Help with planning

[Luz de Luna]

My husband and I are interested in walking a portion of the Norte. We would like to walk about 300 km over two weeks, starting in San Sebastián. We prefer to walk an average of twenty km/day and because we are older, we find it more comfortable to stay in pre booked accommodations vs. hostels. Does anyone have suggestions for an itinerary that would fit these requirements? Thank you in advance for your assistance.

 

[donalomahony]

Many of us here use the Gronze website for planning.

https://www.gronze.com/etapa/san-sebastian-donostia/zarautz

This is the link starting from San S.

Open Gronze in Chrome and it will be translated in English or whatever major language you wish.

enjoy planning!

 

[Luz de Luna]

Many of us here use the Gronze website for planning.

https://www.gronze.com/etapa/san-sebastian-donostia/zarautz

This is the link starting from San S.

Open Gronze in Chrome and it will be translated in English or whatever major language you wish.

enjoy planning!

Thank you!

 

[walkingstu]

https://godesalco.com/plan/norte is also a very good planning tool.

 

[Luz de Luna]

Thank you!

 

[lt56ny]

No one source has all the places to stay. Gronze.com is excellent for sure. You should also download the Buen Camino and Wise Pilgrim apps. There will be more choices. Booking.com is also a good resource. But they may appear as sold out when the hotel you want is still available. I would call the hotel directly for reservations. You may get a better pilgrim rate. (Maybe, it is not guaranteed at all) It also saves the owners the Booking.com commission.

 

[Dennis Pack]

The Editorial Buen Camino app has a useful planning section.

 

[MethaV]

My husband and I are interested in walking a portion of the Norte. We would like to walk about 300 km over two weeks, starting in San Sebastián. We prefer to walk an average of twenty km/day and because we are older, we find it more comfortable to stay in pre booked accommodations vs. hostels. Does anyone have suggestions for an itinerary that would fit these requirements? Thank you in advance for your assistance.

Try the application "Wise Pilgrim" for the Camino Norte. You will find everything you need there.

 

[Luz de Luna]

Thank you!

 

[JerryStroebele]

300 km from San Sebastian puts you about 40 km west of Santander (which has easy travel connections). But it also puts you in the delightful medieval tourist town of Santillana del Mar. Just 2 km south of town is the Museo Altamira. The museo is an EXACT (40,000 pixels to the square meter!) reproduction cave of the adjacent Cuevo Altamira, painted by early Spainards 15,600 years ago. Jaw dropping amazing. Don't miss it. Buen Camino

 

[trecile]

The Editorial Buen Camino app has a useful planning section.

I helped several pilgrims with the Buen Camino app while I was on the Norte last week. Many of them said that they couldn't access the stage planning tool because they hadn't paid for the app. But if you scroll down a bit, there's a button to request access without paying. If you tap that it should (almost) instantly give you full access to all parts of the app. But of course, if you find the app useful you should use the donation button to give back.

I also used the Wise Pilgrim app quite a bit, and liked its WhatsApp helper function. A long press next to the WhatsApp icon on an accommodation's listing will automatically help you send a message to that property. It's a good idea to add it to your contacts so that you remember which places you messaged. You'll see an "add" button at the top of the page when you message

 

[Luz de Luna]

I helped several pilgrims with the Buen Camino app while I was on the Norte last week. Many of them said that they couldn't access the stage planning tool because they hadn't paid for the app. But if you scroll down a bit, there's a button to request access without paying. If you tap that it should (almost) instantly give you full access to all parts of the app. But of course, if you find the app useful you should use the donation button to give back.

I also used the Wise Pilgrim app quite a bit, and liked its WhatsApp helper function. A long press next to the WhatsApp icon on an accommodation's listing will automatically help you send a message to that property. It's a good idea to add it to your contacts so that you remember which places you messaged. You'll see an "add" button at the top of the page when you message

All such great advice, thank you! I’m saving your response for future reference.