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It is 262km from Astorga to Santiago, so divide that by 12 km per day.
At the speed you intend, yes. However, it is more typically covered in 12-13 days by fit pilgrims. There is not reason to walk it at any speed other than the one you choose. You can plan stages here:So like 20 days?
So like 20 days? If the terrain is more flat or I am training here in the mountains of Colorado at altitude maybe I might be able to walk a bit faster?
Villafrance de Bierzo (sic?)
Trabelo (sic?)
Las Herrerrias (sic?)
I apologize, but I have to disagree on the facts. The lower route out of Villafranca del Bierzo is along the old highway, N-VI, and it has very little traffic, and is very quiet. It is painted yellow as in the Wizard of Oz! The yellow paint disappears a bit more each year. A major freeway, A-6, has replaced it, and you can see it at regular intervals, and hear it as well. However, there is less than one car per minute now using the old highway (both directions), and the barrier is a very solid Jersey wall. The path is on the left of the highway, but the small towns are on the right, so there is an occasional crossing for pilgrims, always marked with warning signs that exaggerate the actual hazard. The bars in the villages are on very quiet streets.the walk after Villafrance de Bierzo (sic?) was I thought particularly bad. The first bit to Trabelo (sic?) is beside a highway, but there is a concrete safety barrier, so it is not unsafe, just hot, noisy, and unpleasant. There is a much nicer high route. Then, around Trabelo, where the high route ends, the barrier also disappears and big trucks whiz by a couple of meters from you. I found that frighteningly dangerous and I would not walk that section from Trabelo to Las Herrerrias (sic?) again for love or money.
I am a 55 yo in fairly decent shape
Great descriptionI apologize, but I have to disagree on the facts. The lower route out of Villafranca del Bierzo is along the old highway, N-VI, and it has very little traffic, and is very quiet. It is painted yellow as in the Wizard of Oz! The yellow paint disappears a bit more each year. A major freeway, A-6, has replaced it, and you can see it at regular intervals, and hear it as well. However, there is less than one car per minute now using the old highway (both directions), and the barrier is a very solid Jersey wall. The path is on the left of the highway, but the small towns are on the right, so there is an occasional crossing for pilgrims, always marked with warning signs that exaggerate the actual hazard. The bars in the villages are on very quiet streets.
Trabadelo, where the high path rejoins, is across both a river and the old highway from the A-6. The route stays to the right of the river, but later crosses N-VI several times, with occasional shoulder walking. The marked path is not the shortest route in order to avoid shoulder walking. There is a truck stop/bus stop at Ambasmestas, so a lot of the A-6 traffic pulls off, crosses the N-VI, and into the restaurant. After Ambasmestas, there is only local traffic because the highway only goes to local places. It is road shoulder walking until Las Herrerias, an extremely quiet village before the ascent that goes eventually to O Cebreiro. You can see the A-6 overhead many times on the walk, and it has all the traffic except for local vehicles. Even that traffic disappears when you turn left to take the street to Las Herrerias. The N-VI wanders up some valleys to Piedrafita do Cebreiro (I walked it once). From Las Herrerias you will see only taxis heading for La Faba and O Cebreiro!
The vicinity of Ambasmestas has dangerous traffic, mostly from trucks. It is about four minutes of the walk. Except for the high ridge path, virtually everything is pavement. The river valley is narrow, so the river and N-VI use up most of the space. The A-6 is mostly on pylons because there was nothing at ground level to accommodate it.
It is a beautiful woodsy stretch of the camino along a fishable river. It is gently up (except for getting to the top of the ridge on the ridge route) until you start the climb to La Faba. I personally do not see anything there to avoid, but clearly opinions differ.
Falcon- are you a travel agent? you always have amazing resources. thanks! I guess I should have just looked for bus schedules
I have been on the bus! There are two afternoon buses (1545 and 1845) going to Santiago that stop at Ambasmestas, a bit further up the Valcarce River valley, if you want to get close to the base of the climb to O Cebreiro. The bus station is pretty much on the Camino as you leave Ponferrada.Falcon- are you a travel agent? you always have amazing resources. thanks! I guess I should have just looked for bus schedules
No.Did you walk that one?
Yes. You have to watch carefully for the arrows to it. Note that it is right after you cross the river. Unless your morning coffee has kicked in, you will keep trudging, and end up on the road route. If it is a low energy day, the road is better.is that Route 1 that Breirly talks about?
No.
Everyone I have met who did walk it, got lost! Take maps and water. The standard route along the ridge is a vigorous walk up to the ridge, with great views. It is challenging enough. Leave Dragonte to the overachievers!
Do you mean 12 km (7.5 mi) or 12 miles (20 km) per day? It took my wife and I (also Coloradans, 68 and 70 y.o at the time) 15 days to walk from Astorga to Santiago in 2013. We averaged 12 miles/20 km per day for the entire distance from SJPdP to Santiago.Hello,
I am a 55 yo in fairly decent shape walking for the first time from Astorga to Santiago in June/early July this year.I plan to walk 6 days with 1 rest day per week. I was god to average 12 kms of walking per day. How many days should I plan to walk? I am trying to plan my travel plans currently and want to plan a postCamino side trip. Am looking into possibly the Cies Islas or along the Galecia last-Pontevedra,Moureira and then a few days in Madrid. Anyone been to the Cies or Galecian coast in July before?
Do you mean 12 km (7.5 mi) or 12 miles (20 km) per day? It took my wife and I (also Coloradans, 68 and 70 y.o at the time) 15 days to walk from Astorga to Santiago in 2013. We averaged 12 miles/20 km per day for the entire distance from SJPdP to Santiago.
That definitely wasn't me!I walked a lot of Astorga to Santiago with an American guy of a similar age, he was 30 years my senior and was still doing a solid 5km/hr, 20-30km a day (and had been all the way from SJPP). I think he actually made it to SdC a day ahead of me despite us leaving Rabanal at exactly the same time.
The ridge route. The Dragonte is on the other side of the river. Turn left after the Ridge route at the intersection with Hostal Casa Mendez straight ahead. Follow the arrows!
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