Camino Inglés in October

[dadaperegrino]

Hello everyone! I’m preparing my next Camino, the Camino Inglês. It’s my sixth Camino, so I have a bit of experience, however it’s going to in mid October, which is a time of the year when I usually don’t walk on Caminos.
I have a few questions for you :
• what kind of weather do I need to expect in Galicia? Would it be a good idea to buy goretex equipment since rain is likely to come?
• do you think I will have problems with hostels? Or will they still be open?
• Do you have any other advice or recommendation for the Camino ingles? For instance hostels, places to eat, visit etc


Thank you all in advance! Buen Camino!

 

[J Willhaus]

It is often rainy in November so I would think it might be rainy in October as well? The Xunta albergues will be open all year. Not sure about private accomodations though.

 

[witsendwv]

Wet, wet and more wet. We walked in Oct. and it seemed like just as we got in sight of our accommodations the sky opened. I don't know anything about Goretex, but for me anything too heavy makes me sweat under my rain gear and I am wetter from the inside out!

 

[KJFSophie]

We walked the Camino Ingles in late September 2019. It was really hot during the day and at night we were wearing packable down jackets. We did have a few days of rain that required ponchos. I don't know that I'd bring any ranger that is too heavy, you can always add a layer underneath. October can still be warm during the day.

 

[ChristelMarcAntwerp22]

Hello everyone! I’m preparing my next Camino, the Camino Inglês. It’s my sixth Camino, so I have a bit of experience, however it’s going to in mid October, which is a time of the year when I usually don’t walk on Caminos.
I have a few questions for you :
• what kind of weather do I need to expect in Galicia? Would it be a good idea to buy goretex equipment since rain is likely to come?
• do you think I will have problems with hostels? Or will they still be open?
• Do you have any other advice or recommendation for the Camino ingles? For instance hostels, places to eat, visit etc


Thank you all in advance! Buen Camino!

Hi,
my wife and i might also go for the Ingles mid/end october, you can find a lot of info On this site :

Camino Inglés - Camino Inglés

O Camiño Inglés A peregrinación xacobea atraeu na Idade Media a xentes de toda Europa O Camiño Inglés A peregrinación xacobea atraeu na Idade Media a xentes de toda Europa Desde Ferrol LONXITUDE 113 Km DIFICULTADE Media Desde A Coruña LONXITUDE 73.7 Km DIFICULTADE Media Desde Ferrol LONXITUDE...

www.caminoingles.gal

Buen camino!

 

[HJPZ]

I too will be walking the Camino Ingles mid-October! Looking forward to meeting others on the path!

 

[Amy Cuzzola-Kern]

Hello everyone! I’m preparing my next Camino, the Camino Inglês. It’s my sixth Camino, so I have a bit of experience, however it’s going to in mid October, which is a time of the year when I usually don’t walk on Caminos.
I have a few questions for you :
• what kind of weather do I need to expect in Galicia? Would it be a good idea to buy goretex equipment since rain is likely to come?
• do you think I will have problems with hostels? Or will they still be open?
• Do you have any other advice or recommendation for the Camino ingles? For instance hostels, places to eat, visit etc


Thank you all in advance! Buen Camino!

Hi - I did the Camino Ingles in October 2015 from Ferrol. We walked 5 days. We saw maybe 5 other pilgrims until the last day to SDC. There is no need at all to book in advance - as there are a lot of amenities and food along the way. Albergues were all open. It's well-marked, there are very pretty small churches to visit. Our weather was warm - not too hot- and sunny except for maybe two 1/2 days when it rained. A light waterproof jacket (or poncho) with a hood will be fine. I did not have waterproof pants, but wish I had brought them. I recently finished the Portugues (coastal and SV), I LOVED the CI and found it to be more spiritual. I don't have any lodging or food recommendations - pretty much everywhere we stopped for food was excellent and well-priced.
Buen Camino - you will love it!

 

[henrythedog]

Hello everyone! I’m preparing my next Camino, the Camino Inglês. It’s my sixth Camino, so I have a bit of experience, however it’s going to in mid October, which is a time of the year when I usually don’t walk on Caminos.
I have a few questions for you :
• what kind of weather do I need to expect in Galicia? Would it be a good idea to buy goretex equipment since rain is likely to come?
• do you think I will have problems with hostels? Or will they still be open?
• Do you have any other advice or recommendation for the Camino ingles? For instance hostels, places to eat, visit etc


Thank you all in advance! Buen Camino!

I walked the Ingles in October 2018 and saw one other Peregrino. You should anticipate rain.

I believe that in recent years the Ingles has become far more busy than it was.

 

[K_Lynn]

I'm walking Ingles the last week of October and now I feel like I need to look into waterproof shoes! I have a poncho and rain pants so everything else is covered.

Buen Camino! Hope it doesn't rain too much on us all!

 

[Amy Cuzzola-Kern]

Waterproof shoes are an absolute must. Buen Camino!

 

[pelerine]

I intend to walk the Ingles during the second week of October. I use Goretex boots and in the rain I wear gaiters (kneehigh), a rain jacket, pack cover and a large hands free trekking umbrella.The umbrella I find useful even when it is windy, however it becomes less hands free as I use one hand to help steady it against the wind.

I used Gronze to plan my stages, but in order not to exceed about 20 km/day I worked out slightly different stages from the ones generally suggested.

Am wondering whether I meet anybody on this camino, since you all intend to walk later than I do and I will be staying in an albergue only twice.

Well, buen camino to all of us!

 

[LTfit]

Our dear Forum member @SabsP just finished the Inglés so she is the go-to person to ask. Her pictures looked quite dark with ominous clouds. She definitely had rain and downpours but I'll let her answer this herself.

You just may be lucky. I remember arriving in Santiago on November 3rd with sun then it promptly rained for 3 days straight. My guess is that rain is more likely than not.

 

[dadaperegrino]

Thank you all for your answers!!! I look forward to my first Autumn Camino!

 

[Seacrunch]

i just finished the Camino from Sarria, but ont he last week of Nov. I have another week off, is the Camino Ingles a good option? I was talking to people here in Santiago and they said that its gonna be miserable because of all the rain, but I really want to do it

 

[dadaperegrino]

Hi! Based on what I read you will likely have some rain, however that doesn’t mean it will rain all the time.
Looking at historical data in the screenshot below it seems that the first days of October have higher chance of rain, but it’s still ok. November and late October have definitely more precipitations.

Ultimately I believe if you have the right gear then there’s nothing to stress about. By right gear I mean waterproof shoes, rain trousers and water repellent coat (a breathable one would be good).

This is how I intend to do my Camino ingles in October / November this year

 

[Steven Baggs]

I just completed the Camino Ingles from Ferrol a few weeks ago. Having walked many other Camino's I wasn't sure what to expect and was pleasantly surprised. The path is well-marked and follows much of the beautiful coastline and through forest paths. Unlike previous Camino's, I took my time as it was only a six-day walk. I could have easily completed it much sooner if I had wanted to walk longer days. I managed to book my little group a hotel by the beach at Mino which was almost as cheap as an albergue, I wish I had spent more time there it was really nice. I hope the weather improves and you enjoy the walk as much as we did.

 

[krystianw]

Looks like that time of year is all over the place, in terms of rain. 2010 didn't have any, 2022 had showers every day. (I'm looking at the data on CaminoWeather.)