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Thank you so much. That is encouraging. I recently rewatched the documentary trying to see if that section was in it but could not tell.It is not as steep as the trip down into Roncesvalles.
If you use poles and watch where you are putting your feet, you will be fine.
Honest, it's not that bad.
On the other hand, there have been taxis up at the top the last few times I've walked, so if you look and it appears too bad, you can taxi into town.
Hi Lorraine, it's not that difficult it's only about 2 km. that will be no problem. Take it slow and easy. Wish you well and a Buen Camino, Peter.In September my husband will be walking to Santiago de Compostela from St. Jean. I have Multiple Sclerosis so we have decided that I will meet him in Pamplona and start my Camino from there. I an 62 and have some balance issues due to the MS. I read that the decent from Alto de Perdon is steep and has loose rocks. I would like to know just how difficult it is. We live in TN and hike a lot. I walk at home without aid but am planning on taking walking sticks for the trail. I especially have difficulty when surfaces are wet.
I checked my track and they appear very similar, except that the descent from the Alto de Perdon is longer. As Annie says, while they might be difficult, as any mountainous descent can be, they are doable. Take them both, and the descent in Zubiri, with care and you should be okay.It is not as steep as the trip down into Roncesvalles.
If you use poles and watch where you are putting your feet, you will be fine.
Honest, it's not that bad.
In September my husband will be walking to Santiago de Compostela from St. Jean. I have Multiple Sclerosis so we have decided that I will meet him in Pamplona and start my Camino from there. I an 62 and have some balance issues due to the MS. I read that the decent from Alto de Perdon is steep and has loose rocks. I would like to know just how difficult it is. We live in TN and hike a lot. I walk at home without aid but am planning on taking walking sticks for the trail. I especially have difficulty when surfaces are wet.
In September my husband will be walking to Santiago de Compostela from St. Jean. I have Multiple Sclerosis so we have decided that I will meet him in Pamplona and start my Camino from there. I an 62 and have some balance issues due to the MS. I read that the decent from Alto de Perdon is steep and has loose rocks. I would like to know just how difficult it is. We live in TN and hike a lot. I walk at home without aid but am planning on taking walking sticks for the trail. I especially have difficulty when surfaces are wet.
I too was concerned about the descent from Alto del Perdon, but it was really not that hard. And it levels out well before Uterga.
Just take your time and make sure you have 2 poles to assist you.
But....we all perceive difficulty differently..... I recall someone saying that the descent after Catrojerez (down from Alto Mostelares) was 'treacherous' down a concrete slope. The concrete slope was all of 50 metres long! Perhaps memories fade or play tricks over time.
The hardest section of the CF for me was the descent into Molinaseca from Riego. As I remarked to another Pilgrim over dinner, 'no path' would have been better than that path! It was like a rocky riverbed.... Next time I would take the road.
I hurted my heels, knees and right ankle descending it. Except for the heels I noticed it few days after and I had to stop (besides I got an infection).
It was my fault. I went down like a goat. You just have to take care and go as slow as you need.
I think you just described an "old goat"
How about the walk up to Alto del Perdon?It is not as steep as the trip down into Roncesvalles.
If you use poles and watch where you are putting your feet, you will be fine.
Honest, it's not that bad.
On the other hand, there have been taxis up at the top the last few times I've walked, so if you look and it appears too bad, you can taxi into town.
It is nothing extreme, and the path is better than the trip down.How about the walk up to Alto del Perdon?
Thank you for your input!It is nothing extreme, and the path is better than the trip down.
Be sure to read what others and I have written re the descent from Alto de Perdon in this earlier Forum thread. The descent is steepest at first but the multitude of small stones can make much of the descent very difficult and pure hell in rain or fog. Happily once you arrive at Uterga the path levels out and becomes a true pleasure.
Good luck and Buen camino!
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