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It's traditional for Oviedo to be the end point of the Salvador route, but some people do walk it "backwards."Greetings!
I am experienced hiker & am looking to hike the San Salvador in June 2023 but am uncertain if I should start or end my journey in Oviedo. Any insight or wisdom would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.
That excellent Guide Book "Tradition" has it that Pilgrims would walk north from Leon on the Camino Frances to visit the Holy relics held in Oviedo's Cámara Santa and as @AJGuillaume states in this interesting thread: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/com...norte-with-a-dip-to-oviedo.60976/#post-723782Greetings!
I am experienced hiker & am looking to hike the San Salvador in June 2023 but am uncertain if I should start or end my journey in Oviedo. Any insight or wisdom would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Hi Trecile, I will only be walking the San Salvador. Thank you for your insight, I appreciate it.It's traditional for Oviedo to be the end point of the Salvador route, but some people do walk it "backwards."
Are you going to walk just the Salvador or combine it with another route like the Primitivo?
Thank you LavanyaLea for your insight!Agree with @Tincatinker, the traditional/historical pilgrim route was from Leon to Oviedo as pilgrims walked through the mountains to see the Holy Shroud of Oviedo.
Plus when you get to the cathedral in Oviedo, you get the Salvadoranna and free entry to the cathedral (only for those doing/having completed the Salvador! Not if you do the other caminos).
Plus free entry to the Cathedral museum (and it is truly very impressive!).Agree with @Tincatinker, the traditional/historical pilgrim route was from Leon to Oviedo as pilgrims walked through the mountains to see the Holy Shroud of Oviedo.
Plus when you get to the cathedral in Oviedo, you get the Salvadoranna and free entry to the cathedral (only for those doing/having completed the Salvador! Not if you do the other caminos).
Wonderful information, thank you Tincatinker!That excellent Guide Book "Tradition" has it that Pilgrims would walk north from Leon on the Camino Frances to visit the Holy relics held in Oviedo's Cámara Santa and as @AJGuillaume states in this interesting thread: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/com...norte-with-a-dip-to-oviedo.60976/#post-723782
"Quien va a Santiago y no al Salvador, visita al criado y no al Señor". Which means "if you go to Santiago but not to the Saviour (Oviedo's cathedral is known as El Salvador), you'll visit the servant and not the Lord".
Whether said Pilgrims then continued to Santiago along the Primitive or Norte or scuttled back to Leon for another round of Tapa in the Barrio Húmedo isn't recorded. All three seem likely. I've walked both ways and have no preference though arriving in Oviedo and collecting the great sello from the Cathedral and claiming the Salvadorana (and free entry to the Cathedral) has "right and proper" feel to it.
You will find a wealth of information and discussion here: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/forums/camino-del-salvador-leon-oviedo.54/
Congratulations on a great Camino selection pick especially if you are an experienced hiker. I did it this year from Leon to Oviedo but was thinking while doing it that one could do it reverse and that would work fine. With that said, I think the best way for me is northbound- ending in Oviedo. There are a few reasons for this.Greetings!
I am experienced hiker & am looking to hike the San Salvador in June 2023 but am uncertain if I should start or end my journey in Oviedo. Any insight or wisdom would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.
I agree about taking the path to Sta. Martin.... and I should have taken the road-way after Pajares as well. I was very fortunate that a young pilgrim ahead of me knew I was coming and waited 10 minutes or so for me to catch up so that he could stand between me and the *very, very* agressive dog in the low valley. Not knowing there was another person about 15 minutes behind us, we heard about how he barely managed to avoid being mauled, had to jump in a swampy ditch and hide behind bracken, waiting for the dog to go back to his cattle.I just finished the San Salvador, September 15-20th (I took short stages). Be aware that between Poladura and Pajares some of the markers were laying on the ground, I had quite a time in a meadow, trying to figure out what direction the arrow (rebar with shell) was pointing. I finally took a chance and walked the heaviest cow trail (through manure piles) down an overgrown path to a dirt road that lead UP (huge hills) to Pajares. I was a little ignorant, in that I wasn't aware that you don't walk ridge lines (like the AT), but UP and DOWN (repeat). It rained 4 days of the 5 I walked, so the views were obstructed and the fog dense. Would I do it again? No. Am I proud to have done it? Yes. I would have to say it was one of the most difficult because of lack of support and the absence of pilgrims. Oviedo cathedral is so beautiful.
In retrospect, I would have taken the path to Sta. Martin instead of going to Pajares, and should have stayed at Llanos de Someron instead, (you have a choice to go to Sta. Marina or Pajares after Poladura). I heard that the path down to Sta.Marina was better marked and not as overgrown).
In retrospect, I would have taken the path to Sta. Martin instead of going to Pajares, and should have stayed at Llanos de Someron instead
At Puerto de Pajares, the path splits into 2: San Miguel del Rio or Pajares. Even if your destination is Llanos del Someron, you can still go via Pajares. There have been too many reports about aggressive dogs with spikes collar and pilgrim getting bitten by dog on the San Miguel path that I think the Pajares route is the better of the 2. Yes the path is a little overgrown in places, but you can still pass, muddy in the forested area, but you’ll find similar paths in many other sections of this Camino.I was very fortunate that a young pilgrim ahead of me knew I was coming and waited 10 minutes or so for me to catch up so that he could stand between me and the *very, very* agressive dog in the low valley.
No shop/food in Buiza, only in Pola de Gordon. I saw on Ender’s FB Salvador group his suggestion if Posada del Embrujo is closed when you’re in Poladura: take taxi to Villamanín and dine at Casa Ezequiel. There’s also a supermarket in Villamanin if a pilgrim decides to venture out that way! He gave the same taxi number as what my hospitalera gave:Turned out there was no food in Poladura that night either -- the Casa Rural was closed that day
Yes, interesting point. But in much the same way, all the “steep” ascents would be steep descents… I think doing the Munistiriu alternative in reverse one will have to be very careful on the scrambly bit where a rope was provided.I do not know if it would be more difficult to climb *up* from Campomanes toward Llanos, but those last 500 metres or so into Campomanes were terrifying.
I’m not one who is big on getting the paper work, but it is something that seems right to go into the cathedral and get counted. I like having that paper too; it added to my satisfaction of having completed a journey of six days (in my case) and having nobody to celebrate it with except Woody Allen’s statue in the city streets of Oviedo.That excellent Guide Book "Tradition" has it that Pilgrims would walk north from Leon on the Camino Frances to visit the Holy relics held in Oviedo's Cámara Santa and as @AJGuillaume states in this interesting thread: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/com...norte-with-a-dip-to-oviedo.60976/#post-723782
"Quien va a Santiago y no al Salvador, visita al criado y no al Señor". Which means "if you go to Santiago but not to the Saviour (Oviedo's cathedral is known as El Salvador), you'll visit the servant and not the Lord".
Whether said Pilgrims then continued to Santiago along the Primitive or Norte or scuttled back to Leon for another round of Tapa in the Barrio Húmedo isn't recorded. All three seem likely. I've walked both ways and have no preference though arriving in Oviedo and collecting the great sello from the Cathedral and claiming the Salvadorana (and free entry to the Cathedral) has "right and proper" feel to it.
You will find a wealth of information and discussion here: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/forums/camino-del-salvador-leon-oviedo.54/
I’m not one who is big on getting the paper work, but it is something that seems right to go into the cathedral and get counted. I like having that paper too; it added to my satisfaction of having completed a journey of six days (in my case) and having nobody to celebrate it with except Woody Allen’s statue in the city streets of Oviedo.
Yes, this is the route I was referring to, but it is also possible to stay more on the road, and I might even prefer that if I were to do it again.At Puerto de Pajares, the path splits into 2: San Miguel del Rio or Pajares. Even if your destination is Llanos del Someron, you can still go via Pajares. There have been too many reports about aggressive dogs with spikes collar and pilgrim getting bitten by dog on the San Miguel path that I think the Pajares route is the better of the 2.
I'm also planning on hiking the San Salvador in June 23, but I'll be starting in Madrid, so I'll be walking north on the San Salvador (Camino Madrid to Camino Frances to Camino San Salvador to Camino Primitivo to Santiago). I expect I'll be on the San Salvador in the second half of June, so depending on when you are planning on being there we might run into each other.Greetings!
I am experienced hiker & am looking to hike the San Salvador in June 2023 but am uncertain if I should start or end my journey in Oviedo. Any insight or wisdom would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.
The classic triple! (With some CF thrown in.) Buen camino amigo.I'm also planning on hiking the San Salvador in June 23, but I'll be starting in Madrid, so I'll be walking north on the San Salvador (Camino Madrid to Camino Frances to Camino San Salvador to Camino Primitivo to Santiago). I expect I'll be on the San Salvador in the second half of June, so depending on when you are planning on being there we might run into each other.
Sounds like quite the trek! Sounds like a plan David -- buen camino!I'm also planning on hiking the San Salvador in June 23, but I'll be starting in Madrid, so I'll be walking north on the San Salvador (Camino Madrid to Camino Frances to Camino San Salvador to Camino Primitivo to Santiago). I expect I'll be on the San Salvador in the second half of June, so depending on when you are planning on being there we might run into each other.
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