- Time of past OR future Camino
- Frances/Finestere 2023, 2024 ?
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There certainly aren’t as many people on the Plata/Sanabrés as the Francés. But maybe another option that makes more sense is to walk the Via Verde alternative from Lugo which connects to the end of the Norte rather than the Francés.I have been trying to find a way to avoid the circus during the last stages of Frances. In two hours you can take the Lugo - Ourense train and walk the last stages on the Plata. Is it a good idea, or are there just as many people there because many are thinking the same thing?
to walk the Via Verde alternative from Lugo which connects to the end of the Norte
Thanks for the suggestion. I cannot find Via Verde described at Gronze. Maybe there is a description, if there is a marked route, somewhere else?There certainly aren’t as many people on the Pkata/Sanabrés as the Francés. But maybe another option that makes more sense is to walk the Via Verde alternative from Lugo which connects to the end of the Norte rather than the Francés.
The only part that matters for the Compostela is the last 100 km, which must be in a recognized route.It's a good idea if that's what you want to walk.
Technically it's not a single Camino de Santiago as the rules are the stages must be consecutive but many people mix and match, walk stages in reverse, etc so it's your decision.
Unfortunately, the Verde is not a recognized Camino route.Thanks for the suggestion. I cannot find Via Verde described at Gronze. Maybe there is a description, if there is a marked route, somewhere else?
It’s a marked route, albeit not recognised. I walked it last year as part of my Primitivo, but I don’t bother with a Compostela. I’ll find the excellent thread from @Telelama and post it.Thanks for the suggestion. I cannot find Via Verde described at Gronze. Maybe there is a description, if there is a marked route, somewhere else?
But, if one choose Ourense, it will be 104.3 km if I have calculated correctly, before SDC. Isn't a bit strange that not more people have noticed this option if that paper is important? For my part, I still don't know if it is.
and PO is?You could try reversing the Vía Künig from Lugo down to Ponferrada and then the Invierno and up to Santiago. You’ll still qualify for a Compo but you’ll have fun with the PO
A search for the Via on here will take you to a couple of great threads on “doing it our Way”
Pilgrims Office. They like well behaved Pilgrims who walk to Santiago not around three sides of it as I’m proposingand PO is?
Ahh.. thanks.. ;-)Pilgrims Office. They like well behaved Pilgrims who walk to Santiago not around three sides of it as I’m proposing
I would advise against it. As mentioned elsewhere, I wouldn't be put off by the scaremongering you read. I walked from Lugo to Santiago (including the part from Melide to Santiago during the busiest time of year). In the part after Lugo, including the part after Melide, I can say with certainty that I had just as much solitude as I had on the Primitivo before Lugo. All I needed to do was stop in Salceda and Lavacolla instead of in Arzua and O Pedrouzo as others were doing.I have been trying to find a way to avoid the circus during the last stages of Frances. In two hours you can take the Lugo - Ourense train and walk the last stages on the Plata. Is it a good idea, or are there just as many people there because many are thinking the same thing?
I believe it would still qualify for a Compostela as the last 100km would be on a single recognized Camino.It's a good idea if that's what you want to walk.
Technically it's not a single Camino de Santiago as the rules are the stages must be consecutive but many people mix and match, walk stages in reverse, etc so it's your decision.
That's my take on this as well. When I walked the Sanabres from Ourense last year, there were a few people walking it who had started their camino on other routes. There might be some more complexity calculating a distance certificate for a disjointed route, but I know that it was done for my wife when she walked a few years ago. I don't know the current position of the Pilgrim Office on this, but there will be no harm in asking them to do that.I believe it would still qualify for a Compostela as the last 100km would be on a single recognized Camino.
But, if one choose Ourense, it will be 104.3 km if I have calculated correctly, before SDC. Isn't a bit strange that not more people have noticed this option if that paper is important? For my part, I still don't know if it is.
Just to be clear, the Compostela does not show what route you walked, only the distance certificate does.If you want a Compostela for the Francés you will need to walk from Sarria.
Whatever you choose - enjoy.
Thanks Doug - this little pilgrim is still learningJust to be clear, the Compostela does not show what route you walked, only the distance certificate does.
This! I walked in June. After Lugo, I stopped in Ferreira, Melide, Calle and Lavacolla. Melide and Calle where nowhere near full and because I was off-stage, I had quite a bit of quiet time, especially in the AM.I would advise against it. As mentioned elsewhere, I wouldn't be put off by the scaremongering you read. I walked from Lugo to Santiago (including the part from Melide to Santiago during the busiest time of year). In the part after Lugo, including the part after Melide, I can say with certainty that I had just as much solitude as I had on the Primitivo before Lugo. All I needed to do was stop in Salceda and Lavacolla instead of in Arzua and O Pedrouzo as others were doing.
You develop a rhythm and mindset measuring a country day after day with your feet. It is more than interrupted when you take a bus or train elsewhere and resume. I think you are better off with a continuous journey. Save the walk from Ourense for a future Camino where you walk the Sanabres.
But that's just my opinion.
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