Cycling from Santiago to Lisbon?

[rachcarter]

Hi

I am planning to cycle from St Jean Pied to Port to Santiago and then would love to continue cycling to Lisbon. I am a woman traveling on my own and am mainly worried about whether I will be able to find the way.

Is there a good map I can buy in Santiago that will help me - or is it easy to find the way backwards?

Kind regards,
Rachael

 

[mspath]

Hi

I am planning to cycle from St Jean Pied to Port to Santiago and then would love to continue cycling to Lisbon. I am a woman traveling on my own and am mainly worried about whether I will be able to find the way.

Is there a good map I can buy in Santiago that will help me - or is it easy to find the way backwards?

Kind regards,
Rachael

Hello Rachel,

I am not a biker, but will answer you as an experienced walker. Last December after finishing the Camino Frances I continued to Finisterre, per usual, and then walked to the Portuguese border at Tui. This involved going " backward " along the Camino Portuguese from Santiago. To go backward is far more complicated than you might think; since this path is hardly well marked and often crosses marsh and forest. Searching for the famous yellow arrows pointing opposite my direction wasn't easy. Viewed backwards the arrows resembled anchors. Thus it all was a bit of a treasure hunt!

Be sure to check the Camino Portuguese thread on the Forum for much useful information.

The Confraternity of St James offers on line a Guidebook for the Camino at this link. http://www.csj.org.uk/guides-online.htm

Here are links to three other web sites which might l help you further with your planning.

http://camino.xacobeo.es/en/routes/portuguese-way

http://caminodesantiago.consumer.es./lo ... portugues/

http://camino.xacobeo.es/caminos/camino-portugues

Happy planning and Buen Camino,

Margaret