Coastal route June 2019

Ajay · Jan 21, 2019

Hi all, new member here. At the beginning of planning a route from Porto to SdC late June this year. Looking at combining Coastal, Litoral and Espiritual routes. So much info and knowledge on these pages!

PDO · Jan 22, 2019

We walked the Senda Litoral out of Porto in September followed the coast up into Spain and then walked the Spiritual Variant ( amazing!) into Santiago. It was a wonderful walk!

Chopinet · Feb 1, 2019

Hi Ajay,
I will do the same route starting 8th of June, first experience for me and I'm still in the process of planning stages though the more I read the more I get the feeling that over planning can spoil partially the beauty of the camino. My intention is to walk as much as possible on the ocean up to Viladesuso where I'd like to cut uphills towards Saians instead of passing through Baiona. Same for the variante espiritual, Villagarcia after Almenteira and then Pontecesures by walk instead of the boat.
This is roughly my current plan:

08/06/19	OPORTO	OPORTO	0
09/06/19	OPORTO	VILA DO CONDE	22,1
10/06/19	VILA DO CONDE	ESPOSENDE	24,4
11/06/19	ESPOSENDE	VIANA DO CASTELO	25,1
12/06/19	VIANA DO CASTELO	CAMINHA	26,8
13/06/19	CAMINHA	VILADESUSO	21,3
14/06/19	VILADESUSO	SAIANS	23,8
15/06/19	SAIANS	REDONDELA	29,4
16/06/19	REDONDELA	PONTEVEDRA	19,6
17/06/19	PONTEVEDRA	ALMENTERIA	25,2
18/06/19	ALMENTERIA	VILLAGARCIA	26,1
19/06/19	VILLAGARCIA	HERBON	23,3
20/06/19	HERBON	SANTIAGO	26,9
21/06/19	SANTIAGO	NEGREIRA	20,6
22/06/19	NEGREIRA	OLVEIROA	32,6
23/06/19	OLVEIROA	CORCUBION	21,6
24/06/19	CORCUBION	SANTIAGO	13,4

LynneR · Feb 1, 2019

Chopinet said:
Hi Ajay,
I will do the same route starting 8th of June, first experience for me and I'm still in the process of planning stages though the more I read the more I get the feeling that over planning can spoil partially the beauty of the camino. My intention is to walk as much as possible on the ocean up to Viladesuso where I'd like to cut uphills towards Saians instead of passing through Baiona. Same for the variante espiritual, Villagarcia after Almenteira and then Pontecesures by walk instead of the boat.
This is roughly my current plan:

08/06/19
OPORTO
OPORTO
0
09/06/19
OPORTO
VILA DO CONDE
22,1
10/06/19
VILA DO CONDE
ESPOSENDE
24,4
11/06/19
ESPOSENDE
VIANA DO CASTELO
25,1
12/06/19
VIANA DO CASTELO
CAMINHA
26,8
13/06/19
CAMINHA
VILADESUSO
21,3
14/06/19
VILADESUSO
SAIANS
23,8
15/06/19
SAIANS
REDONDELA
29,4
16/06/19
REDONDELA
PONTEVEDRA
19,6
17/06/19
PONTEVEDRA
ALMENTERIA
25,2
18/06/19
ALMENTERIA
VILLAGARCIA
26,1
19/06/19
VILLAGARCIA
HERBON
23,3
20/06/19
HERBON
SANTIAGO
26,9
21/06/19
SANTIAGO
NEGREIRA
20,6
22/06/19
NEGREIRA
OLVEIROA
32,6
23/06/19
OLVEIROA
CORCUBION
21,6
24/06/19
CORCUBION
SANTIAGO
13,4

Hello,
I'm doing a bit of research on the Variante Espiritual and ran across your post. Looks like we will be on roughly the same schedule. I might begin around the 5th out of Porto.
I'd like to do the coast as well, and I may also walk into Muxia. (I bussed into Finisterre twice in the past)

I've been to the CF twice, and you are right to begin with a plan, but be prepared to adjust as you feel necessary and as you learn more about the layout of the land while you're walking. Some of the best experiences I had were because I changed (or had to change) my original plan.
Best of luck with your planning and maybe our paths will cross...

LynneR · Feb 1, 2019

PDO said:
We walked the Senda Litoral out of Porto in September followed the coast up into Spain and then walked the Spiritual Variant ( amazing!) into Santiago. It was a wonderful walk!

Hello,
I am planning the same walk for early June of this year.
Can you tell me how many days you took for that walk? Any rest days? I have been on CF twice, but this is my first CP. Any tips you can give would be appreciated!
Thank you,
Lynne

Chopinet · Feb 2, 2019

LynneR said:
Hello,
I'm doing a bit of research on the Variante Espiritual and ran across your post. Looks like we will be on roughly the same schedule. I might begin around the 5th out of Porto.
I'd like to do the coast as well, and I may also walk into Muxia. (I bussed into Finisterre twice in the past)

I've been to the CF twice, and you are right to begin with a plan, but be prepared to adjust as you feel necessary and as you learn more about the layout of the land while you're walking. Some of the best experiences I had were because I changed (or had to change) my original plan.
Best of luck with your planning and maybe our paths will cross...

Indeed, I'm fully prepared to any inconvenience hence the 4 days to Finisterre after Santiago could be used instead to slow down the route from Porto to Santiago.
Speaking about inconvenience, I could not even imagine a worse start for my first training session: after 30 minutes walk in a wood with my dog we've been assailed by two other dogs led (well "not led" is more correct) by a crazy 80 yo man with no clue how to deal with dogs gone berserk.
Result: a dozaine bites on my legs/hands and 3 for my lady. I'm now questioning my idea to go alone on the hills after Viladesuso. But that was not the worst news, my father has been diagnosed yesterday of a probable lung cancer, I'm quite sure I will have to put off my camino this year.

LynneR · Feb 2, 2019

What sad news, and what a rough outing you had.
I am sorry about your father. It is good that you will be there to support him. The Camino will be there for you at the right time.
Best wishes for you and your father.

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