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Can you define "greatest", please.
All my hikes are "great" for me. Doesn´t matter if they are long or short, high mountains or low hills. To be able to wake up very morning is awesome and if I can combine it with a hike even more so. I´ll just name two. The first time I hiked up a mountain in Nafaroa/Navarra called Saioa (1.419 mtrs.) , one of my daughters is named after it.I brought a stone back for her from the top. She still cherishes it till this very day. The other one was a hike to the top of Mt. Ararat (5.137mtrs).
Buen Camino!
I was just going to post this exact question. I want to walk but really don't want to have to carry camping gear.Enjoy this string ... Any recommendations for warm ups for the Camino here in the US, where I could hike without having to carry food and a tent? I am thinking about hill or mountain trails where there would be places to stay overnight.
I would also love to hear about great hikes in Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales.
I would also love to hear about great hikes in Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales.
Is that all? Lol. Yikes, you've given me some great homework. Do any of these walks have hostels/auberges or similar places to overnight. How would the cost compare to the Camino? Thanks for all the great tips.For starters .............The Wicklow Way, The South Leinster Way, The East Munster Way, The Black Water (Avondu) Way, The Blackwater (Duhallow) Way & The Kerry Way and by walking all of these tail to tail that = Irish Coast to Coast Walk. The Coast to Coast walk allows you to include some of stunning high level alternative options en route (Lug Walk, the Blackstairs, Comeragh, Knockmealdown and Derrynasaggart Mountains and -my personal favourite- The MacGillycuddy's Reeks). Not to forget The Burren Way, The Ulster Way, St Declans Way..............feeling tempted?And if you want to go to the spiritual equivalent of boot camp you could also make the 3 day Lough Derg Pilgrimage.
you can do an inn to inn hike on the green moutain trail in vermont nice sceanery and cool weather this time of year.Enjoy this string ... Any recommendations for warm ups for the Camino here in the US, where I could hike without having to carry food and a tent? I am thinking about hill or mountain trails where there would be places to stay overnight.
I would also love to hear about great hikes in Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales.
Is that all? Lol. Yikes, you've given me some great homework. Do any of these walks have hostels/auberges or similar places to overnight. How would the cost compare to the Camino? Thanks for all the great tips.
Does anyone of you walked the Way of Saint Francis in Italy? It's relatively near my country and I think it can be done in 4-5 days. I'm short with time so I must choose this kind of paths.
Was out on my bike this morning and stopped to chat with a walker. She told me that she hopes to do the Coast to Coast walk some day. Naturally, I came home to see if it was mentioned on the Forum, and was delighted to find your post. I see you've done several Caminos - Do you mind my asking if you feel you can now find something different in long-distance walking on ancient pilgrimage routes that you think you may not find in, say, if you were to do the Coast to Coast again? I've done just one Camino and, although I love walking, especially through beautiful countryside, I think that for day to day long-distance walking, I might miss what the Camino has to offer - the old churches, the history, stopping to chat with fellow pilgrims over a café con leche, etc. etc., (even being concerned about the availability of toilets.) Wouldn't it be awful to commit time and money to a non-Camino, long-distance hike only to find that something is lacking, that you're not getting what you thought you would get. Hmmmm, I wonder if this is what draws folks back to the Camino time and time again. .................. My gosh, I think I have the Camino bug!My wife and I walked the Wainwright Coast To Coast path across northern England from St. Bee's Head on the Irish Sea to Robin Hood's Bay on the North Sea. Quite spectacular as you walk through the Lake District, the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors. About 14-15 days. A great intro to long distance walking prior to a Camino. Dayton. London, Canada
Best of luck on your upcoming camino. Robin and I shall look forward to your blog posts. Buen camino.We will be walking our 4th Camino in about 10 days, the Portuguese from Lisbon. We have only done Caminos since our Coast to Coast walk in 2008. I think what drives us to find more Camino routes is the people you meet along the way. Not that you don't meet lots on other long distance trails but the spirit is entirely different on a Camino. We don't walk Caminos as a religious experience but it does become spiritual in a way. The spontanaiety of a Camino route is also so much different from other long distance walks we've done, ie. not so meticulously planned, able to alter your route or time frame instantly and not knowing what the next day might bring. We've never repeated a Camino except the walk from Santiago to Finisterre and Muxia which we'll be doing for the third time this trip. However, there are so many interesting long distance walks in Europe especially that I'm sure we will do some more 'non-Camino' walks. Dayton and Karen
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