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"Stage" | From | Ending | Km | |
6 | Villamayor Monjardin | Los Arcos | 12.5 | |
7 | Torres del Rio | Viana | 10.8 | |
8 | Logrono | Navarette | 12.8 | |
9 | Ventosa | Najera | 11.0 | |
12 | Villafranca Montes de Oca | San Juan Ortega | 12.3 | |
14 | Burgos | Tardajos | 11.5 | |
18 | Carrion de los Condes | Calzadilla de la Cueza | 17.5 | |
19 | Sahagun | Bercianos | 10.0 | |
20 | El Burgo Ranero | Religios | 13.0 |
This will no doubt be helpful for the faint of heart, and it just goes to show how skewed the Francés is to the easy side as compared to less traveled routes. If 10km counts to someone as 'long,' then many other caminos will be out of reach for them.
Even an Aussie can distinguish what the writer is portraying in his message, the longest distances between Albergues that you will encounter if you are planning your route and want to push on past one of these stopsThis will no doubt be helpful for the faint of heart, and it just goes to show how skewed the Francés is to the easy side as compared to less traveled routes. If 10km counts to someone as 'long,' then many other caminos will be out of reach for them.
Just yesterday I saw this on an Irish news website. I think the subjects of the piece must have been walking one of the much tougher routes: " The Camino de Santiago is a long hike through the Spanish countryside that sees pilgrims walk roughly 25-30 miles per day in order to reach their destination. Some walk for a few days, some walk for a week, but everyone who participates is pushed to their limits under the hot Spanish sun." I like fairly long days myself but even I do not aim for average daily stages of 40-50km these days!This will no doubt be helpful for the faint of heart, and it just goes to show how skewed the Francés is to the easy side as compared to less traveled routes. If 10km counts to someone as 'long,' then many other caminos will be out of reach for them.
Perhaps whomever wrote this piece were told kilometers and heard miles? The only pilgrims I know who do those kinds of distances are the lean Border Collies amongst us (I think I am a Basset).
These are the longest distances between albergues. The stage number is from the Profile Elevation sheet; (Gronze stage numbers are similar). Distances vary a bit between Gronze.com and godesalco.com.
There may be intermediate lodging (after Burgos or Sahagun) or slightly off-camino
I arbitrarily used 10km as cutoff point as 'long'.
Profile "Stage"From Ending Km 6Villamayor Monjardin Los Arcos 12.5 7Torres del Rio Viana 10.8 8Logrono Navarette 12.8 9Ventosa Najera 11.0 12Villafranca Montes de Oca San Juan Ortega 12.3 14Burgos Tardajos 11.5 18Carrion de los Condes Calzadilla de la Cueza 17.5 19Sahagun Bercianos 10.0 20El Burgo Ranero Religios 13.0
I think that may be part of the explanation. Also I think that the person who wrote that is probably not a walker themselves and has no personal knowledge of the Caminos. I think that anyone who walks regularly would have stopped to ask themselves how many people would actually choose to walk 40+km stages daily. Some like @spursfan do. I walked my own first Camino Frances in 23 days but prefer stages around 30km these days. Very occasionally over 40km if conditions and my mood are right. But I think that puts me in a fairly small minority.Perhaps whomever wrote this piece were told kilometers and heard miles? The only pilgrims I know who do those kinds of distances are the lean Border Collies amongst us (I think I am a Basset).
Haha, I do, but my 10 hours sure as heck ain't your 10 hours, @spursfan . In fact I'm mildly envious...you just have to walk in the afternoons as well
These are the longest distances between albergues. The stage number is from the Profile Elevation sheet; (Gronze stage numbers are similar). Distances vary a bit between Gronze.com and godesalco.com.
There may be intermediate lodging (after Burgos or Sahagun) or slightly off-camino
I arbitrarily used 10km as cutoff point as 'long'.
Profile "Stage"From Ending Km 6Villamayor Monjardin Los Arcos 12.5 7Torres del Rio Viana 10.8 8Logrono Navarette 12.8 9Ventosa Najera 11.0 12Villafranca Montes de Oca San Juan Ortega 12.3 14Burgos Tardajos 11.5 18Carrion de los Condes Calzadilla de la Cueza 17.5 19Sahagun Bercianos 10.0 20El Burgo Ranero Religios 13.0
Haha, I do, but my 10 hours sure as heck ain't your 10 hours, @spursfan . In fact I'm mildly envious...
This sounds like our days. what's the Camino without those coffee breaks, meeting new friends. We chose to have reservations and it worked for us to have a general sense of the kms for the day. It's different for everyone. Buen Camino!Same here. 10 Hours will get me about 25 kms! But of course that includes:
Morning Coffee
Lunch
Afternoon coffee
Sit down to admire the view a few times
Stop at a couple of churches
Boots and socks off for airing a couple of times
I pack a lot into those 10 hours!
You don't have to be "faint of heart" to wish to avoid long days. Many of us do not want to rush along for huge distances every day for all sorts of reasons.This will no doubt be helpful for the faint of heart, and it just goes to show how skewed the Francés is to the easy side as compared to less traveled routes. If 10km counts to someone as 'long,' then many other caminos will be out of reach for them.
Walking is an important part of the Camino experience just as classes are an important part of the college experience but as you point out there is a lot more to enjoying those adventures!Same here. 10 Hours will get me about 25 kms! But of course that includes:
Morning Coffee
Lunch
Afternoon coffee
Sit down to admire the view a few times
Stop at a couple of churches
Boots and socks off for airing a couple of times
I pack a lot into those 10 hours!
I've never enjoyed walking long distances, and these days my hips don't like much more than about 10k before they complain.I know this varies for each of us, but for me (even at 66) 10 km is not a long walk. I would define over 25 km as longish, over 30 as long, and over 50 as heroic.
The Frances is the only Camino I have done and i recall all those legs/sections listed above. It is a useful list because it helps one prepare in terms of when to stop (ie before a long stretch) and when to stock up on water and snacks. I ran out of water about an hour out of Religios on a 30C afternoon. It was a loooong hour!!!If 10km counts to someone as 'long,' then many other caminos will be out of reach for them.
Yes, at least in my limited experience, on the San Olav, Baztanes, Vasco, and Invierno.Are there many over 15 or 20?
And does this list apply in winter as well?
Yes, and I add stopping to take approximayely 100 pictures each day... mostly on the uphills!Same here. 10 Hours will get me about 25 kms! But of course that includes:
Morning Coffee
Lunch
Afternoon coffee
Sit down to admire the view a few times
Stop at a couple of churches
Boots and socks off for airing a couple of times
I pack a lot into those 10 hours!
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