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I've only done two short caminos,one last year and a second one this year(Ingles and Sarria-SdC) but with more time available next year I am beginning to get the itch for the Norte as it seems to be a very pretty way and a lot less busy than the Frances. Is it a hard route to walk?Did the Northern and Primitive route last year : You're going to love it ! Beautiful countryside, sea views, overall well marked route (we had trouble only one day, after Deba).
No need to race to the albergue for a bed, solitude can be found walking if that's what you desire . . .
Buen Camino !!!!
Joe:I've only done two short caminos,one last year and a second one this year(Ingles and Sarria-SdC) but with more time available next year I am beginning to get the itch for the Norte as it seems to be a very pretty way and a lot less busy than the Frances. Is it a hard route to walk?
Thanks,Joe. It sounds really nice.Joe:
Overall the Norte is more difficult than the Frances, imo. There are a lot of 500m climbs, especially in the beginning. If you like beautiful seascapes the Norte is for you. There is a bit of hard surface walking. That said, the views, beautiful coastal towns, larger interesting cities like Bilbao and general variety of scenery make this, imo, a great Camino.
While the Norte is less traveled than the Frances, it does get crowded during the Summer months.
Ultreya,
Joe
I walked it from San Sebastian to Llanes and loved the first week or so due to the views. Another issue ypu ,au want to consider that adds to thr "difficulty" is that the distances between albergues can be longer than on other routes such as the Frances. And this is even more the case if you are walking outside of summer months since many albergues will be closed. So it does require more planning, but is it more difficult? I find each Camino a challenge, in fact I manage to find every day a challengeI've only done two short caminos,one last year and a second one this year(Ingles and Sarria-SdC) but with more time available next year I am beginning to get the itch for the Norte as it seems to be a very pretty way and a lot less busy than the Frances. Is it a hard route to walk?
My thoughts entirely,thanks for the infoI walked it from San Sebastian to Llanes and loved the first week or so due to the views. Another issue ypu ,au want to consider that adds to thr "difficulty" is that the distances between albergues can be longer than on other routes such as the Frances. And this is even more the case if you are walking outside of summer months since many albergues will be closed. So it does require more planning, but is it more difficult? I find each Camino a challenge, in fact I manage to find every day a challengeso I say plan and go for it!
Thanks,Joe. It sounds really nice.
Time to get to work on persuading my wife. She thinks it might be too far for us as she is 66 and I am 71,but like they say-'one step at a time' and 12 months to do some training!!
Joe.
Terry's comment to me after walking the Inglés in 2011 "If you can walk this you can walk the Primitivo" (He had already done so) Having walked the Primitivo in 2012 we again walked the Inglés this year and I too would now make the same comment. Choose your starting place for the Norte (ours was Santander/Barreda) and walk either the Norte or the Norte - Primitivo, making your own stages for distance and accommodation. There were 2 places where we did use transport to shorten the distance for me:- going into Fonsagrada and also into Cadabo. Most days were then a maximum of 20kms and 'doable'.I've only done two short caminos,one last year and a second one this year(Ingles and Sarria-SdC) but with more time available next year I am beginning to get the itch for the Norte as it seems to be a very pretty way and a lot less busy than the Frances. Is it a hard route to walk?
Thank you for that info,20 km is about as far as I would comfortably want to walk and I'm now going to research this camino in a lot more depthTerry's comment to me after walking the Inglés in 2011 "If you can walk this you can walk the Primitivo" (He had already done so) Having walked the Primitivo in 2012 we again walked the Inglés this year and I too would now make the same comment. Choose your starting place for the Norte (ours was Santander/Barreda) and walk either the Norte or the Norte - Primitivo, making your own stages for distance and accommodation. There were 2 places where we did use transport to shorten the distance for me:- going into Fonsagrada and also into Cadabo. Most days were then a maximum of 20kms and 'doable'.
Check out our blogs - listed below my posts - and then from the blog 'profile' you can also check out Terry's Walk to Compostela (Norte/Primitivo 2009). There is more infrastructure now than then. The CSJ guides and Gronze give up to date info on accomodation etc.Thank you for that info,20 km is about as far as I would comfortably want to walk and I'm now going to research this camino in a lot more depth
Cheers,Joe
Well, easy it is not …There is frequent climb and descent on both routes, more so on the Primitivo. The first day out of Irun is one of the most scenic days, so it'll keep you going. There is good support on both routes (albergues and cafe's) so you can modify your distances as needed. I've never done the Frances so my only frame of reference is the Northern/Primitivo; I did it in May '14. There were days I walked alone, meeting a few pilgrims on the way; the busiest was probably 10-15 folks; you all end up meeting at the albergueI've only done two short caminos,one last year and a second one this year(Ingles and Sarria-SdC) but with more time available next year I am beginning to get the itch for the Norte as it seems to be a very pretty way and a lot less busy than the Frances. Is it a hard route to walk?
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