Camino in March

[Christina1803]

Hi,
I'm Christina from the UK.
Turning 50 in March and want a special experience on my birthday. I haven't decided on a route yet but plan to leave the UK around the 13th March, and have about 7 days to walk a section of the Camino.
Any suggestions for which route I should consider this time of the year? Taking into consideration the weather, scenery and the number of other walkers that I might meet? I would very much like to meet other pilgrims and share the experience with like-minded individuals.
First choice at the moment is Via de la Plata but not sure how many people will be walking this time of the year?

 

[Bradypus]

Any suggestions for which route I should consider this time of the year? Taking into consideration the weather, scenery and the number of other walkers that I might meet?
First choice at the moment is Via de la Plata but not sure how many people will be walking this time of the year?

I am not quite clear what you are asking - do you want to be sure of meeting other pilgrims or are you keen on avoiding them? Walking the VdlP in early March could be a very solitary experience: I spent 20 winter days on the VdlP and met precisely 5 other pilgrims. If you really want company then the Frances is your best bet - always others walking all year round. For a quiet but accessible one-week Camino I would choose the Ingles and allow myself a whole day in A Coruña too. There is the extra satisfaction of walking a "whole" Camino even if it is a short one! Varied and interesting route.

 

[Christina1803]

Thanks for your response, apologies for the confusion.
I would very much like to meet other pilgrims and share the experience with like-minded individuals so I probably need to rethink my route.

 

[SYates]

I think the Camino Ingles would be ideal, in March there will be other pilgrims with you on the way, not as many as on the Frances, but still, plus you actually arrive in Santiago instead of walking only some stages from A to B. Alternatively you could pretty much walk any of the last 100 km to Santiago ...
BC SY

 

[Togabogie]

Hi christina!!
Have you done the camino at any stage at all?
If not, i would start at sjpdp and walk 7 days as its the busiest route and maybe you could return at a later date to continue the frances route!