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That was quick, thanksExpressbourricot.com/
Perhaps start in Roncesvalles or if you start in SJPDP go the Valcarlos route. It is a steep downhill from the top of the Napoleon route. There is no actual "service" to get you down from the top once you walk up there.Hello, I'll be starting the Camino soon and there's one bit of it that worries me. The descent from Collado de Lepoeder to Roncesvalles seems quite steep (according to the Wise Pilgrim app) which I worry will strain my knees (which then will make the next couple of days very uncomfortable). Is there a transfer service from Orisson to Roncesvalles by any chance? I'd rather not risk this part of the walk and take a bus down there if possible.
Thanks in advance
Yes, I just noticed that the transfer service doesn't actually go to Roncesvalles. Thanks for the suggestionsPerhaps start in Roncesvalles or if you start in SJPDP go the Valcarlos route. It is a steep downhill from the top of the Napoleon route. There is no actual "service" to get you down from the top once you walk up there.
Thank youThere is no road between Col Lepoeder and Roncesvalles.
Express Bourricot can take you to Roncesvalles but that is on the road N-135 which goes through Valcarlos. Or you take the daily bus from SJPdP to Roncesvalles.
I do find it very hard to understand the business of going all the way to Pamplona then taking a bus through Roncesvalles and Valcarlos just to turn around and walk back the same direction! There are plenty of equally (or more) interesting views west of Pamplona.That’s the trouble with climbing totally unnecessary hills - once you’ve got up ‘em you’ve got to get down’em again
as per @trecile s post - go to the right when starting the descent. it is not nearly as steep and will take you out to the road to Ibañeta.
Thank you so much for this, it's looking like the best optionThere is a much gentler and easier path to the right. It's not on Wise Pilgrim, but you can follow it in the Buen Camino app.
Here it is on Gronze
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Yes, what was said about by others about the alternate path. It's not necessarily gentle, just better than the "left" path - which is also very rocky in places as I remember. Have a reservation at Roncesvalles, take the path to the right, and go slow, take breaks. There's a jam to check in in Roncesvalles so no rush. Buen Camino!Hello, I'll be starting the Camino soon and there's one bit of it that worries me. The descent from Collado de Lepoeder to Roncesvalles seems quite steep (according to the Wise Pilgrim app) which I worry will strain my knees (which then will make the next couple of days very uncomfortable). Is there a transfer service from Orisson to Roncesvalles by any chance? I'd rather not risk this part of the walk and take a bus down there if possible.
Thanks in advance
I’m currently the other side of Burgos. I didn’t find the descent to Roncesvalles that steep, you just take your time. There will be other more challenging descents such as down into Zubiri, which is rough as well as steep. I had a sprained knee two weeks before starting on 18 April, surviving well so far. Buen Camino.Hello, I'll be starting the Camino soon and there's one bit of it that worries me. The descent from Collado de Lepoeder to Roncesvalles seems quite steep (according to the Wise Pilgrim app) which I worry will strain my knees (which then will make the next couple of days very uncomfortable). Is there a transfer service from Orisson to Roncesvalles by any chance? I'd rather not risk this part of the walk and take a bus down there if possible.
Thanks in advance
Last year my walking companion became ill at Orisson and wanted to skip a day’s walk. He had to take a taxi from Orisson Saint Jean and then another to Roncesvalles. It was expensive.Hello, I'll be starting the Camino soon and there's one bit of it that worries me. The descent from Collado de Lepoeder to Roncesvalles seems quite steep (according to the Wise Pilgrim app) which I worry will strain my knees (which then will make the next couple of days very uncomfortable). Is there a transfer service from Orisson to Roncesvalles by any chance? I'd rather not risk this part of the walk and take a bus down there if possible.
Thanks in advance
That, actually is a solid advice on ANY downhill, Camino or not!. I used it both ways going up and down on Camino Inca - it helps tremendously!I would also suggest walking diagonally down the road from side to side, it's slower walking but easier on the knees.
Sorry, Anhalter, I couldn’t resist… Chin muscle!? How much talking did you do? Maybe you mean shin muscle (leg) chin is the bit below the mouth that juts out above the neck.I think the forest way, which i took in 2022, was where i hurt my chin muscle. But then it might have something to do that i walked all the way from Orisson to Zubiri on day 2. In hindsight, not the smartest move.
Thank you so much for this! I’ll be sure to use that technique if necessary, and I do plan on buying hiking sticks when I get there.Last year my walking companion became ill at Orisson and wanted to skip a day’s walk. He had to take a taxi from Orisson Saint Jean and then another to Roncesvalles. It was expensive.
I, too, have knee issues walking down steep inclines. Two thoughts: 1. There is a road that descends from Lepoeder that is said to be less difficult than the trail through the forest. I have always taken the trail and it is very steep in places. Perhaps others can comment on the gradient of the two descends. 2. When I face a steep descent, I zig -zag down it like a skier would do on a really steep pitch. This does two things that may help your knees. It reduces the amount of downhill drop you take on each step and it changes the pressures on the knees every time you switch directions. You can use a zig-zag going uphill as well.
Also, you didn’t mention it, but do you plan to use hiking sticks? They will really help delicate knees on descents.
Thank you for the heads up, I feel a bit more confident. I’ve hiked up and down mountains quite a bit these last few months to prepare for this, so it won’t be entirely new for me. Buen Camino!I’m currently the other side of Burgos. I didn’t find the descent to Roncesvalles that steep, you just take your time. There will be other more challenging descents such as down into Zubiri, which is rough as well as steep. I had a sprained knee two weeks before starting on 18 April, surviving well so far. Buen Camino.
It descends on a hood road take your timeHello, I'll be starting the Camino soon and there's one bit of it that worries me. The descent from Collado de Lepoeder to Roncesvalles seems quite steep (according to the Wise Pilgrim app) which I worry will strain my knees (which then will make the next couple of days very uncomfortable). Is there a transfer service from Orisson to Roncesvalles by any chance? I'd rather not risk this part of the walk and take a bus down there if possible.
Thanks in advance
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