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I'm the first to say the only way to do the meseta
Is on a bike, but that might be more trouble than it is worth. Sorry for the italics I' m in France with just a phone and too much wine. Have no idea why is is writing like that. You cruised the Pyrenees you'll stroll across the Meseta as well.
Just walked into Pamplona a few hours ago-- so thanks first for all the encouragement that helped to get me here. The Pyrenees were hard but they didn't kill me. I'm now getting stronger and having more fun.
A chat with another pilgrim got me thinking about crossing the Meseta by bike. My thought is to rent something in Burgos and return it in León, shifting my stuff to saddle bags and shipping my empty pack ahead.
Does anyone here have experience doing this, or tips on where to rent?
Thanks again!
Just walked into Pamplona a few hours ago-- so thanks first for all the encouragement that helped to get me here. The Pyrenees were hard but they didn't kill me. I'm now getting stronger and having more fun.
A chat with another pilgrim got me thinking about crossing the Meseta by bike. My thought is to rent something in Burgos and return it in León, shifting my stuff to saddle bags and shipping my empty pack ahead.
Does anyone here have experience doing this, or tips on where to rent?
Thanks again!
Joe, CONGRATS on making it to Pamplona! It's been fun to follow your journey from packing to having you be a few days in.
Do you speak a bit of Spanish? If so you may be able to navigate this website: http://www.bicigrino.info/tienda_vi...cicleta-camino-santiago-de-burgos-a-leon.html. Looks like it's perfect for you - it's just for the stretch from Burgos to León. If you scroll down on the site you'll see photos and info for where in Burgos you can pick up a bike. If you don't know Spanish, try to visit them in person and communicate what you need.
Buen Camino!
Faith
I didn't see that either because the cookie notification statement covered the button. Anyway, in the general case, if you see a directory level in a URL of /es/ remove everything after the second slash and replace /es/ with /en/. You almost always get to a version of the site in English. Not always though as there are sites that have multiple language versions but they may only include the other languages used in Spain.On the top left hand side of the webpage there is a button for spanish or english.
6 in the general case, if you see a directory level in a URL of /es/ remove everything after the second slash and replace /es/ with /en/. You almost always get to a version of the site in English. Not always though as there are sites that have multiple language versions .
I did exactly that in 2015 after calculating that I'd not make Santiago in time for a flight and considering an injured knee. Compressed about 8 days to 2 ½ days. Mundicamino.com in Burgos was great. Rented a bike plus other items (it's all a la carte) and dumped the bike in Astorga then walked from there. Can elaborate if you need. I will say one thing: think like a walker. Let the walkers know you're coming. I did a gentle sing-song 'hola' until I knew they heard me and I slowed right down to pass. 'Cyclists' don't appreciate the difference in psychology and go rattling past often startling walkers. The only ones I surprised were people plugged into earbuds. If after 3 tries they didn't hear me, I just went on through and scared a few but , hey, di my best and they'd opted to bow out of the 'real' world in favour of the 'virtual'. ..their call.Just walked into Pamplona a few hours ago-- so thanks first for all the encouragement that helped to get me here. The Pyrenees were hard but they didn't kill me. I'm now getting stronger and having more fun.
A chat with another pilgrim got me thinking about crossing the Meseta by bike. My thought is to rent something in Burgos and return it in León, shifting my stuff to saddle bags and shipping my empty pack ahead.
Does anyone here have experience doing this, or tips on where to rent?
Thanks again!
Hi. Thanks for your advice. I am thinking of biking just as you have for time reasons. I am not a very experienced biker so am wondering what footwear is needed for biking this stretch?Hi! I got into León yesterday evening after a three-day ride from Burgos. Thought I'd share some notes on what I learned.
There are a number of options to rent bikes for some or all of the Camino. Good resources on http://bicigrino.com/en/
I worked with Diego Diaz, who owns the Velobur bikeshop in Burgos, and paid 125€ for four days rental. That included bags, rack, lock and helmet. You may find cheaper elsewhere, but the bike and intel he gave me was solid.
I didn't ship anything ahead. Just dumped my pack's content into the saddlebags, and bungeed the pack across on top.
Rode first day-- to Castrojeriz-- on trails, and had no problem sharing path with walkers. Just used common courtesy. That said, the riding itself is challenging in places, especially if you're a road rider, not a mountain biker.
I had to push the bike up some of the hills. And navigating a fully loaded bike down some of those trails...well, it was a solid 8-8.5 on the sphincter scale. Very thankful for bike Diego set me up with.
It's possible to ride a fairly direct line on asphalt from Castrojeriz on, and thats what I did, using helpful guide Diego gave me. The roads are not hill-free, but cycling them does provide a great pedaling-free "wheeeeee!" stretch once you crest the top.
Anyway, thanks to all for the advice and support. I'm off to see a bit of León before I pick up my sticks and continue west.
Hi. Thanks for your advice. I am thinking of biking just as you have for time reasons. I am not a very experienced biker so am wondering what footwear is needed for biking this stretch?
As one who has both cycled (Sep 2015) and walked (May 2017) I am now in the walkers camp (at least in May) - even if it did rain all the way from Rabe to Hotanas with temps down below 10C. We did it in 8 days - some short ones and some long ones. Even now I am home I still have the mental images of the greenness of the Meseta this northern Spring.Why cycle the Meseta if you can walk it? IMHO it's the finest part of the whole Camino!
I did exactly that in 2015 after calculating that I'd not make Santiago in time for a flight and considering an injured knee. Compressed about 8 days to 2 ½ days. Mundicamino.com in Burgos was great. Rented a bike plus other items (it's all a la carte) and dumped the bike in Astorga then walked from there. Can elaborate if you need. I will say one thing: think like a walker. Let the walkers know you're coming. I did a gentle sing-song 'hola' until I knew they heard me and I slowed right down to pass. 'Cyclists' don't appreciate the difference in psychology and go rattling past often startling walkers. The only ones I surprised were people plugged into earbuds. If after 3 tries they didn't hear me, I just went on through and scared a few but , hey, di my best and they'd opted to bow out of the 'real' world in favour of the 'virtual'. ..their call.
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