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Hello,
How tough is the hill from Combarro to Armentiera? Are there any points that one could take a cab to or from to decrease the physical requirement? Thank you.
That´s what my wife and i did, spent the night at Combarro and as it´s indeed a climb we only went as far as Armenteira. Stock up water and snacks is a very good advise, i remember there´s only a small stall with drinks that´itMy husband and I did it and it was a challenge, but we did it after a long day of walking. Use your treking poles! I would spend the night in Combarro or near there and stock up on water and snacks there, because there will be nothing on the way. Start fresh, for sure. It is a pretty walk, but it is a climb. Better to overestimate the difficulty than to underestimate it.
The climb its very long yes.,How though the climb is, depends on your condition. I walked from Porto, it was surely the harvest climb on the Potugues. It was a little bit harder than I expected beforehand based on the number of altitudemeters. Still if you take your time it must be doable for everyone. It is certainly not extreme for caminostandards.
I don't think there's is a possibility to take a taxi for part of the climb, most of is on "natural paths" (perhaps you could take a taxi to the place where rhe road ends, the part of the climb through the village is in my memory rather steep. I don't know how many taxi's there are in Combarro and how happy the drivers will be with such short rides)
I would try to walk, afterwards you will be happy to have done it
We didn't in 2022 in the rainThat´s what my wife and i did, spent the night at Combarro and as it´s indeed a climb we only went as far as Armenteira. Stock up water and snacks is a very good advise, i remember there´s only a small stall with drinks that´it
yep. I was not particularly fit and had walked from Pontevedra that day. It was beautiful and I was proud of myself, but my feet were on fire at the end of the day.There is a recent discussion on this here. Its only 7 km to the summit from Combarro, so not particularly far. There are some short steep sections, perhaps over 20% slopes in places, but on average its only about six or seven percent.
I stayed in Combarro, and walked to Taberna Os Castanos near Barrantes that day. I didn't feel like walking this at the end of the day walking from Pontevedra, and wouldn't recommend that unless you were particularly fit.
There is a recent discussion on this here. Its only 7 km to the summit from Combarro, so not particularly far. There are some short steep sections, perhaps over 20% slopes in places, but on average its only about six or seven percent.
I stayed in Combarro, and walked to Taberna Os Castanos near Barrantes that day. I didn't feel like walking this at the end of the day walking from Pontevedra, and wouldn't recommend that unless you were particularly fit.
There are one drink automate on this route.Yes.My husband and I did it and it was a challenge, but we did it after a long day of walking. Use your treking poles! I would spend the night in Combarro or near there and stock up on water and snacks there, because there will be nothing on the way. Start fresh, for sure. It is a pretty walk, but it is a climb. Better to overestimate the difficulty than to underestimate it.
ER is één drank automaat tijdens de klim.Mijn man en ik deden het en het was een uitdaging, maar we deden het na een lange dag wandelen. Gebruik je trekstokken! Ik zou de nacht doorbrengen in Combarro of daar in de buurt en daar water en snacks inslaan, want er zal niets onderweg zijn. Begin fris, zeker weten. Het is een mooie wandeling, maar het is een klim. Het is beter om de moeilijkheid te overschatten dan om het te onderschatten.
If you are asking about just the hill from Combarro, I don't recall any drink vending machines if that is what you are asking about. I think there was a place that had left some bottled water at the roadside with an honesty box a little up the hill from Combarro getting closer to the edge of the farmland.There are one drink automate on this route.Yes.
Nor do I, and believe me, I was looking.If you are asking about just the hill from Combarro, I don't recall any drink vending machines if that is what you are asking about. I think there was a place that had left some bottled water at the roadside with an honesty box a little up the hill from Combarro getting closer to the edge of the farmland.
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