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Do you think there is any problem to find a place in Roncesvalles public albergue now in the end of march? Im starting in SJPDP on the 26thIf you are going during a busy month I recommend booking ahead up through Pamplona.
After that there are more intermediate stopping points, and the pilgrim traffic spreads out.
Probably not, but you can reserve ahead if you want.Do you think there is any problem to find a place in Roncesvalles public albergue now in the end of march? Im starting in SJPDP on the 26th
In 2017 they published this graph with a breakdown by week. That largest spike is the first week of September.But, as far as I know, these statistics are only broken down by months. https://www.aucoeurduchemin.org/statistiques-des-pelerins/
No, at the moment it is still very quiet in Roncesvalles so you certainly will have a bed.Do you think there is any problem to find a place in Roncesvalles public albergue now in the end of march? Im starting in SJPDP on the 26th
Will this be necessary during May? I'm starting 1st May from SJPdP and I've only booked Roncesvalles. The rest I was going to play it by ear and not book ahead. I'm young and fit so I don't think I'll mind much having to walk an extra hour or so to find the next albergue if the one I want is full.If you are going during a busy month I recommend booking ahead up through Pamplona.
After that there are more intermediate stopping points, and the pilgrim traffic spreads out.
If you start 1st May you will be in the busiest period of the year. Between SJPdP and Pamplona it is always like a bottleneck, too many people and too little albergues/hostales. You did a good job making your reservation at Roncesvalles, for in this period we are fully booked daily and sadly we have to disappoint many pilgrims; sometimes everything is full up to Pamplona ....Will this be necessary during May? I'm starting 1st May from SJPdP and I've only booked Roncesvalles. The rest I was going to play it by ear and not book ahead. I'm young and fit so I don't think I'll mind much having to walk an extra hour or so to find the next albergue if the one I want is full.
I know I be starting out on Saturday , but won't know how many will be leaving at the same time till I get there on Friday .. we can say though that the Camino is likely to be busy this year .. I will add a live feed every day though and it won't surprise me if I stop for a few weeks and do some voluntary work en route to SantiagoI was wondering if there is any way of finding out how many people start out
at St Jean Pied de Port each day. For instance, there is a counter on the internet
on how many people receive their Compostela each day in Santiago. Here's where it
would come into play: if 500 people started the Camino in SJPDP today, and only 200 people
started each day on the previous two days, well, maybe I should hike faster and longer to
get out of the bubble. Maybe this is only something you can find out after you get there.
Plus, there are people starting at Roncesvalles, but I'm not sure if there are a lot of
people doing that. I know that the Camino provides, but I just want to make it easier
for the Camino to provide.
I thought August was the busiest period of the year? I heard May was relatively quiet... I will look at staying in the intermediate Albergues. Thanks!If you start 1st May you will be in the busiest period of the year. Between SJPdP and Pamplona it is always like a bottleneck, too many people and too little albergues/hostales. You did a good job making your reservation at Roncesvalles, for in this period we are fully booked daily and sadly we have to disappoint many pilgrims; sometimes everything is full up to Pamplona ....
Try to avoid the usual villages which are mentioned in the guidebooks, try to walk 'in between'.
It depends on if you are looking at the statistics of those starting in SJPDP or those finishing in Santiago.I thought August was the busiest period of the year? I heard May was relatively quiet... I will look at staying in the intermediate Albergues. Thanks!
FWIW there were many local walkers between Burgos and Hornillos yesterday (Sunday (3/20)) and Fuente Estrella in Hontanos said they were full this weekend. Today in Castrojeriz no problem with rooms and many places open. Saw a total of one peregrina on my walk today.As @andycohn suggested, starting mid-week would be a good idea and trying to avoid the ‘usual’ stages would help.
There are many lovely small villages where you’ll be able to find a bed for the night.
Follow your heart …
Buen Camino!
(and don’t feel you have to rush it, just to avoid ‘bubbles’)
Good idea but don't think its possible. I start on 20th May and have book Orisson. from there I'll pass Ronconvalles and stay at mid stage villages which I won't book and find as I go. I did the main stages on a previous CF so really looking forward to re visit some of the smaller villages etc. buen caminoI was wondering if there is any way of finding out how many people start out
at St Jean Pied de Port each day. For instance, there is a counter on the internet
on how many people receive their Compostela each day in Santiago. Here's where it
would come into play: if 500 people started the Camino in SJPDP today, and only 200 people
started each day on the previous two days, well, maybe I should hike faster and longer to
get out of the bubble. Maybe this is only something you can find out after you get there.
Plus, there are people starting at Roncesvalles, but I'm not sure if there are a lot of
people doing that. I know that the Camino provides, but I just want to make it easier
for the Camino to provide.
The office in Santiago published annual and monthly reports that break it down in many ways, like country, route, mode of travel, gender, etc. But that's arrivals, and not by what day.I don't know whether you can get day to day statistics, but the pilgrim's office in St. Jean Pied de Port publishes the number of pilgrims who register at the office there. But, as far as I know, these statistics are only broken down by months. https://www.aucoeurduchemin.org/statistiques-des-pelerins/
Beware the young and fit! We were the ones breaking down within the first week from SJPDP because we tried to go too hard too quickly. I remember rushing past people the first few days trying to get out of 'the bubble', hobbling into and from Pamplona, needing 4 rest days in Villatuerte to get my knee back to feeling ok. Pushed it too hard again then needed 5 days rest in Burgos. Probably my favourite Camino saying: "start like old person, finish like young person." Every injured person I came across was 'young and fit'.Will this be necessary during May? I'm starting 1st May from SJPdP and I've only booked Roncesvalles. The rest I was going to play it by ear and not book ahead. I'm young and fit so I don't think I'll mind much having to walk an extra hour or so to find the next albergue if the one I want is full.
FWIW there were many local walkers between Burgos and Hornillos yesterday (Sunday (3/20)) and Fuente Estrella in Hontanos said they were full this weekend. Today in Castrojeriz no problem with rooms and many places open. Saw a total of one peregrina on my walk today.
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