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I just want to point out that, the monastery of Santiago in Uclés, Cuenca, was for centuries the main headquarters of the knights of Santiago in Spain. From an historical point of view, starting the Madrid way in Ucles makes a lot more sense.
And once there is a forum member who walks this route and reports back, I am sure Ivar will set up a new Camino de Madrid sub-forum for the Camino Uclés.
144 km that can be done in 5 to 8 days depending on your ability and/or preference.Well Canuck, I think that means I should ask Ivar for a separate Ucles sub-forum. Stay tuned and I will separate this thread to make yours the first post.
How many kms to Madrid from the monastery?
Check out the new thread with Spanish guide in this subforum!Well this is so intriguing! I am planning the Madrid / Salvador for my next camino and will now be researching the Ucles as well!
I think you will love it as a warm-up.@Canuck your description sold it to me....maybe a wee walk from Madrid would be a good entree to my next (not 2020) Camino!
Anyone from Australia?I think you will love it as a warm-up.
Worthy of mention is the fact that no one to date from New-Zeland has walked this camino. The first to do it will get a shell with the flag of the country painted on it and placed in the International Tunnel. That is done by the association as a way of recognizing the different origins having walked the camino . I did from Canada. See pictures above.
Cheers,
JM
No one from Australia to my knowledge.Anyone from Australia?
Might try later in the year.
Thanks for the information.
Mark
Jean Marc,As a member of the Association of the Camino de Uclés/Camino Santiago de Uclés (It's marked both ways), I am very happy to see some interest in that camino.
I had the pleasure of walking it twice already and planning for a third time next spring.
The camino is very, very well marked, in red for the way to Uclés and in the usual yellow for the way to Madrid. Special markers, rest areas and other unique points of interest are present all along the way.
It can easily be divided in short stages with the longest one being 23km.
Accommodation is available throughout in the different towns and villages, either in gyms, churches, albergues and cheap hostales. The same applies to food.
The association has its own credential and certificate along with identifying T-shirts and bandetas for sale. Profits going into the maintenance of the camino.
The association doesn't have the means to publish an official guidebook but has put together a document giving all the necessary information(in Spanish only). Cannot be attached here, but available by PM.
Stongly recommended!
Enjoy,
Jean-Marc
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Annette, go to Madrid subforum for Ucles and there is a new thread with CdU Spanish guide with stages, GPS tracks and all.Jean Marc,
Wonderful wonderful pictures so thank tou
Would there be any chance that you could ...briefly..list the stages in this post...perhaps with a bit of information re accommodation
So many seem interested in this Camino
Thank you in anticipation and best wishes
Annette
Found it!Annette, go to Madrid subforum for Ucles and there is a new thread with CdU Spanish guide with stages, GPS tracks and all.
MikeI wonder how long it would take to get from Madrid airport to Ucles………..and how. As I was thinking about walking the Camino Madrid later this year the Ucles looks like a very attractive addition as I love the less travelled ways. A quick google search suggests just over 3 hours by train)
It doesn’t appear that there is a train station in Uclés but I may be mis-Reading.
Either way works well Alan.I see Manuel Rossi paints arrows both ways. Does anybody have a view about whether Madrid to Uclés might work as well as/better than vice versa? - assuming a week's stand alone camino rather than the start of an attempt at a compostela.
As indicated by @OzAnnie and @JabbaPapa above, there is not train to Uclés. The best way is by train or bus to Tarancon or Cuenca from Madrid and then by bus to Uclés.I wonder how long it would take to get from Madrid airport to Ucles………..and how. As I was thinking about walking the Camino Madrid later this year the Ucles looks like a very attractive addition as I love the less travelled ways. A quick google search suggests just over 3 hours by train)
Or even better start on the Lana and then head towards Ucles from Cuenca about 80 kms…...
I had to use google maps before so I am confident it can be done OK. Just need to see if I can wangle the extra time away! However, there is at least 1 route on wikiloc - https://www.wikiloc.com/hiking-trails/cuenca-ucles-24880026Sounds good, even though it looks like you'd be freestyling without any waymarks ...
Thank you very much for that. I think that is the same track I copied in from Wikiloc above. I cannot imagine taking 11 days to walk 88kms…. As always, lesser known tracks are often a challenge to find accommodation at the stops you want especially as I would want to only take about 3 days.Hi Mike,
There is a guide in Spanish that describes the camino between Cuenca and Ucles.
“Camino de la Orden de Santiago. Entre Uclés y Cuenca” by Javier Rodríguez Laguía.
Cuenca-Ucles is about 88,5 km and it is divided into 11 stages:
1. Cuenca-Jábaga,
2. Jábaga-Cólliga,
3. Cólliga-Villanueva de los Escuderos,
4. Villanueva de los Escuderos-Villar del Horno,
5. Villar del Horno-Naharros,
6. Naharros-Horcajada de la Torre,
7. Horcajada de la Torre- Valparaíso de Abajo,
8. Valparaíso de Abajo-Olmedilla del Campo,
9. Olmedilla del Campo-Carrascosa del Campo,
10. Carrascosa del Campo-Rozalén del Monte
11. Rozalén del Monte-Uclés.
The association behind it is Cuencleta Asociacion Cultural "Eslabon" from CEPA Luis Aguirre, Cuenca. You can find them in Facebook or contacting the CEPA Luis Aguirre.
Unfortunately, I dont think this camino has been marked yet. If you are looking for other marked routes in Cuenca, you can find them here: Senderos de Cuenca
Well, there is not such a thing as good or bad caminos...Someone wants to start the Ucles in Cuenca and there is a guide about it written by locals. That's all.
Don’t want to walk the Lana as it terminates too far east and would then involve the Frances. At least with a Ucles/Madrid option I can then take the Invierno and avoid a lot of the Frances!
Sorry for this off-topic comment, but Mike, you also have the Levante option waiting there for you. Valencia to Zamora, where you can then take the Sanabrés and also avoid the Francés.Don’t want to walk the Lana as it terminates too far east and would then involve the Frances. At least with a Ucles/Madrid option I can then take the Invierno and avoid a lot of the Frances!
I walked the Sureste 2 years ago so too similar!Sorry for this off-topic comment, but Mike, you also have the Levante option waiting there for you. Valencia to Zamora, where you can then take the Sanabrés and also avoid the Francés.
I walked the VdlP 4 years ago so do not want to repeat that. I prefer to walk new tracks with few people if I can.Well if maximum Francès avoidance is your goal, you could wrangle your way onto the Via de la Plata so then just do the Astorga > Ponferrada section to the Invierno, by cutting across from Villeguillo via Olmedo to Medina del Campo ; switch to the Levante 'til Zamora ; then La Plata to Astorga.
hmmm going via Madrid really does open up a plethora of options !!
Torin, is there a marked camino from Uclés to Madrid? The monastery does look very interesting.
A few forum posts with links and other information about this alternative.
And once there is a forum member who walks this route and reports back, I am sure Ivar will set up a new Camino de Madrid sub-forum for the Camino Uclés.
Let me also just say, in response to one of your comments, that we are not proposing this route as making “more“ or “less” sense than any other Camino route. It is a marked alternative Camino, with an enthusiastic association, and there are a lot of forum members who are eager to try new routes. It would be great to hear back from someone walking from Uclés.
Hi
What's the story re albergues on ucles camino
Lar x dublin
Thanks re infoHi Lar,
Here is everything you need to know concerning the Camino de Ucles.
I recommend it. Where there's no pilgrim accommodation you can find very cheap hostales.
This camino is a gem.
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