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Despite being a "mountaincamino" it is not hard at all
Sue, I don't think you'll be disappointed and the autumncolours will turn this camino into a picture, like a work by a great artist
Hi Josefine - I am avidly following anything written about the Camino Aragones as I start it on 18 September, so was delighted to read what you had to say about it. Did you start from Somport or Jaca?Josefine said:Hi everybody, back in Sweden now after walking the Aragonés and then, from Puente la Reina, the Francés to Santiago.
I wwant to encourage everybody to walk the aragonés as it is absolutely lovely. Despite being a "mountaincamino" it is not hard at all, nothing like the Primitivo, the surroundings are amazing, I just felt happy to be there. The albergues are good, especially Arres, donativo, and Ruestas, private, located high up in the mountains surrounded by ruins, should not be missed. You can do the walk in 6 days but there are enough albergues to stop by if you want to make shorter stages and take some more days.
In the beginning of June we were 10-15 pilgrims staying at the same albergues every night, we became like a familyThe weather was vey hot, +30 something, I not sure, and that was the only problem since you will have long streches without any possibilities to get water or eat. The weather seems to be vey unpredictable, met a Spanish pilgrim who walked last year, starting June 1 and it was snowing when he set out from Somport, I started only with my t-shirt at 7 in the morning.
This is a Camino I would love to walk again!
Josefine
peregrina2000 said:I am resolved not to start planning my 2013 camino quite yet, but you guys are making it hard with the raves about the Camino Aragones. It's definitely high on my list, so Jenny, I hope you will regale us with stories. Buen camino, Laurie
Arriving in Jaca Sept. 18 if all goes welljennysa said:Anne is also starting from Jaca on the same date. Less than 2 weeks to go now. Jenny
Josefine said:Hi everybody, back in Sweden now after walking the Aragonés and then, from Puente la Reina, the Francés to Santiago.
I wwant to encourage everybody to walk the aragonés as it is absolutely lovely. Despite being a "mountaincamino" it is not hard at all, nothing like the Primitivo, the surroundings are amazing, I just felt happy to be there. The albergues are good, especially Arres, donativo, and Ruestas, private, located high up in the mountains surrounded by ruins, should not be missed. You can do the walk in 6 days but there are enough albergues to stop by if you want to make shorter stages and take some more days.
In the beginning of June we were 10-15 pilgrims staying at the same albergues every night, we became like a familyThe weather was vey hot, +30 something, I not sure, and that was the only problem since you will have long streches without any possibilities to get water or eat. The weather seems to be vey unpredictable, met a Spanish pilgrim who walked last year, starting June 1 and it was snowing when he set out from Somport, I started only with my t-shirt at 7 in the morning.
This is a Camino I would love to walk again!
Josefine
Both advices are worth repeating. The stretch between Ruesta and Undués de Lerda is particularly nasty for 6.5 km up and up and up (when you see the next bend of the track you'll think that you reached the top - which of course has fooled you!) and you'll need a lot of water (not less than 1 liter, which adds 1 kg to your pack).Josefine said:...I loved this Camino, I felt perfectly safe walking on my own, but yes, you have to bring water and some food supplies. Or maybe, as suggest in my previous post, make shorter stages, which is perfectly possible....
Hello, Could you give me advice about walking El Camino Arogones. I am having trouble finding informationHi everybody, back in Sweden now after walking the Aragonés and then, from Puente la Reina, the Francés to Santiago.
I wwant to encourage everybody to walk the aragonés as it is absolutely lovely. Despite being a "mountaincamino" it is not hard at all, nothing like the Primitivo, the surroundings are amazing, I just felt happy to be there. The albergues are good, especially Arres, donativo, and Ruestas, private, located high up in the mountains surrounded by ruins, should not be missed. You can do the walk in 6 days but there are enough albergues to stop by if you want to make shorter stages and take some more days.
In the beginning of June we were 10-15 pilgrims staying at the same albergues every night, we became like a familyThe weather was vey hot, +30 something, I not sure, and that was the only problem since you will have long streches without any possibilities to get water or eat. The weather seems to be vey unpredictable, met a Spanish pilgrim who walked last year, starting June 1 and it was snowing when he set out from Somport, I started only with my t-shirt at 7 in the morning.
This is a Camino I would love to walk again!
Josefine
Hello, Could you give me advice about walking El Camino Arogones. I am having trouble finding information
Hello, Could you give me advice about walking El Camino Arogones. I am having trouble finding information
Thank you for your honest report. My husband (nearly 79) and myself (70 this month) have walked all ('13) and parts ('14 to '17) of CF and I've been tempted to look at other possibilities! Baztán in '16 was definitely too much for us. Maybe be best to pick out parts of the CF to walk again, given our difficulties.Hi Josefine -I have just finished walking it, and found it very hard and very hot. While the scenery is stunning, and I loved Ruesta, Saguesa and Mnreal, I found the recommended stages are far too long, particularly when walking in temperatures reaching over 35 degrees. I walked the 6 days on my own as everyone else was much younger than me and left me for dust. I ran out of water on the Arres-Ruesta stretch and had no food, and towards the end was in a state of semi-dehydration. I would not recommed any woman to walk it on her own, unless she is able to keep up with the younger guys (there were only 6 of us in the albergues after Arres). If anything had happened to me, such as a twisted ankle or dehydration or losing my way, I would have been in serious trouble as there was no one behind me. If there had been anyone else to walk with, it would have been less stressful. Twice I lost my way with no waymarks, and had to retrace my steps. I even landed up at the wrong village towards the end. I am relieved to be back on the Camino Frances and my stay at Eunate at the end was manna to the soul.
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