Ruta do Mar (August 2024)

[kvermeir99]

Hey,

I'm Kaï, a 25-year-old student in Belgium and planning to walk my first Camino from 06 August 2024 to 24 August 2024. Since I want to avoid the summer heat and really enjoy coastal walking, I'm planning to do the Ruta/Camino do Mar starting from Ribadeo to Ferrol where I will join the Camino Ingles.

Since this is a less walked Camino, I was wondering if other pilgrims are planning to walk this route or would like to join me in my endeavor?

Would love to meet some new people on the Camino and talk about life )

Kaï

 

[dick bird]

I haven’t walked it but friends who have tell me it is very lonely, challenging and no albergues, but very beautiful. Good luck.

 

[kvermeir99]

I haven’t walked it but friends who have tell me it is very lonely, challenging and no albergues, but very beautiful. Good luck.

Hey,

Thanks for the reply!

Did they tell how and where they slept overnight? Did they wild camp, ask permission to camp or stay in cheap hotels?

 

[dick bird]

They stayed in hotels mainly, but I don’t think they were cheap.

 

[Corned Beef]

It's a lovely route. Very quiet but if you like coastal walks, this is one of the best.

You might want to read this blog for ideas about where to stay.

Day 24, Camino del Norte (Ruta do Mar) Ribadeo to Foz 39.4 km

Total distance 703.6 km Daily average 29.3 Today’s accumulated uphill elevation 118 m Today’s accumulated downhill elevation 99 m I had an easy start to my new Camino this morning – turn righ…

magwood.me

 

[cnxjo]

Check out forum member Sara Dhooma's videos, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkWTKtiUr2pf0LwKZvqI7PWPlTAhMMw-4
She made the trip in 2022 and camped on several occasions.
I am doing same route in mid-July and anticipate needing taxi or public transport at some stages to reach "reasonable" lodging.

 

[kvermeir99]

Check out forum member Sara Dhooma's videos, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkWTKtiUr2pf0LwKZvqI7PWPlTAhMMw-4
She made the trip in 2022 and camped on several occasions.
I am doing same route in mid-July and anticipate needing taxi or public transport at some stages to reach "reasonable" lodging.

Great videos!

Could you send me an overview of where you will be staying?

Thanks

 

[cnxjo]

Have yet to decide on where to stay. Dave Whitson, author of Ingles and Do Mar guidebook, has an update page with link to spreadsheet of accommodations on these routes. https://davewhitson.com/index.php/guidebook-updates/

 

[kvermeir99]

Have yet to decide on where to stay. Dave Whitson, author of Ingles and Do Mar guidebook, has an update page with link to spreadsheet of accommodations on these routes. https://davewhitson.com/index.php/guidebook-updates/

Wow thanks @cnxjo,

The spreadsheet is a wonderful resource, I didn't stumble upon during my research! If you have more useful information, I'm more than happy to hear about it I also ordered the Dave Whitson Guidebook and contacted the host of the only albergue in Viveiro. She added me to a (Spanish) Facebook group and gave loads of information on the stages as well.

 

[moberschmidt]

Good morning, I will be walking this same route beginning in late August and have seen that although the infrastructure is not quite like the Frances or other more travelled Caminos it does it exist. I am estimating I will spend a little more for lodging for sure based on the guidebooks. I am excited to walk this route and wish you a Buen Camino!!!!

 

[Olimpia]

Good morning, I will be walking this route hopefully early August. Have been getting a lot of information. Very interesting route. Buen Camino

 

[ChristelMarcAntwerp22]

Looking forward to read the experiences of all who will be walking this camino soon, just finished the Ingles but dreaming of the combo Ruta do Mar, Ingles with perhaps Fisterra/Muxia as icing on the cake

 

[dcalonder12]

Good morning, I will be walking this route hopefully early August. Have been getting a lot of information. Very interesting route. Buen Camino

Olimpia, through your research, what have you found out about lodging/accommodations? I'll be looking over the accommodations spreadsheet Dave Whitson put together (identified in a previous post).

 

[Olimpia]

Hello Dcalonder12. Very excited to do this. It looks like the infrastructure is not as good as the Camino Frances but there are possibilities. The Camino Natural de la Ruta del Cantabrico follows almost the same path as the Camino do Mar but stays closer to the coast and also is well waymarked. I watched Sara Dhooma's videos and enjoyed them. She has a lot of good information. She completed the Ruta do Mar in 2022: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkWTKtiUr2pf0LwKZvqI7PWPlTAhMMw-4
Also Dario Zardo’s Blog: https://rutadomar.blogspot.com/ and Steven Bloom's Blogs. These last two with information about both Camino del Mar and Ruta del Cantabrico.
Plus some exciting information about the VIA DELLA COSTA in Italy that I am already dreaming about!!.
This is the website for the Caminos Naturales de la ruta del Cantabrico. Here you will find maps and all the detail information you need but it is in Spanish: https://www.mapa.gob.es/es/desarrol...e/cordillera-cantabrica-asturias/default.aspx.

Let me know what you think...

 

[dcalonder12]

Hello Dcalonder12. Very excited to do this. It looks like the infrastructure is not as good as the Camino Frances but there are possibilities. The Camino Natural de la Ruta del Cantabrico follows almost the same path as the Camino do Mar but stays closer to the coast and also is well waymarked. I watched Sara Dhooma's videos and enjoyed them. She has a lot of good information. She completed the Ruta do Mar in 2022: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkWTKtiUr2pf0LwKZvqI7PWPlTAhMMw-4
Also Dario Zardo’s Blog: https://rutadomar.blogspot.com/ and Steven Bloom's Blogs. These last two with information about both Camino del Mar and Ruta del Cantabrico.
Plus some exciting information about the VIA DELLA COSTA in Italy that I am already dreaming about!!.
This is the website for the Caminos Naturales de la ruta del Cantabrico. Here you will find maps and all the detail information you need but it is in Spanish: https://www.mapa.gob.es/es/desarrol...e/cordillera-cantabrica-asturias/default.aspx.

Let me know what you think...

Thank you, Olimpia. I will look through all this shortly. Thanks for the quick response. I hope your trek goes well.

 

[dcalonder12]

Hello Dcalonder12. Very excited to do this. It looks like the infrastructure is not as good as the Camino Frances but there are possibilities. The Camino Natural de la Ruta del Cantabrico follows almost the same path as the Camino do Mar but stays closer to the coast and also is well waymarked. I watched Sara Dhooma's videos and enjoyed them. She has a lot of good information. She completed the Ruta do Mar in 2022: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLkWTKtiUr2pf0LwKZvqI7PWPlTAhMMw-4
Also Dario Zardo’s Blog: https://rutadomar.blogspot.com/ and Steven Bloom's Blogs. These last two with information about both Camino del Mar and Ruta del Cantabrico.
Plus some exciting information about the VIA DELLA COSTA in Italy that I am already dreaming about!!.
This is the website for the Caminos Naturales de la ruta del Cantabrico. Here you will find maps and all the detail information you need but it is in Spanish: https://www.mapa.gob.es/es/desarrol...e/cordillera-cantabrica-asturias/default.aspx.

Let me know what you think...

Hello Olimpia! Just checking in to see how your camino is going. What have you discovered? I hope all is well.

Buen Camino!

Dean

 

[cnxjo]

Camino Naturales app includes navigational map for Ruta del Cantabrico. After download, search "Cantabrian Sea Nature Trail" . It lists 7 stages from Ribadeo to Ladrido.