carolgibney
New Member
Hi there. Perhaps this question has been answered before but I have been unable to find exactly the information I need..so bear with me please.
I am intending to walk from Sarria to Santiago with my Dad next April. He has wanted to do this for a number of years but the family were against him doing it til I decided I would do it with him to celebrate my 50th birthday and allieviate their concerns. Now I am the one with the concerns!!
Dad lives in Ireland and I live in Australia so we will meet in Spain and spend 10 days in total on the trail. Unfortunately my work committments mean I can't take longer time off.
So my question is this. How many kms realisitically do you think my Dad could walk in a day. He reckons about 15kms (probably realistic). I note that most of the main stop over towns on that leg are 20+kms per day. Dad is 73, has a double hip replacement and has had heart surgery but is otherwise fit and well. Neither of us are atheletes!! He is walking most days now (training) and tells me with delight that he walked for 35 minutes yesterday! (its a concern I know). I walk about 5kms most days and try to do 12 to 15 kms on the Bibbulmun track (a 1000 km bush trail in Western Australia) on one day of each weekend.
From reading the forum it seems everyone is very capable of doing 20+ kms daily and I am wondering if this is because the trail, particularly the leg of it we intend to do, is very easy? All advice will be welcome. Oh and as a side note...we will only carry day packs and have our luggage couriered through to the next town so while I know that will be seriously frowned on by die hard pilgrims, please bear in mind my role in this is to ensure my Dad completes his dream safely..so I am feeling with very little weight to carry perhaps longer distances are possible?
I am intending to walk from Sarria to Santiago with my Dad next April. He has wanted to do this for a number of years but the family were against him doing it til I decided I would do it with him to celebrate my 50th birthday and allieviate their concerns. Now I am the one with the concerns!!
Dad lives in Ireland and I live in Australia so we will meet in Spain and spend 10 days in total on the trail. Unfortunately my work committments mean I can't take longer time off.
So my question is this. How many kms realisitically do you think my Dad could walk in a day. He reckons about 15kms (probably realistic). I note that most of the main stop over towns on that leg are 20+kms per day. Dad is 73, has a double hip replacement and has had heart surgery but is otherwise fit and well. Neither of us are atheletes!! He is walking most days now (training) and tells me with delight that he walked for 35 minutes yesterday! (its a concern I know). I walk about 5kms most days and try to do 12 to 15 kms on the Bibbulmun track (a 1000 km bush trail in Western Australia) on one day of each weekend.
From reading the forum it seems everyone is very capable of doing 20+ kms daily and I am wondering if this is because the trail, particularly the leg of it we intend to do, is very easy? All advice will be welcome. Oh and as a side note...we will only carry day packs and have our luggage couriered through to the next town so while I know that will be seriously frowned on by die hard pilgrims, please bear in mind my role in this is to ensure my Dad completes his dream safely..so I am feeling with very little weight to carry perhaps longer distances are possible?