France - Porto- Santiago

Caz spencer

New Member

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Santiago

• Sep 22, 2019

• #1

Well it’s time to start planning the next Camino !! Yes I have the Camino Bug
Have done Camino Frances but want ideas on Camino North of SJPP heading towards Portugal then along to Santiago - ideas welcome please !! Looking at around 5 weeks
Looking forward to your Ideas !!

 

Kanga

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Francés x 5, Le Puy x 2, Arles, Tours, Norte, Madrid, Via de la Plata, Portuguese, Primitivo

• Sep 22, 2019

• #2

I am confused. Are you asking about the Camino del Norte or the Portuguese from Porto? The two routes are kind of on opposite sides of Santiago de Compostela.

The Norte is from Hendeya-Irun on the France/Spain border to Santiago de Compostela, roughly parallel to the CF but further north and running west along the coast. The Portuguese is from Porto in Portugal travelling roughly in a north easterly direction to Santiago de Compostela.

The Norte is a slightly longer than the CF (about 800km) and would fit your time frame. The Portuguese from Porto is much shorter.

 

Caz spencer

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Santiago

• Sep 22, 2019

• #3

Kanga said:

I am confused. Are you asking about the Camino del Norte or the Portuguese from Porto? The two routes are kind of on opposite sides of Santiago de Compostela.

The Norte is from Hendeya-Irun on the France/Spain border to Santiago de Compostela, roughly parallel to the CF but further north and running west along the coast. The Portuguese is from Porto in Portugal travelling roughly in a north easterly direction to Santiago de Compostela.

The Norte is a slightly longer than the CF (about 800km) and would fit your time frame. The Portuguese from Porto is much shorter.

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Thank you Kanga - I think I am trying to look at starting further North of SJPP and crossing over to Porto ... definitely time I looked at a big map

 

MinaKamina

Eclipsigrina ~ August 12, 2026

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Jacobspad 2017

• Sep 22, 2019

• #4

Here's a bigger map:

 

Jacobus

Pilgrim since 2008

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Camino Francés(2008,09 14)
Del Norte (2011)
Portuguese(2015,2017)
Inglés 2015
Fisterre (2015 17)

• Sep 30, 2019

• #5

Hello Caz.
As mentioned by Kanga the starting points/legs you mention are problematic. First of all there is no Camino that ends anywhere but in Santiago if all routes were taken to the end point. There is one exception. CDFisterre. Which is the only one to my knowledge that starts in Santiago and ends elsewhere this case in Fisterre (Finisterre). So no way marked route to get you to Porto from SJPP or anyplace North of it.
You can do the del Norte in 5 weeks or if you want to experience both routes allow 3 weeks on the del Norte and bus or train to Porto. Porto to Santiago is 10-12 days. If you need rest days include them in your plans.
Bon Chemin
Bon Camino
Bom Caminho

 

Vacajoe

Traded in my work boots for hiking ones

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Frances, Portuguese, Aragon, Norte, SJWayUK, Nive

• Sep 30, 2019

• #6

You can walk the Ingles or Primitivo to Santiago and then reverse-walk the Portugese to Porto.

 

trecile

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Francés, Norte, Salvador, Primitivo, Portuguese

• Sep 30, 2019

• #7

Jacobus said:

First of all there is no Camino that ends anywhere but in Santiago if all routes were taken to the end point. There is one exception. CDFisterre

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The Camino del Salvador starts in León abd ends in Oviedo.