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Camino del Norte...Laredo to Santander

Samphires

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Camino del Norte April 2024
Hey all,
I am walking Camino del Norte route in April this year. Cannot wait! I am trying to decide will I go from Laredo to Noja, and then Noja to Sandander, or from Laredo to Guemes, and then Guemes to Santander?

Has anyone any preferences or advice on which way to walk? Thank you, Ciarán
 
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Hi Ciarán, welcome to the forum. Just an observation, Laredo to Guemes is just shy of 29k with some uphill. A long day perhaps.

Guemes to Santender is very doable, at just over 15k and a little uphill.

The Albergue in Guemes is a draw for some. I stayed in Noya, but its a personal preference really.

Do you use Gronze? Many of us here have use it.

Camino del Norte | Gronze.com

www.gronze.com

Open in Chrome and it will machine translate into English (or many other languages). Beware of translations of place names.

Happy planning!
 
Hi Donal, thanks for your message and advice. I'm leaning towards Noja, this seems to give 2 days of equal and manageable distances. Like you mentioned 29km and fairly uphill could be a tough day!

On my previous caminos I've only ever used a guidebook, A Wise Pilgrim Guide. But I just had a quick look at Gronze.com, and it seems super informative. Thanks for letting me know about it
 
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Well I just can’t resist the urge to tell you what I recommend you do AFTER Santander rather before. And that is the coastal alternative. Instead of a fairly drab walk past chemical plants, the walk along the coast is just beautiful. Lots of info here here, and here. And there are more threads if you just search “Santander” and “coast”.

Feel free to disregard, after all it is unsolicited advice, but I have never met anyone who raved about the walk on the official camino from Santander, nor have I ever met anyone who did not rave about the coastal alternative.
 
Gronze is generally (not absolutely) up to date, make sure to register on the site so you can see the comments.

The Norte @wisepilgrim is great too...

Ultimately all these guides depend on the quality of information at a given time,
 
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Avoid any of the routes on the road if possible.....too dangerous...e.g between el pontarron and Laredo. You will indeed get there by the most direct route but a bit risky ....if you do take the road routes I would always walk on the left....I e. Facing the oncoming traffic. And also on that road I came across a left turn off the main road indicated by coloured arrows ....red and blue on the actual road...I would ignore those type of unofficial markings..
 
I have just researched the albergue in Guemes...it has some beautiful reviews and stories from there. It sounds great! I am in two minds what to do, but I guess I will just leave Laredo and see where the Camino brings me!
 
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