How do I plan my route if I want to walk through both camino de frances and del norte ？

Alternatively, you could start in Irun and walk the Norte as far as Santander and drop down to the CF in Fromista.

ElíasHHS said:

I have nearly 43 days time for the whole route. I will start from St Jean Pieds De Port and take the camino de francés until léon, and want to change to the camino del norte.( maybe by bus)
I don‘t know if it were good to do that. Someone could tell me where should I start from camino del norte after leaving léon?
Should I take a bus to Gijon？or Avilés ？or Luarca？
Gracias

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A someone else suggested I would start on the Norte in Irun and then cut back down somewhere to the Frances when you are ready. I would also say if you choose this route to be flexible when you want to start in Leon or anywhere else on the CF. I say this for 2 reasons. I do not know how far you normally walk in a day. The Norte is tougher with the hills than the CF. So you may need more time and who knows what may happen along the way. The second reason is that you will get a lot more of the coastal views that make the Norte special if you start In Irun. Much of the route you chose starts near the coast but not on the coast. There are deviations you can take and a lot of the guides and people on this site have discussed this alternative coastal routes. Then once you head south there is no coast at all and you lose these spectacular views. I walked the Norte last year late September to the beginning of November. I can't say how crowded it will be when you walk but there were many days I did not see more than a few pilgrims if any. There were nights that I was alone or with just a few pilgrims in albergues. I was fine with this but again it depends on what you want and what you like. Buen Camino

trecile said:

Here's my plan. As you can see, you can shorten up some stages and still achieve your 43 days.

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Looks good, be another year for me, so many options,
Buen camino