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Don't worry. I walked it this year for the third time and they (municipality I guess) resurfaced it with tinier gravel that was on this descend in previous years. Much nicer now but you should still be cautious as your foot could slip. If my companion with two hip replacements and me with both knees badly damaged years ago could do it so will youFrom what I have read it is a very steep descent, I walk without poles so I'm worried and maybe even considering taking a taxi and somehow skipping it but I'm not willing to give up more than 5km to a taxi ride, is there a cafe or something right before that descent? And to those who have done it - is it really that bad? I'd love to see a picture if anyone has one.
I was assured by locals that the fuente at the Capilla de San Pedro Mártir was sovereign for the feet. So give them a good soak, (and dry them very thoroughly!) and they will serve you well on that slope. My memory is of a steepish but not precipitous track that had suffered from water erosion, so lots of gullies and loose rocks. Just concentrate on where you are placing your feet and stop moving while you enjoy the amazing views. If the junta have resurfaced it, well no problem. And next spring they can collect all the gravel from the bottom of the hill and cart it back up again
Create your own switchbacks and walk down like a slalom/zigzag.From what I have read it is a very steep descent, I walk without poles so I'm worried and maybe even considering taking a taxi and somehow skipping it but I'm not willing to give up more than 5km to a taxi ride, is there a cafe or something right before that descent? And to those who have done it - is it really that bad? I'd love to see a picture if anyone has one.
I was assured by locals that the fuente at the Capilla de San Pedro Mártir was sovereign for the feet. So give them a good soak, (and dry them very thoroughly!) and they will serve you well on that slope. My memory is of a steepish but not precipitous track that had suffered from water erosion, so lots of gullies and loose rocks. Just concentrate on where you are placing your feet and stop moving while you enjoy the amazing views. If the junta have resurfaced it, well no problem. And next spring they can collect all the gravel from the bottom of the hill and cart it back up again
If you go slow, no problem Buen CaminoFrom what I have read it is a very steep descent, I walk without poles so I'm worried and maybe even considering taking a taxi and somehow skipping it but I'm not willing to give up more than 5km to a taxi ride, is there a cafe or something right before that descent? And to those who have done it - is it really that bad? I'd love to see a picture if anyone has one.
I was assured by locals that the fuente at the Capilla de San Pedro Mártir was sovereign for the feet. So give them a good soak, (and dry them very thoroughly!) and they will serve you well on that slope. My memory is of a steepish but not precipitous track that had suffered from water erosion, so lots of gullies and loose rocks. Just concentrate on where you are placing your feet and stop moving while you enjoy the amazing views. If the junta have resurfaced it, well no problem. And next spring they can collect all the gravel from the bottom of the hill and cart it back up again
Yes, they re-surfaced the path, no more rocks.... Just a wide, gravel covered ‘pilgrim motorway’
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I found S. Pedro Martir and its fountain to be a quiet, beautiful and mysteriously uplifting spot! Did the mandatory foot soak, prayed the Angelus, enjoyed a sip of Don Simon..... Then pushed off down the hill to Cee w/o a bit of difficulty....
Go and do likewise.
Yep, now there's a pilgrim autopista
Maybe the numbers are part of the reason but for example in our Alps they don't repair the routes with "new" material like smaller gravel. It is what is there that the maintenance crews (sorry for not using English expression but me and @caminka are both from Slovenia: markacisti) are using. In this case the material was brought from some other place.I do understand that the increasing numbers of pilgrims mean the wear on the routes is increasing too and that the maintenance is necessary - it's just that we who've seen the pretty old routes before that have this longing for them...
It's not really bad. No cafe. The path is good. Just go slowly.From what I have read it is a very steep descent, I walk without poles so I'm worried and maybe even considering taking a taxi and somehow skipping it but I'm not willing to give up more than 5km to a taxi ride, is there a cafe or something right before that descent? And to those who have done it - is it really that bad? I'd love to see a picture if anyone has one.
Those of us who have descended on the "pretty old routes" down from the Alto de Perdon or down to Molinaseca and felt (or destroyed) our knees all the way aren't all longing for them when faced with a nicely graveled path.I do understand that the increasing numbers of pilgrims mean the wear on the routes is increasing too and that the maintenance is necessary - it's just that we who've seen the pretty old routes before that have this longing for them...
Have a look at the video around 6:30 on ... it’s not that bad. My wife did it in 2016 only months after a knee operation.From what I have read it is a very steep descent, I walk without poles so I'm worried and maybe even considering taking a taxi and somehow skipping it but I'm not willing to give up more than 5km to a taxi ride, is there a cafe or something right before that descent? And to those who have done it - is it really that bad? I'd love to see a picture if anyone has one.
... sorry, around 6 minutes inHave a look at the video around 6:30 on ... it’s not that bad. My wife did it in 2016 only months after a knee operation.
Maybe the numbers are part of the reason but for example in our Alps they don't repair the routes with "new" material like smaller gravel. It is what is there that the maintenance crews (sorry for not using English expression but me and caminka are both from Slovenia: markacisti) are using. In this case the material was brought from some other place.
Those of us who have descended on the "pretty old routes" down from the Alto de Perdon or down to Molinaseca and felt (or destroyed) our knees all the way aren't all longing for them when faced with a nicely graveled path.
Have a look at the video around 6:30 on ... it’s not that bad. My wife did it in 2016 only months after a knee operation.
It was still stony and steep and dangerous when I did the descent. Personally, such experiences just make me appreciate the gravel more.now that you mention it, it may be that the 'foreign' gravel is what bothers me the most, it looks so out of place.
omg, they resurfacted the descent to molinaseca?! that was one of the most beautiful parts of CF I even remember from my very first camino when I mostly walked in my own haze!
and I know it's stony and steep and can be dangerous (especially if wet), but there should also be some such parts of a camino, imo, to overcome them.
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