The Gilldaleys
New Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2015 camino Frances
Hi everyone,
We have never done the pilgrimage before, and I am struck by the numerous comments about how busy the Frances route is. I have been informed that it is OK to cycle on mountain bikes as the paths are shared use and other people have obviousley enjoyed the trip on a bike. The travel company I have looked at recomends it also as a good route to cycle. Please could someone give me a clue about how busy busy is, like is it Oxford street Saturday before xmas or walking through a high street in town or a walking festival in the countryside. We are considering cycling , I have been out voted 5-1 over walking so in the interests of democracy I really need to persevere with organising a cycling trip, but if it really is too busy for bikes we will need to walk as we will be walking anyway, just with bikes!! We are used to shared use paths where we live at home (north England, rural area not really busy) We generally find we pass groups of walkers every 100 to 200 metres or so and as there are not millions of us cyclists we all get on reasonably well regarding going round people or standing at the side, just saying hi or commenting about the weather or the wildlife. The busiest place is a promenade we use which is a melee of people walking, running, kids on scooters, old people on mobility scooters,dog walkers all sorts and even here everyone just weaves round each other with no real problem. So please can someone help. We are a family with 4 kids so we will have travel in the summer school hols.
Thanks a lot
The Gilldaleys
We have never done the pilgrimage before, and I am struck by the numerous comments about how busy the Frances route is. I have been informed that it is OK to cycle on mountain bikes as the paths are shared use and other people have obviousley enjoyed the trip on a bike. The travel company I have looked at recomends it also as a good route to cycle. Please could someone give me a clue about how busy busy is, like is it Oxford street Saturday before xmas or walking through a high street in town or a walking festival in the countryside. We are considering cycling , I have been out voted 5-1 over walking so in the interests of democracy I really need to persevere with organising a cycling trip, but if it really is too busy for bikes we will need to walk as we will be walking anyway, just with bikes!! We are used to shared use paths where we live at home (north England, rural area not really busy) We generally find we pass groups of walkers every 100 to 200 metres or so and as there are not millions of us cyclists we all get on reasonably well regarding going round people or standing at the side, just saying hi or commenting about the weather or the wildlife. The busiest place is a promenade we use which is a melee of people walking, running, kids on scooters, old people on mobility scooters,dog walkers all sorts and even here everyone just weaves round each other with no real problem. So please can someone help. We are a family with 4 kids so we will have travel in the summer school hols.
Thanks a lot
The Gilldaleys