Motorbiking the trail

[lester]

Hi there,
we are two young,fresh people English and Danish who would love to share the experience of this part of history. Due to time restraints... yeah yeah i know, we can not physically take 40 days out of our schedule.. So we thought motorbike. I do understand that to the purists amongst you, it s not the same, but we would like to do something; so please give us the chance.

Anything what so ever you could give us on possible sites,or even people you know that have completed the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela on a motorbike would be very helpful..

Paris we thought would be a good starting point but we are open to suggestions... many thanx in advance

 

[Sinenomene]

hi there!

http://www.mundicamino.com
http://www.chemins-compostelle.com (translate with google)
http://www.peterrobins.co.uk/camino/

those should give you some good route info.

take care,
chris

 

[Kerryman]

.... So we thought motorbike. I do understand that to the purists amongst you, it s not the same, but we would like to do something; so please give us the chance.

Absolutely none. That is beyond where I draw the line.: Motorbikes howling through the Meseta? Enduros going over the stone-men pass? Do us a favour - stay away! :x

Kerryman

 

[Paulus]

Absolutely none. That is beyond where I draw the line.: Motorbikes howling through the Meseta? Enduros going over the stone-men pass? Do us a favour - stay away! :x
Kerryman

Kerryman ...and Lester!
Fully agreed with kerryman's opinion :x

Paul

 

[William Marques]

The route that the Camino follows is close to the roads and I am sure you mean to follow the route that car drivers take when following the route. The principal towns are Paris, Orleans, Tours, Poitou,Bordeaux, St Jean Pied de Port, Roncesvalles, Pamplona, Logrono, Santo Domingo, Burgos, Leon, Astorga, Ponferrada, Villafranca, Sarria and Santiago.

There is much to see in these towns and the smaller ones between them though the journey between from Paris to the Pyrenees and from Pamplona and Astorga is not going to be perticularly scenic in itself.

Good luck and have a good holiday

William

 

[wulf]

You could certainly journey to Santiago (or any other famous pilgrim destination) but it won't give you the full camino experience. Not only will some of the paths be inaccessible to motorbikes (and roaring along others will probably invoke the ire of other pilgrims, as shown above) but you'll simply be travelling too fast. Certainly in the modern age, when getting there fast is always an option, travelling at a slower pace is a significant part of what it is all about.

If your time is limited, either start closer to the destination and walk or cycle, or figure out a route that is suitable to the method of transportation you propose to take.

Wulf

 

[Kerryman]

William, Wulf:
I think you overlooked that they have titled their posting 'Motorbiking the Trail', (Not: 'Motorbiking to Santiago') meaning to me they were actually thinking of taking their motorbikes onto the Camino itself and not onto the roads nearby. :x

This thing deserves a strong response, I find it utterly repulsive and I am sure I am not alone in this. :!:

Kerryman

 

[Sinenomene]

William, Wulf:
I think you overlooked that they have titled their posting 'Motorbiking the Trail', (Not: 'Motorbiking to Santiago') meaning to me they were actually thinking of taking their motorbikes onto the Camino itself and not onto the roads nearby. :x

This thing deserves a strong response, I find it utterly repulsive and I am sure I am not alone in this. :!:

Kerryman

hehe,
i didnt think motor vehicles were allowed on the trail itself. in any event, i thought there was some idea of tolerance that pilgrims learn. so does it really matter if he walks rides runs or swims to santiago? does the compostelle matter in itself? your yourself know what you do while on your way and if someone wants to drive to different cities and have a beautiful visit they should go ahead and do so.

now, if he intends to drive a dirt bike on the camino then thats another story. is it even legal to drive a dirt bike on the trail?

have a great time and enjoy the world they way you want.

 

[Peter Robins]

most of the Camino Frances is on public highways - paved or unpaved, roads or tracks - where motor vehicles are just as entitled to be as anyone else.

 

[Peter Robins]

article in today's Voz de Galicia on a couple of bikers on Harley Davidsons from Zaragoza to Santiago, though via Santander and the coastal route rather than the Camino Frances. One of the pillion-riders is quoted as having dozed or played tetris, so quite what she got out of it . . .
http://www.lavozdegalicia.es/ed_santiag ... TO=4952274