Gwaihir
Active Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2019: Nijmegen-Fisterra
2022: Trans-European Trail
Hi Pelgrims,
I´m planning to walk from either Nijmegen (Gelderland) or Maastricht (Limburg) to Santiago.
I have a ton of questions! First of all, I´d like to get in touch with Dutch Pelgrims who have already walked this route, and who are willing to talk with me a bit about the experience.
Second I need some feedback on a few things, such as the route I´m planning to walk. Thus far, my plan looks like so:
Stage I. Via Limburgica + Via Monastica (Maastricht - Namur - Rocroi)
Stage II. Via Campaniensis (Rocroi - Vezelay)
From Vezelay, I´m hesitating whether I will choose
A. Via Lemovicensis (the "ordinary" route) or
B. Vezelay - Cluny - Le Puy > continue on Via Podiensis
I´m familiar with Spain, the North is the only region I don´t really know, so I´m planning to walk the Camino del Norte, and then maybe Camino Primitivo.
I´m taking a tent with me. I have to contend with a very limited budget and I think the pricing along Belgium & France might be expensive. I´m also worried that along the Vezelay - Cluny - Le Puy route, there might not be enough accommodation.
My other main worry is weather. The most logical thing is to take as few things with me as possible. But I imagine the mountains - Ardennes, Pyrenees -might still get cold around this time of the year (August - September - October).
There are a lot more questions I have, but these are the elementary ones, for now
Thanks for any insight!!
I´m planning to walk from either Nijmegen (Gelderland) or Maastricht (Limburg) to Santiago.
I have a ton of questions! First of all, I´d like to get in touch with Dutch Pelgrims who have already walked this route, and who are willing to talk with me a bit about the experience.
Second I need some feedback on a few things, such as the route I´m planning to walk. Thus far, my plan looks like so:
Stage I. Via Limburgica + Via Monastica (Maastricht - Namur - Rocroi)
Stage II. Via Campaniensis (Rocroi - Vezelay)
From Vezelay, I´m hesitating whether I will choose
A. Via Lemovicensis (the "ordinary" route) or
B. Vezelay - Cluny - Le Puy > continue on Via Podiensis
I´m familiar with Spain, the North is the only region I don´t really know, so I´m planning to walk the Camino del Norte, and then maybe Camino Primitivo.
I´m taking a tent with me. I have to contend with a very limited budget and I think the pricing along Belgium & France might be expensive. I´m also worried that along the Vezelay - Cluny - Le Puy route, there might not be enough accommodation.
My other main worry is weather. The most logical thing is to take as few things with me as possible. But I imagine the mountains - Ardennes, Pyrenees -might still get cold around this time of the year (August - September - October).
There are a lot more questions I have, but these are the elementary ones, for now
Thanks for any insight!!