Earning the Compostela certificate

Roamin' Rob

Roamin' Rob

Time of past OR future Camino

summer 2015

• Jun 29, 2015

• #1

Is the minimum required to earn the certificate the LAST 1oo km or a minimum of 100 km? My family and I are going from Leon to Santiago. As an example, if we made it from Leon to only as far as Portomarin and got our credential stamped properly along the way, and then got injured or something, we will have walked approximately 225 km. Can we still qualify for our Compostela, assuming we could get transport to Santiago? Or is the last 100 km truly required?

 

mspath

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Time of past OR future Camino

Frances, autumn/winter; 2004, 2005-2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015

• Jun 29, 2015

• #2

It is the LAST 100 km walked or the LAST 200 km biked that is required to obtain the Compostela in Santiago.

 

dougfitz

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Time of past OR future Camino

Past: a few
Last: Sanabres
Next: St Olav's Way

• Jun 29, 2015

• #3

The official position is explained here on the Pilgrim Office website.

 

Anamya

Keeping it simple

Time of past OR future Camino

Frances (2015)
Portugues (2017)
Lebaniego (2019)

• Jun 29, 2015

• #4

IMHO, the last 100km (in Galicia) were MUCH prettier than the first 100km after Leon.

So, if you think about taking a bus or taxi at some point, do it on the first days. ^^

 

CaptBuddy

Active Member

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Fall 2012, again Fall 2014.

• Jun 30, 2015

• #5

Anamya said:

IMHO, the last 100km (in Galicia) were MUCH prettier than the first 100km after Leon.

So, if you think about taking a bus or taxi at some point, do it on the first days. ^^

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Sage advice.

 

Roamin' Rob

Roamin' Rob

Time of past OR future Camino

summer 2015

• Jun 30, 2015

• #6

Thanks all. We'll hope to avoid injury and insure we walk the last 100km.