Gypsea Moon
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Thanks for sharing your experience MarcIf I remember well the walk out of Santander is mainly suburban, not so much industrial, and it is app 6 km before you leave Santander behind. I quite enjoyed it, but I also enjoyed the walk out of Bilbao, so we may have different preferences. I know some pilgrims take a train out of Santander, up to Mogro (14 km) and continue walking from there. I think there are also train stops before Mogro. I did take the train between Boo de Pielagos and Mogro because I did not fancy walking over the rail bridge. Good luck!
Anks Anemone ☺At the char this evening you will be given information. Not so much about skipping the burbs, but about not crossing the bridge by foot. One the recommendations they make is to take the train in Santander and get off after the bridge. The issue with exiting Santander can be finding the directions as there are two sets of arrows and you can end up walking in circles.
We took the FEVE cercania out to Barreda, where the arrows pass the station. This avoids the industrial area and the dangerous bridge - it is actually illegal to cross that bridge!.
From Barredas it is a good walk to Santillana del Mar. Terry had previously walked out of Santander and round to the river crossing upstream to avoid 'that bridge', adding about 11kms to the day's walk, so said that the FEVE was the best solution.
Thanks KangaWe caught the train to avoid walking over the railway bridge. We were quite surprised - it's very short!
It is after Boo not Santa Cruz, a further 6kms(?) and crossing the bridge is dangerous and illegal, you can be arrested for it and the notices are quite clear this year.The train bridge is after Santa Cruz de Bezana. It is not even the length of a football field and is a simple crossing. See attached photo.View attachment 20795
It is after Boo not Santa Cruz, a further 6kms(?) and crossing the bridge is dangerous and illegal, you can be arrested for it and the notices are quite clear this year.
Also the goods trains do not necessarily run to schedule, like the cercanias do, and they all overhang the track leaving no space for a person between the train and the bridge railings!!
Not much to see or do in Torrelavega, in my opinion 1 night will be enough.All good information,greatly appreciated.
I have a question,slightly off topic.
Next March I shall be taking the ferry from Portsmouth to Santander to walk part of el Norte,Primitivo and more.
I would like to stay 1 or 2 nights in Torrelevega.
Does anyone know of a decent,inexpensive,place to stay?
Graham
Not much to see or do in Torrelavega, in my opinion 1 night will be enough.
But optimg for Santillana makes for a rather large jump from Santander. It could,esily be a full day's walk from Torrelavega.
Visited last fall, in particular the old cemetery where my great-grand parents are burried as well as one of my mother's uncles who asked to be burried back in Spain. Civil wars dismantle so many loving families.Thanks.
I definitely want to stay in Torrelevega as I hope to meet someone there.
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