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I know pilgrims can just walk the last 100 km from Sarria to gain the certificate, but is it possible to walk from SJPP to Sarria, then skip straight to SdC and still qualify? Partly to avoid what looks like the busiest and possibly least interesting section. Also cos I am short of time and would rather miss the last 100 km than the first 100 over the Pyrenees. TIA.
No, you can't get a compostella if you skip the last 100 km. You can skip part of the middle, but not the last part.I know pilgrims can just walk the last 100 km from Sarria to gain the certificate, but is it possible to walk from SJPP to Sarria, then skip straight to SdC and still qualify? Partly to avoid what looks like the busiest and possibly least interesting section. Also cos I am short of time and would rather miss the last 100 km than the first 100 over the Pyrenees. TIA.
We walked the whole CF last year and Sarria to SDC was some of the most enjoyable walking. The Galician countryside is so beautiful. If you avoid the set stages you can still find some solitude, although Sarria to Portomarin was like doing the Camino on steroids!I know pilgrims can just walk the last 100 km from Sarria to gain the certificate, but is it possible to walk from SJPP to Sarria, then skip straight to SdC and still qualify? Partly to avoid what looks like the busiest and possibly least interesting section. Also cos I am short of time and would rather miss the last
Not sure how much time you have. If you just don't want the Sarria - Compostela busyness you could just pick up the Camino Invierno at Ponferrada. You could skip a section after the Pyrenees to cater for the time you have available. That way, you get to walk over the Pyrenees, miss the section from Sarria, AND get a Compostela.I know pilgrims can just walk the last 100 km from Sarria to gain the certificate, but is it possible to walk from SJPP to Sarria, then skip straight to SdC and still qualify? Partly to avoid what looks like the busiest and possibly least interesting section. Also cos I am short of time and would rather miss the last 100 km than the first 100 over the Pyrenees. TIA.
By the time you depart St Jean for Roncesvalles you will already have missed the Pyrenees. They’re behind you, obscured by the rising sun as you set out. If you want to hike the Pyrenees you need to choose a different route with a different starting point and a different destination.I know pilgrims can just walk the last 100 km from Sarria to gain the certificate, but is it possible to walk from SJPP to Sarria, then skip straight to SdC and still qualify? Partly to avoid what looks like the busiest and possibly least interesting section. Also cos I am short of time and would rather miss the last 100 km than the first 100 over the Pyrenees. TIA.
I think that this rule change is currently a pipe dream, and not anything to be concerned about.It will be interesting to see how the crowds change when/if they change the compostela requirement to 200km instead of the current 100km
I think this might be misguided reasoning! The 25 km part that goes "over the Pyrenees" is over in a day, and it won't be anything special if you have a foggy/cloudy day. The last 100 km takes you to Santiago, which is the culmination of the traditional pilgrimage. If you are mainly interested in a beautiful scenic hike in the mountains, there are many better routes and locations. If you are interested in the cultural experience of the Camino de Santiago, I think the last 100 km is more significant than the SJPP-Pamplona part.Also cos I am short of time and would rather miss the last 100 km than the first 100 over the Pyrenees.
It's not something I'm concerned about and I don't think it will impact me one way or another. However if I were to be given a vote on it, I'd vote to extend it to 200km. I'm looking at it from purely a business/tourism perspective, and it would be good to spread the wealth a bit, and have more small towns be able to reap the benefits of thousands of pilgrims walking through.I think that this rule change is currently a pipe dream, and not anything to be concerned about.
Que? Can you offer up one town that benefits from those thousands? Last year there were passionate protests against the money “squandered” on pilgrim infrastructure when what the local people wanted was schools their children could get to without an hour bus ride. A health centre that didn’t require a two week wait and a taxi ride each way for their ageing parents and parks and recreational areas that weren’t splattered with excrement and half eaten food. Spreading the grief back along another 100km of impoverished rural communities may not win as many prizes as you might think, and have more small towns be able to reap the benefits of thousands of pilgrims walking through.
You can walk the last 100km into Santiago from various locations. Sarria is not the only option. Take a look at the Sanabres, the Portugues, and the ingles— all enter Santiago from different points. I particularly liked starting the last 100km in Ourense. All the above are quieter than the Sarria to Santiago route. Once you get to Sarria you’d just need to find a bus or other transportation to a different starting point. Of course there is always the option of foregoing the Compostela altogether…I know pilgrims can just walk the last 100 km from Sarria to gain the certificate, but is it possible to walk from SJPP to Sarria, then skip straight to SdC and still qualify? Partly to avoid what looks like the busiest and possibly least interesting section. Also cos I am short of time and would rather miss the last 100 km than the first 100 over the Pyrenees. TIA.
Also consider taking the Invierno from Ponferrada if you want to avoid the Sarria crowds.You can walk the last 100km into Santiago from various locations. Sarria is not the only option. Take a look at the Sanabres, the Portugues, and the ingles— all enter Santiago from different points. I particularly liked starting the last 100km in Ourense. All the above are quieter than the Sarria to Santiago route. Once you get to Sarria you’d just need to find a bus or other transportation to a different starting point. Of course there is always the option of foregoing the Compostela altogether…
Que? Can you offer up one town that benefits from those thousands? Last year there were passionate protests against the money “squandered” on pilgrim infrastructure when what the local people wanted was schools their children could get to without an hour bus ride. A health centre that didn’t require a two week wait and a taxi ride each way for their ageing parents and parks and recreational areas that weren’t splattered with excrement and half eaten food. Spreading the grief back along another 100km of impoverished rural communities may not win as many prizes as you might think
Que? Can you offer up one town that benefits from those thousands? Last year there were passionate protests against the money “squandered” on pilgrim infrastructure when what the local people wanted was schools their children could get to without an hour bus ride. A health centre that didn’t require a two week wait and a taxi ride each way for their ageing parents and parks and recreational areas that weren’t splattered with excrement and half eaten food. Spreading the grief back along another 100km of impoverished rural communities may not win as many prizes as you might think
No.. it is for the last 100I know pilgrims can just walk the last 100 km from Sarria to gain the certificate, but is it possible to walk from SJPP to Sarria, then skip straight to SdC and still qualify? Partly to avoid what looks like the busiest and possibly least interesting section. Also cos I am short of time and would rather miss the last 100 km than the first 100 over the Pyrenees. TIA.
Yes, good question. The credencial with all the sellos is sufficient evidence you walked, eh?Just wondering, but perhaps an equally good question to ask yourself is whether you really need the certificate (and why)?
Me, I’ve never sinned. But then my old guys wouldn’t even have a concept of sin, nor did Gran. There are parallels in the philosophies- “do right”,”do as you would be done by”, “do unto others…”, “don’t do what’s not done”.But then there’s that bit about sins being forgiven.
There was never any wording about sins being forgiven in the text of the Camino Compostela.But then there’s that bit about sins being forgiven. Or have they removed that wording?
I know pilgrims can just walk the last 100 km from Sarria to gain the certificate, but is it possible to walk from SJPP to Sarria, then skip straight to SdC and still qualify? Partly to avoid what looks like the busiest and possibly least interesting section. Also cos I am short of time and would rather miss the last 100 km than the first 100 over the Pyrenees. TI
We have avoided that last 100 km for 11 years. We don't need another Compostela, it simply isn't worth the crowds, noise and......I know pilgrims can just walk the last 100 km from Sarria to gain the certificate, but is it possible to walk from SJPP to Sarria, then skip straight to SdC and still qualify? Partly to avoid what looks like the busiest and possibly least interesting section. Also cos I am short of time and would rather miss the last 100 km than the first 100 over the Pyrenees. TIA.
Well, maybe...maybe it's time to try it? Not always crowded, noisy....We have avoided that last 100 km for 11 years. We don't need another Compostela, it simply isn't worth the crowds, noise and......
Just not worth it.
The two ways of "skipping" that section after the rest of the Francès would be to walk from Sarria to either Lugo or Monforte de Lemos -- as walking from either town to Compostela on respectively the Primitivo or the Invierno would qualify you for the Compostela. There's the Invierno from Ponferrada too.I know pilgrims can just walk the last 100 km from Sarria to gain the certificate, but is it possible to walk from SJPP to Sarria, then skip straight to SdC and still qualify? Partly to avoid what looks like the busiest and possibly least interesting section. Also cos I am short of time and would rather miss the last 100 km than the first 100 over the Pyrenees. TIA.
Thank you for pointing this out!The Compostela is not a certificate for hiking,
nopeI know pilgrims can just walk the last 100 km from Sarria to gain the certificate, but is it possible to walk from SJPP to Sarria, then skip straight to SdC and still qualify? Partly to avoid what looks like the busiest and possibly least interesting section. Also cos I am short of time and would rather miss the last 100 km than the first 100 over the Pyrenees. TIA.
Since I've never had one, nor read anyone else's, I just took their word for it.There was never any wording about sins being forgiven in the text of the Camino Compostela.
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