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http://caminodesantiago.consumer.es/hospital-de-peregrinos-san-galindoWill albergues open without booking/call before?
If you stay in a Huesca, you can catch a morning bus to Jaca then start walking to a Arres once you get there. However, Jaca is worth a visit and the pilgrim office there has excellent resources to assist you in planning your route. If your plan is to start in Jaca, then stay the night there.
To make it to Santiago from Jaca in 30 days is pretty fast, unless you plan to bus/taxi some sections. If your plan is to travel 100% by foot, you may want to start in Pamplona or further along the route. The Aragon Valley is beautiful and I highly recommend it, but only if you have the time to appreciate it.
Even in the month of August last year, on the Camino Aragones I found hardly any pilgrims- two pilgrims going the other way (up) and two going down. On my way to my starting point, (somport) I stayed a night in Huesca. It is a great place to stay. As the above posters indicated, you can start there in Huesca on the Camino Catalan and walk three stages to meet the Camino Aragones in a town below Jaca. There is also a way to continue on the catalanes to logrono- I believe you can stay on the catalanes to meet the Camino Frances in logrono and avoid even more of the heavily traveled frances. Note: if you opt to go the way of Aragones to meet Camino frances in la reina, remember that Pamplona is one stage before the spot that Aragones meets the Frances. The Aragones actually meets the frances a few kilometers before puente la reina. You could easily go right instead of left in that small village and walk to Pamplona. My guess about 19-23 kilometers against the flow to Pamplona. There would be some narrow trail that could complicate it at times but much of it is wide. The narrow trail parts are generally in the middle of the stage, mostly before you get to the Alta Perdón traveling East. In other words, if you decide to walk to Pamplona you would arrive to the most narrow parts in the afternoon and most pilgrims will have passed. Buen Camino.
Hi, Jhon,Peregrina2000 or anyone with experience of the Catalan going to Camino Aragones more input would be great. Do you happen to know if a pilgrim has a chance to cut off the Catalan Camino before joining the Aragones, in order to walk straight into Jaca rather than backtrack on the Aragones. My goal is to walk into Jaca. Is that feasible enough? Also do you know if walking from Huesca to the Camino Aragones is usually ok in winter. It’s clear one cannot predict weather here much, I had a foot of snow after the ocebriero in mid-November and took my shirt off as I started my ascent after Pamplona in late December. Yeah I could do some internet searching but in general what’s the altitude like between Huesca and Jaca? Any input is much appreciated. Jhon
There is a “back route” from the “new” monastery at San Juan to Jaca via the tiny village of Atares. This would drop you onto the Aragones just a few kilometers south of Jaca.
HOWEVER, it will likely be impassable in winter, as would the trail from Huesca to San Juan. We walked in early April 2018 and a snowstorm dumped feet of snow on those passes, altering our plans significantly. (It also snowed on us over the Somport Pass in April 2019!)
These storms really did come out of nowhere and could have caused significant dangers if hikers were attempting any of those routes at the time. Additionally, housing can be an issue in these non-tourist periods, so definitely check that the places you hope to stay are open over the winter (even the parador at San Juan attempted to close due to the storm, but they a had a single reservation from two intrepid hikers battling through the dark, stormy night).
There is a “back route” from the “new” monastery at San Juan to Jaca via the tiny village of Atares. This would drop you onto the Aragones just a few kilometers south of Jaca.
HOWEVER, it will likely be impassable in winter, as would the trail from Huesca to San Juan. We walked in early April 2018 and a snowstorm dumped feet of snow on those passes, altering our plans significantly. (It also snowed on us over the Somport Pass in April 2019!)
These storms really did come out of nowhere and could have caused significant dangers if hikers were attempting any of those routes at the time. Additionally, housing can be an issue in these non-tourist periods, so definitely check that the places you hope to stay are open over the winter (even the parador at San Juan attempted to close due to the storm, but they a had a single reservation from two intrepid hikers battling through the dark, stormy night).
Oh no. I liked that you wrote about the newer monastery. I don't remember reading much about it on the forum. I decided to add to the tour guide.I think you misunderstood, Rick - I meant no offense!
OK -- I just fount the string including pictures and other info about the walk on the path between the old and new monasteries. Everyone refers to the road. I usually try to avoid road walking the road to avoid a difficult downhill would be OK -- Let me know what you all think!
I recommend that, with your injuries, you avoid the trail going down. I'm not so worried about you on the rest of the Aragonese from Santa Cruz. I've got a bit of concern about going up the Alto de Perdon from Puente la Reina to Pamplona but not enough to say that you shouldn't do it (although you can get up by a road). I've found that loose rock trails are a lot easier going up than down.Is from the old Monestary as difficult as the walk to it? Peregrina2000 -- you mentioned that it was very rugged in your 2015 notes. Should we try this with my gimpy ankle and Tom's gimpy neck?
The road is pleasant and not heavily traveled on weekdays. The views as you walk it are spectacular and I’d encourage you to try it over the trail.
This discussion has been really helpful! We may walk the Aragones this next September and I was thinking that we could take the bus from Jaca to the monastery in the morning, visit, and then walk to Santa Cilia via the new monastery and Santa Cruz de la Seros. That would be about an 11.5 km walk after visiting the monastery(s). Is from the old Monestary as difficult as the walk to it? Peregrina2000 -- you mentioned that it was very rugged in your 2015 notes. Should we try this with my gimpy ankle and Tom's gimpy neck? We could easily take a day to see the monasteries and then walk on from Jaca as a plan B.
I've lost the link to the virtual Camino from Montserrat to Pamplona.
We want to plan our walk from Huesca.
I've searched.
I guess I'm not a good searcher.
Help?
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