Camino Olvidado in the News

[peregrina2000]

A local group in Palencia is urging the creation of a telephone ap for the Camino Olvidado.

http://www.diariopalentino.es/Notic...Z77A7DB4F-CE49-EE57-0604B482DCCA2B9F/20141128

The more it's in the news, the more likely it is that the Camino Olvidado will not be forgotten much longer! Buen camino, Laurie

 

[Anemone del Camino]

I love hearing about people working hard to revive ancient routes. The problem I see with this project of an App for the Camino olvidado is that one would require internet access to make it work, especially for the GPS, and that many of the people walking the different caminos, if not most, are not Spaniards, and would therefor need to pay for the connection fee.

 

[peregrina2000]

This isn't the only group working to restore this Camino, but the others that I know of are putting their efforts into more traditional things like arrow painting and publicity.

When I walked the Camino Olvidado last summer, I had free wifi almost every day. I confess I'm not really sure how an app works, but if all it requires is wifi, there should be no problem for pilgrims getting access.

I also know there are good gps tracks for this camino (since Susanna and I recorded them ourselves ). Buen camino, Laurie

 

[Anemone del Camino]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but is free WIFI available everywhere or only in some bars, restaurants, albergues. Because it you cannot access it when you're in the middle of fields or mountains, the App won't help you find your way, will it?

 

[peregrina2000]

Hi, Anemone, yes you're right, the wifi is only in bars and restaurants. The article says that the ap would also have gps tracks. I brought a gps device with me last summer, and then with some help from forum friends, got the tracks to the Olvidado onto the device. I found I only needed to look at the GPS once, btw, because the trail is so well marked. The gps device works without a data plan and without wifi, though.

But anyway, back to the question of how this Olvidado ap would be used. I have no idea whether a pilgrim would need to buy a data plan or whether the gps function in the phone would be sufficient. Too confusing for my non-tech brain!

Are you planning to walk the Olvidado?