Camino Vasco in August

[Jean Russell]

I will be walking the Camino Vasco Interior in August and would welcome any
useful tips and info from anyone who has walked this route recently. It is rarely mentioned. I am able to fly into Vitoria Gasteix and can take public transport to reach Irun . I will only be walking as far as Burgos as I have limited time available. Many thanks.

 

[ebrandt]

I will be walking the Camino Vasco Interior in August and would welcome any
useful tips and info from anyone who has walked this route recently. It is rarely mentioned. I am able to fly into Vitoria Gasteix and can take public transport to reach Irun . I will only be walking as far as Burgos as I have limited time available. Many thanks.

Hi Jean, We will be walking starting May 14 and will be posting Live from the Camino. Also have you checked out @WestKirsty's recent thread here. She just walked from Irun to Haro finishing at Easter. She took some hilly alternatives. Also @PierreB in is walking now and making brief posts here.

 

[peregrina2000]

I will be walking the Camino Vasco Interior in August and would welcome any
useful tips and info from anyone who has walked this route recently. It is rarely mentioned. I am able to fly into Vitoria Gasteix and can take public transport to reach Irun . I will only be walking as far as Burgos as I have limited time available. Many thanks.

Hi, @Jean Russell, you will love the Vasco!

I would add a caveat that you will likely find the non-albergue lodging very full with summer hikers and vacationers. August is primo vacation month in Spain, you probably know that, and this part of the country has a lot of great day hikes. When I walked the Vasco it was early June and we had albergues to ourselves and pensiones were plentiful, cheap and available. But it will be glorious summer weather. I have been in País Vasco in August as a tourist, and wow, it is green, lush, and gorgeous. Hope it all goes well for you.

 

[Jean Russell]

Hi Jean, We will be walking starting May 14 and will be posting Live from the Camino. Also have you checked out @WestKirsty's recent thread here. She just walked from Irun to Haro finishing at Easter. She took some hilly alternatives. Also @PierreB in is walking now and making brief posts here.

Many thanks for pointing me to WestKirsty's thread

 

[WestKirsty]

Hi! Yes, I've just walking from Irún to Haro and posted info here during the trip. If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask and I'll do my best to answer

It's a really lovely route with lots of variation from one day to the next!

Buen Camino!

 

[Jean Russell]

Hi! Yes, I've just walking from Irún to Haro and posted info here during the trip. If you have any specific questions, feel free to ask and I'll do my best to answer

It's a really lovely route with lots of variation from one day to the next!

Buen Camino!

Thank you.

 

[peregrino_tom]

Hi Jean, if you are a reader I recommend Mark Kurlansky's 'Basque History of the World'. If you read it before you it will add another dimension to what you experience as you walk

 

[Jean Russell]

Hi, @Jean Russell, you will love the Vasco!

I would add a caveat that you will likely find the non-albergue lodging very full with summer hikers and vacationers. August is primo vacation month in Spain, you probably know that, and this part of the country has a lot of great day hikes. When I walked the Vasco it was early June and we had albergues to ourselves and pensiones were plentiful, cheap and available. But it will be glorious summer weather. I have been in País Vasco in August as a tourist, and wow, it is green, lush, and gorgeous. Hope it all goes well for you.

Many thanks. I have walked part of various caminos in August before and always find that finding accommodation is tricky..I am a "senior" solo walker so prefer to pre-book if I can. Inevitably I am finding that private accommodation prices have risen a lot too.