leon. We rode on or beside the path to Leon (often there is a road next to the path) and on the road and path to Rabanal.

4 days should be enough.
 

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