Pathfinder075
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- Various Routes in (2016), (2017) and (2023).
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The Baztan is stunning.I want to walk next year. My intention would be to get the boat to Bilbao (and take a train to Bayonne) or fly to Biarritz, arriving probably the last week in August. Timelimit to complete this Camino is open ended, but I would prefer to have finished by mid October at the latest. I tend to walk 15-20 mile days when trekking.
My plan is to walk the following routes. Baztan, Viejo, Olvidado, Salvador, Primitivo, Frances and Muxia.
So I have a single question (so far) and probably more to come in the next 14 months.
Is Bayonne to Urdax possible in one day? Distance wise it is pushing it for me. I tend to avoid 20-25 mile (32-40km) days if I can and this would be about a 35km day, but I can do them from time to time if needed. I tend to walk from 7am to 7pm with a 1 hour break for lunch sometime in the middle. I am not a person who walks for 6 hours and then books into an albergue. My reasoning is purely financial for this. Urdax has an affordable albergue. Accommodation in France is expensive.
I want to complete the Baztan in 4 days, if possible, or at the least get as close to Pamplona as possible. With the hope of being able to start the Viejo on Day 5.
I know some people have walked the Viejo/Olvidado from Pamplona, but has anyone tied it in with the Baztan? I will probably open threads in the various subforums for each stage, in time.
Thanks.
Hi @federico, there are portions where the trail will show you the way; although marked with yellow arrows in Spain, they were less prevalent than the CF. In France, the markings are not yellow arrows but the red/white flashes. Some sections are well marked, others not… I’m not sure how easy they would be to follow in reverse, especially in France. I might recommend downloading the map tracks from gronze or other common map sites, or use mapy.cz to ensure you stay on track.from Pamplona to Bayonne
I want to walk next year. My intention would be to get the boat to Bilbao (and take a train to Bayonne) or fly to Biarritz, arriving probably the last week in August. Timelimit to complete this Camino is open ended, but I would prefer to have finished by mid October at the latest. I tend to walk 15-20 mile days when trekking.
My plan is to walk the following routes. Baztan, Viejo, Olvidado, Salvador, Primitivo, Frances and Muxia.
So I have a single question (so far) and probably more to come in the next 14 months.
Is Bayonne to Urdax possible in one day? Distance wise it is pushing it for me. I tend to avoid 20-25 mile (32-40km) days if I can and this would be about a 35km day, but I can do them from time to time if needed. I tend to walk from 7am to 7pm with a 1 hour break for lunch sometime in the middle. I am not a person who walks for 6 hours and then books into an albergue. My reasoning is purely financial for this. Urdax has an affordable albergue. Accommodation in France is expensive.
I want to complete the Baztan in 4 days, if possible, or at the least get as close to Pamplona as possible. With the hope of being able to start the Viejo on Day 5.
I know some people have walked the Viejo/Olvidado from Pamplona, but has anyone tied it in with the Baztan? I will probably open threads in the various subforums for each stage, in time.
Thanks.
I'm pretty sure it isn't, but you could use e.g. the Buen Camino app or @rayyrosa wikiloc trails when needed.I would like to walk the Baztan from Pamplona to Bayonne this fall. It appears to be well marked from Bayonne to Pamplona with yellow arrows, but has anyone noticed if it is marked in the other direction?
@NualaOC , That being said, having a night at the Monastery in Urdax is still very tempting. I've never stopped at a Monastery Albergue before and I would guess I can get to mass in the morning before I leave (something I also rarely do while on Camino).
No, but I'd love to.I know some people have walked the Viejo/Olvidado from Pamplona, but has anyone tied it in with the Baztan? I will probably open threads in the various subforums for each stage, in time.
You may see people from Salvatierra to Miranda de Ebro, because that is where the Viejo coincides with the Vasco. From there to AdC though...yeah, I'm guessing the same as you. Parts of the way follow GR routes, so who knows? And there are a few towns (like Frias and Orbaneja del Castillo) where there may be people coming just to see or stay in those places specifically.I guess it is highly unlikely to see anyone on Camino between Pamplona and Aguilar de Campoo
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