Camino suggestions for January or February?

[Walden]

I was wondering if anyone has any experience of walking the Via de la Plata, or any other Camino that might be suitable for the early months of the year. I have some time coming in January or February and am looking for ideas.

Would the la Plata be suitable? Albergues open? Weather reasonable and not too cold or wet?

Any other suggestions appreciated.

 

[peregrina2000]

Forum member @amancio once walked from Málaga in January. See his report here.
Baena is where this banch merges with the Mozárabe branch starting in Almería. I would definitely contact the amigos in Almería if the Mozárabe piques your interest, because they run nearly all the albergues between Almería and Granada. Their online guide, which is revised monthly, gives up to date info on albergue situation.

October’s version — https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P1NOFhHAq05kZ648gaFU7VzSwosviNor/view

Weather-wise, I would only start in the south if I were going to walk in January, and the Vdlp or the Mozárabe would be where I’d think you’d have the best shot at good accommodation options.

 

[Walden]

Forum member @amancio once walked from Málaga in January. See his report here.
Baena is where this banch merges with the Mozárabe branch starting in Almería. I would definitely contact the amigos in Almería if the Mozárabe piques your interest, because they run nearly all the albergues between Almería and Granada. Their online guide, which is revised monthly, gives up to date info on albergue situation.

October’s version — https://drive.google.com/file/d/1P1NOFhHAq05kZ648gaFU7VzSwosviNor/view

Weather-wise, I would only start in the south if I were going to walk in January, and the Vdlp or the Mozárabe would be where I’d think you’d have the best shot at good accommodation options.

brilliant, thank you for that, I'll get researching

 

[Former member 99290]

Their online guide, which is revised monthly, gives up to date info on albergue situation.

Wow, what a fantastic guide - even for those of us who don’tspeak Spanish - and a gréât service that thé amigos update it monthly. We walked the Mozarabe from Granada some years ago but I wasn’t aware of this guide.

I do recall that all local people we met were very welcoming and keen for the Camino to become more popular. It was a great walk - ours bookended by Granada and Merida, with Cordoba in the middle. Maybe we will go back one day and start from Almeria.

 

[alexwalker]

I would definitely not recommend Mozarabe from Almeria in Jan/feb/March: Study the altitude profile: Half of the way is at altitudes +1000 m., at the base of the Sierra Nevada. It will be very could up there. I walked in May one year and had to abort halfway due to pneumonia.

For a pleasant winter walk, I would start in Merida on the VdlP. Far ebough south, and easy walkig.