Sarria to Santiago with handicap toddler

[AnjaT]

Help! I need suggestions. I have a friend that is planning to walk from Sarria to Santiago with a handicapped toddler using a stroller. Is this something that can be done? I have never walked this route and she feels it will be possible. Should she chose a different route? Is a stroller going to cause more work? I hate to think she will get out there and be stranded with a stroller and toddler that cannot walk.

Can you rent something like one of those jogging strollers in Sarria?

Many thanks to all that can offer suggestions and opinions!

 

[Kiwi-family]

So long as her stroller has big wheels she’ll be right. And she’ll probably find people offer to help with the pushing uphill.

 

[MinaKamina]

Toddlers in strollers have roamed the Caminos before, often. Bring your own stroller and make sure it works for the child.
Here's a blog of a family who walked the entire Camino Francés with a toddler, this would be the type of stroller that your friend would need.
http://camelsandtacos.blogspot.nl/2017/08/camino-de-santiago-saint-frances-way.html
Of course it also depends on the handicap and on what it takes to keep this specific child comfortable.
Use luggage transport and carry only a day pack. Would they need special amenities for the night?

 

[Anniesantiago]

I think she will be fine as long as she has a stroller that can be used on trails.

 

[domigee]

I have seen plenty of people on that stretch with strollers... Not sure how they fared, just saw them.

 

[Mark McCarthy]

If you watch Six Ways to Santiago, the French lady takes her toddler and accompanying stroller with her the whole way, so it is possible. I would suggest for Sarria to Santiago that she go in mid to late September, as the tracks will not be muddy, the temperature is a bit cooler combined with only a moderate risk of rain.