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I have never done this so any information is most welcome.
Kms | Miles | Destination | ||
1 | April 1st | 15 | 9 | Gemunde |
2 | April 2nd | 15 | 9 | Arcos |
3 | April 3rd | 21 | 13 | Barcelos |
4 | April 4th | 21 | 13 | |
5 | April 5th | 15 | 9 | Ponte de Lima |
6 | April 6th | 22 | 14 | Rubiaies & mountain pass |
8 | April 8th | 19 | 12 | Vanenca |
9 | April 9th | 7 | 4 | Tui |
10 | April 10th | 24 | 15 | Mos |
11 | April 11th | 18 | 11 | Arcade |
12 | April 12th | 12 | 8 | Pontevedra |
11 | 7 | San Amaro | ||
13 | April 13th | 10 | 6 | Calda de Reis |
14 | April 14th | 21 | 13 | Padron |
15 | April 15th | 17 | 11 | Teo |
16 | April 16th | 17 | 11 | SANTIAGO |
Yes we definitely have to skip some sections but not sure which ones yet. We are basically working backwards, since we know it's going to be 15km per day and we wish to walk the last 100km. I am just not sure how to backtrack 15km per day from Santiago because I don't have a proper map of all the little towns along the way.Are you going to skip some sections? You will have to if you are only going to walk 15 km per day.
Are you planning to do the Coastal or Central route?
Thank youI walked the internal route in 2011 when I was 71. Details are on my web site. Daily distances were:
Kms Miles Destination 1April 1st 15 9 Gemunde 2April 2nd 15 9 Arcos 3April 3rd 21 13 Barcelos 4April 4th 21 13 5April 5th 15 9 Ponte de Lima 6April 6th 22 14 Rubiaies & mountain pass 8April 8th 19 12 Vanenca 9April 9th 7 4 Tui 10April 10th 24 15 Mos 11April 11th 18 11 Arcade 12April 12th 12 8 Pontevedra 11 7 San Amaro 13April 13th 10 6 Calda de Reis 14April 14th 21 13 Padron 15April 15th 17 11 Teo 16April 16th 17 11 SANTIAGO
Many hostels on the Portuguese are quite small.
A group of 10 should pre-book all the accommodation in advance if they want to stay at the same places together.
A group needs security – they want to know how far they have to walk each day, where they will have lunch, where to go when they get into town, what time to get up in the morning . . .
People can get grumpy if they don’t know what’s going on . . . “nobody told ME”.
Decide on an itinerary that will fit the SLOWEST walker. Then book accommodation in those towns for your group. You can’t pre-book municipal hostels, but there are many private ones that will take bookings.
You can give the itinerary to the folks at home, so they know where you all are each day.
OK, it’s not “spontaneous”, but you can’t do that with a group. A group needs organization – the more controlled the better.
Be prepared to walk at the back with the slowest walker, NOT at the front, where you don’t know what’s going on behind you. There will be somebody in the group who is happy to be at the front, finding the lunch spots, the hostels . . .
Bom caminho!
dougfitz offers good suggestions to you.
My offer is that those folks at home who need your itenary are very likely really interested in what you are doing. However in asking for that itenary they may not truly understand the 'burden' they are putting upon you. It's difficult on any Camino to know exactly how you will get on and where you will be with any certantity at the end of the each day without minute planning, at the expense of 'letting it happen' so to speak.
Maybe an agreement to call/text/message each evening with an update is a middle-ground agreement. You're going to have enough lovely memory making problems with the group you are travelling with to worry about catering for the needs of folks at home, as important as they may be.
Buen (keeping all satisfied) Camino
If you go to the website gronze.com and choose the Portuguese route then you will see the town and places to stay but in the direction towards Santiago de Compostela.My main query is how to back track 15km per day from Santiago in order to walk the last 100km.
You may find https://www.gronze.com/camino-portugues useful. If you open the individual "etapa/stages" you will see all potential accommodation and refreshment points
Yes, because I’ve bothered to look at the Gronze website, cross-check using “google earth” (other global mapping sites may be available) and had assumed that you were looking for a little help, not a travel agent. If you are not up to sorting your basic route out from the information and help you have been given already you should stay at home. The Camino is not for youThank you. Do you happen to know how many km’s between towns?
We have only 14 days total next summer.
Offer to “share your location” with them on Google Maps. They will be able to see exactly where you are at any given time when they check the map. It’s very interactive so they can click on local sites to see photos others have posted of that spot, too.Dear friends,
We have only 14 days total next summer. We are a family with children as young as 10 years old and two 75 years old. Also some 40's and 50 year olds. There are 10 persons total. We can only walk 15 km per day.
We want to start walking from Porto Cathedral Se. It's the last 100km we are not sure how to break this up at 15km per day. We have family at home who feel that we must share our exact itinerary with them regarding hostels so we would like to map out the last 100km at 15km per day perhaps with suggestions for public auberges that can accommodate 10 people? I have never done this so any information is most welcome.
Mil gracias!
Sarah
I am not quite sure how someone whose health is poorly can walk 15km a day for days on end??? With the current state, the world is in, I am hoping you have good health insurance. Perhaps, enquire to see if all her needs would be included in the health insurance cover. Good luck.We have a woman with us whose health is not in great condition
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