Daniel Crowe
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Check out the stage planner on the Buen Camino app. You may want to completely clear the pre-planned stages and create your own from scratch.I'm posting that much recently that I'm pretty sure most people know I'm doing the Norte in 3 weeks time! But it's only now that I'm really looking at the stages and deciding what's what. Ideally I want to finish this in 33 days or so which is an average of 25km a day. I saw the stages laid out on Pilgrim.com and even though there are 34 stages I notice that there are many that are 15km or so, or else 35km, at one point there was three of those 30km+ days in a row. I'm trying to figure out how I can blend those into more even days that average the 25km without having a clear map in front of me that tells me what's where.
I have the Buen Camino app - which is a tad hard to get my head around for right now if I'm honest - and I have my wisepilgrim book ordered today but that'll be two weeks or so away. I'd like to get planning asap and your advice is key!
Thanks!
Gentleman Robo, I'll take a look at it for sure.Have you looked at Gronze?
I find it's a great planning tool, for looking along the route and getting a good sense of distances, and potential 'stages'. It's a great tool, in that it's very simple.
A schematic map, showing distances.
And lists of accomodation options at each village/town along the way.
The various guidebooks and maps are all good in their own way. I have lots of them.
But sometimes simple is best.
Great Trecile, I'll give it another chance, it's going over my head a little right now. Hard to beat a good old map! ThanksCheck out the stage planner on the Buen Camino app. You may want to completely clear the pre-planned stages and create your own from scratch.
Check out the video tutorial for tips on using the app:
You need to gather together your map, your phone and app, and have Gronze open on your computer!Great Trecile, I'll give it another chance, it's going over my head a little right now. Hard to beat a good old map! Thanks
While I don’t have wise pilgrim, I think many guides used stops on the Norte built around albergues. Since with covid that may not matter (i.e. alburges may be closed), I’d suggest looking at Gronze.com or the app of your choice to see both distances and elevation (since you may do more distance on days you’re not going up and done so much). Then just choose different stop points. I often ignored the suggested stages and got pension or hotel rooms. Sometimes just a motel I saw along the side of the road. I don’t know why Gronze makes the stage so short to Bilbao—maybe because no albergue for a while once you walk past, maybe because people like to look around (I recommend that).I'm posting that much recently that I'm pretty sure most people know I'm doing the Norte in 3 weeks time! But it's only now that I'm really looking at the stages and deciding what's what. Ideally I want to finish this in 33 days or so which is an average of 25km a day. I saw the stages laid out on Pilgrim.com and even though there are 34 stages I notice that there are many that are 15km or so, or else 35km, at one point there was three of those 30km+ days in a row. I'm trying to figure out how I can blend those into more even days that average the 25km without having a clear map in front of me that tells me what's where.
I have the Buen Camino app - which is a tad hard to get my head around for right now if I'm honest - and I have my wisepilgrim book ordered today but that'll be two weeks or so away. I'd like to get planning asap and your advice is key!
Thanks!
Wow, I had no idea the app could do all this. Thank you so much for sharing!Check out the stage planner on the Buen Camino app. You may want to completely clear the pre-planned stages and create your own from scratch.
Check out the video tutorial for tips on using the app:
There's no reason you can't use a good old map. Just draw the line of the Camino on your map, and follow along. That's actually what you do on your phone instead of paper, when you put a KML file (the line, made up of many points) on maps.me (the base map). Either way, Gronze is a very good tool since it shows the line of the Camino, and all of the villages that you will pass through, with accommodation options listed.Hard to beat a good old map!
Unfortunately, that is the challenge for people who are trying to squeeze a journey into limited days. If the longer stages are a problem, there is always the option of using a taxi to assist - by getting a ride 5 or 10 km up the path. Just don't do it in the last 100 km if you want a compostela.Ideally I want to finish this in 33 days or so which is an average of 25km a day. I saw the stages laid out on Pilgrim.com and even though there are 34 stages I notice that there are many that are 15km or so, or else 35km, at one point there was three of those 30km+ days in a row. I'
I'm posting that much recently that I'm pretty sure most people know I'm doing the Norte in 3 weeks time! But it's only now that I'm really looking at the stages and deciding what's what. Ideally I want to finish this in 33 days or so which is an average of 25km a day. I saw the stages laid out on Pilgrim.com and even though there are 34 stages I notice that there are many that are 15km or so, or else 35km, at one point there was three of those 30km+ days in a row. I'm trying to figure out how I can blend those into more even days that average the 25km without having a clear map in front of me that tells me what's where.
I have the Buen Camino app - which is a tad hard to get my head around for right now if I'm honest - and I have my wisepilgrim book ordered today but that'll be two weeks or so away. I'd like to get planning asap and your advice is key!
Thanks!
A veteran you are! Thanks a lot for that. Gronze is the way forward obviouslyThe Norte is my favorite route. It is also one of the more challenging, in the beginning. Beautiful Seascapes, several touristy towns, good seafood and a number of nice donative Albergues. The route gets progressively easier especially once you reach Galicia. You can easily do in 33 days by walking longer days nearer the end.
Gronze.com is a good guide. The only planning, I did was to look at the options for the next day. This route has several alternate options and intersects several times with the E-9.
Just come with me Trecile, what do you think?You can try the stage planner on this site:
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There are a couple of different ways to do it. One option is to you choose how many days you want to take, and it generates the stages for you:
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Or, you can plan each stage yourself:
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Godesalco now also has a stage planner for the Norte:
Planificador - Camino del Norte - Godesalco.com
Perfiles altitudinales, planificación de etapas y archivos GPS para el Camino del Norte.godesalco.com
I totally sympathize.er my head a little right now.
The version of the App I have does not have the option to receive alerts. Why would that be?Check out the stage planner on the Buen Camino app. You may want to completely clear the pre-planned stages and create your own from scratch.
Check out the video tutorial for tips on using the app:
The version of the App I downloaded a few months ago does not give me the option to receive alerts. Why would that be?Check out the stage planner on the Buen Camino app. You may want to completely clear the pre-planned stages and create your own from scratch.
Check out the video tutorial for tips on using the app:
Daniel, I'm doing norte in 4 weeks and have planned every stage in detail with notes on what to see and do, where to stay and where to sleep. I've even made notes on restaurants and history for each place of importance. Send me a direct message and I'll share them with you.I'm posting that much recently that I'm pretty sure most people know I'm doing the Norte in 3 weeks time! But it's only now that I'm really looking at the stages and deciding what's what. Ideally I want to finish this in 33 days or so which is an average of 25km a day. I saw the stages laid out on Pilgrim.com and even though there are 34 stages I notice that there are many that are 15km or so, or else 35km, at one point there was three of those 30km+ days in a row. I'm trying to figure out how I can blend those into more even days that average the 25km without having a clear map in front of me that tells me what's where.
I have the Buen Camino app - which is a tad hard to get my head around for right now if I'm honest - and I have my wisepilgrim book ordered today but that'll be two weeks or so away. I'd like to get planning asap and your advice is key!
Thanks!
Yes.....That option doesn't appear in my Settings --- \i don't know how to attach a screeshot otherwise I show you.
Hmm. Do you have an iPhone? I have the Android version, so that could make the difference.
Get a “clear map”! Simples!I'm posting that much recently that I'm pretty sure most people know I'm doing the Norte in 3 weeks time! But it's only now that I'm really looking at the stages and deciding what's what. Ideally I want to finish this in 33 days or so which is an average of 25km a day. I saw the stages laid out on Pilgrim.com and even though there are 34 stages I notice that there are many that are 15km or so, or else 35km, at one point there was three of those 30km+ days in a row. I'm trying to figure out how I can blend those into more even days that average the 25km without having a clear map in front of me that tells me what's where.
I have the Buen Camino app - which is a tad hard to get my head around for right now if I'm honest - and I have my wisepilgrim book ordered today but that'll be two weeks or so away. I'd like to get planning asap and your advice is key!
Thanks!
Hello Daniel,I'm posting that much recently that I'm pretty sure most people know I'm doing the Norte in 3 weeks time! But it's only now that I'm really looking at the stages and deciding what's what. Ideally I want to finish this in 33 days or so which is an average of 25km a day. I saw the stages laid out on Pilgrim.com and even though there are 34 stages I notice that there are many that are 15km or so, or else 35km, at one point there was three of those 30km+ days in a row. I'm trying to figure out how I can blend those into more even days that average the 25km without having a clear map in front of me that tells me what's where.
I have the Buen Camino app - which is a tad hard to get my head around for right now if I'm honest - and I have my wisepilgrim book ordered today but that'll be two weeks or so away. I'd like to get planning asap and your advice is key!
Thanks!
Have you looked at wise pilgrim (Wisely). They have a system where you can move your start point along as you go and it will show you th3 distance to the next albergues down the trail.I'm posting that much recently that I'm pretty sure most people know I'm doing the Norte in 3 weeks time! But it's only now that I'm really looking at the stages and deciding what's what. Ideally I want to finish this in 33 days or so which is an average of 25km a day. I saw the stages laid out on Pilgrim.com and even though there are 34 stages I notice that there are many that are 15km or so, or else 35km, at one point there was three of those 30km+ days in a row. I'm trying to figure out how I can blend those into more even days that average the 25km without having a clear map in front of me that tells me what's where.
I have the Buen Camino app - which is a tad hard to get my head around for right now if I'm honest - and I have my wisepilgrim book ordered today but that'll be two weeks or so away. I'd like to get planning asap and your advice is key!
Thanks!
The Buen Camino app does this too.Have you looked at wise pilgrim (Wisely). They have a system where you can move your start point along as you go and it will show you th3 distance to the next albergues down the trail.
True. Make your plan proactive. Consider alternatives Plan B, C, D, etc.Plan to your heart's content, but just remember that no plan survives first contact with the enemy.....
Yeah the successive 30+ days I'm not too keen on, so I'm going to try plan around that! Best of luck on yours THI am creating my own itinerary from scratch. I am very careful that there would be no successive 30+ kms days. A 30 is always sandwiched in between two 20s, and so forth, to minimize injury due to fatigue and overstretching your effort. I would also start at 06:00-07:00 and end each day at 18:00 so I could have ample time of rest. This itinerary would take me to Lekeitio and Ea then down to Gernika then up to Sukarrieta, Mundaka and Bermeo to Mungia and Bilbo instead of going to Markina-Xemein to Gernika to Bilbo. Then I would make sure that I would spend a few hours at the archaeological museums of Santimamine, Altamira and Grandas de Salime. I studied my route last year, tracing it with Google Map and Wikiloc. I saved all my day-to-day routes in Wikiloc. I am doing the Norte and the Primitivo on April next year.
Thank youHello Daniel,
Gronze also has a stage profile if you click on it - very important for the Norte.
Buen Camino
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I'm definitely into that cave art idea. I'm reading Fingerprints of the Gods by Graham Hancock at the minute so that cave art and historic viewing would be right up my street. I've got it noted, you're a gent Jerry.My favorite private albergue on the del Norte is Witericus near Carballedo, between Baamonde and Miraz. 678 415 728. In Laredo stay with the nuns at la Trinidad, 942 606 141. In Santillana del Mar spend a couple of hours and divert 2 km off the Camino to visit the Museo Altamira. 16,000 year old cave art that will boggle your mind. In Comillas spend an hour at the Gaudi house. Buen Camino
Love it "Barbara Tsu" hahaPlan to your heart's content, but just remember that no plan survives first contact with the enemy.....
I can do that with a map, a GPS, and yellow arrows. Don't need to try.For some days I just want to go out of the box and let myself be lost where there are no Camino signage. A stretch of a path that is out of the way. A journey within a journey.
Surely you could do that but I find satisfaction in mine. I travel by memory and by a scrapbook.I can do that with a map, a GPS, and yellow arrows. Don't need to try.
Yes, well. Next time I will use a smiley. It was just meant to be a joke about my proficiency in getting lost.Surely you could do that but I find satisfaction in mine. I travel by memory and by a scrapbook.
I can do that with a map, a GPS, and yellow arrows. Don't need to try.
Not really. I just get sidetracked and wander off, sometimes I try to avoid big hills, and when I walked with a donkey I needed to avoid fords and very narrow tracks. I always get where I need to be eventually. Just sometimes by unusual routes, and some asking...
Were you by any chance behind the door when they were handing out a sense of direction, Barbara?
This is an underappreciated virtue.. I just get sidetracked and wander off,
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