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Since the VDLP is about 200 km longer than the Camino Frances, I don't think adding just 2 days would work! In addition, there is less flexibility in planning stages of the length you want.@SYates after my experiences on Frances I added roughly 2 days in my head to figure out how long VdlP will take.
... What did you do near Embalse?
I was lucky too, we managed to stay at the new hostal - which I hear is now closed to pilgrims....As our wise pilgrim SY advises - take your time, be flexible. Your stages 10 / 11 / 12 are all 30+ km. When I tried to walk this Camino back in 2013 there was a government albergue at the Embalse. Over the years the accommodation at this spot has changed so much that almost as soon as an information paper is printed its out of date. I have a copy of the Camino guide published by the Amigos Del Camino De Santiago De Sevilla. Compared to Brierley its just a basic route and distance book, but a good useful planning tool. It has 35 stages from Sevilla to Santiago (the four stages from Media are all 35+ km - with a total of 12 stages in excess of 30 km). Buen Camino.
Yet again, I have to recommend the planner at Godesalco. If you use it, you can plan the length of your stages according to the availability of accommodation - and print out little profile maps that show you both ups and downs and possible alternative places to stop - which you will no doubt need, as your walking distances are likely to change depending on weather and form...
We are walking the Vdlp and Sanabrés from Salamanca. Our official stages will be wherever we stop. For planning purposes less than 30 km a day. Many of your stages would be too long for us. I used Gronze to check that I was being realistic, and that there is accommodation available within our parameters. It seems fine, although some of our days will be quite short, simply because adding the next section looks too long. We will see how we get on, we may surprise ourselves. Or not.
As our wise pilgrim SY advises - take your time, be flexible. Your stages 10 / 11 / 12 are all 30+ km. When I tried to walk this Camino back in 2013 there was a government albergue at the Embalse. Over the years the accommodation at this spot has changed so much that almost as soon as an information paper is printed its out of date. I have a copy of the Camino guide published by the Amigos Del Camino De Santiago De Sevilla. Compared to Brierley its just a basic route and distance book, but a good useful planning tool. It has 35 stages from Sevilla to Santiago (the four stages from Media are all 35+ km - with a total of 12 stages in excess of 30 km). Buen Camino.
Don't forget to take your lunch with you. There are no lunchtime food options on many of the stages.@SYates Thanks for the reply.
I have this book and was curious what the typical stages are. I know planning on Camino can be a funny thing, but after my experiences on Frances I added roughly 2 days in my head to figure out how long VdlP will take. After closer inspection I found out that there are some 40km and I feel like 32 is my comfortable max. Because there are less albergues there is a smaller flexibility, which may result in crazy distances on the next day if the day before you didn't calculate correctly. On Frances I didn't follow the "official" guide handed out in SJPdP, which was great adventure, letting the day unfold on its own. Here however, I feel like more planning is needed and was curious what the typical stages are.
What did you do near Embalse?
What are the "official" stages of Via de la Plata?
I know you can decide on your own if there is enough albergues on the way, but even on Camino Frances they were giving some "official" split into the days, I'm curious what is pre-planned for VdlP.
I found this one for example, which gives me some idea that 35 days is roughly how long it will take to walk it:
1 Sevilla
2 Guillena 23.1
3 Castilblanco de los Arroyos 18.2
4 Almadén de la Plata 30.1
5 Monesterio 34.9
6 Fuente de Cantos 21.2
7 Villafranca de los Barros 45
8 Torremejía 28.1
9 Mérida 16.5
10 Alcuéscar 37.2
11 Cáceres 39
12 Embalse de Alcántara (FR 0,6 km) 33.9
13 Grimaldo (FR 1 km) 19.7
14 Carcaboso 31
15 Aldeanueva del Camino 39.6
16 La Calzada de Béjar 22.6
17 Fuenterroble de Salvatierra 20.7
18 San Pedro de Rozados 28.6
19 Salamanca 24.5
20 El Cubo de la Tierra del Vino 37.6
21 Zamora 32.6
22 Montamarta 19
23 Granja de Moreruela 23.3
24 Tábara 26.6
25 Santa Marta de Tera 23.3
26 Mombuey 37.8
27 Puebla de Sanabria 32.8
28 Lubián 32
29 La Gudiña 25.3
30 Laza 35
31 Orense 41.4
32 Cea 23
33 A Laxe 38.2
34 Outeiro 34.1
35 Santiago de Compostela 16.7
What are the "official" stages of Via de la Plata?
I know you can decide on your own if there is enough albergues on the way, but even on Camino Frances they were giving some "official" split into the days, I'm curious what is pre-planned for VdlP.
I found this one for example, which gives me some idea that 35 days is roughly how long it will take to walk it:
1 Sevilla
2 Guillena 23.1
3 Castilblanco de los Arroyos 18.2
4 Almadén de la Plata 30.1
5 Monesterio 34.9
6 Fuente de Cantos 21.2
7 Villafranca de los Barros 45
8 Torremejía 28.1
9 Mérida 16.5
10 Alcuéscar 37.2
11 Cáceres 39
12 Embalse de Alcántara (FR 0,6 km) 33.9
13 Grimaldo (FR 1 km) 19.7
14 Carcaboso 31
15 Aldeanueva del Camino 39.6
16 La Calzada de Béjar 22.6
17 Fuenterroble de Salvatierra 20.7
18 San Pedro de Rozados 28.6
19 Salamanca 24.5
20 El Cubo de la Tierra del Vino 37.6
21 Zamora 32.6
22 Montamarta 19
23 Granja de Moreruela 23.3
24 Tábara 26.6
25 Santa Marta de Tera 23.3
26 Mombuey 37.8
27 Puebla de Sanabria 32.8
28 Lubián 32
29 La Gudiña 25.3
30 Laza 35
31 Orense 41.4
32 Cea 23
33 A Laxe 38.2
34 Outeiro 34.1
35 Santiago de Compostela 16.7
Hi
Just a quick update. The latest information I've received (just a few days ago) is that the albergue at Embalse de Alcantara is still closed.
Also, there's confusing signposting before Alcuescar, but I'll make a separate post about that.
Buen Camino!
Gerald
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