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Solo woman on Primitivo in August

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Camino primitivo in August 2018
I was planning on walking the Primitivo with my partner in August, but he may have to leave the Schengen area for a bit in order to not overstay illegally. I am now considering walking it alone. However, this would be my first camino, and I have some inhibitions about route choice as a solo walker. Would it be better for me to switch to the Frances? Am I silly to worry?
 
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I am a young woman planning to walk this + a bit of the Norte solo in June!
 
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I did the whole Primitivo from Oviedo to Santiago in July 15 and it was amazing, you should have no hesitation in doing it alone, I met nothing but friendly people and saw the most wonderful scenery, I was so glad I chose this camino as I knew the Frances was going to be too busy in July and actually when I hit Melide and it started to get busy I decided to go a bit south off the main route and walk my own path to Santiago for 2 days which was also wonderful
 
I agree with Jools completely. As there are fewer pilgrims than CF (also fewer hostels), this tends to be a more intimate experience if you are a solo walker. When I walked last year (May) hostels were full and I met helpful friendly people of all ages and nationalities.
Yes, no need to worry--I found the signage excellent and you are walking in a busy month. Take a good water bottle or back-pack-water-device. It may be sizzling.............
 
I'll be solo doing my first camino (Primitivo) in August as well. I wouldn't have picked it if I hadn't have done plenty of research and come to the conclusion that it was safe and do-able. Mbe see you on the trail
 
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Just make sure you have the ability to carry plenty of water. It’s a beautiful route but very hot with all the elevation gain.
 
How fit would you need to be to do the Camino Primitivo as first Camino???

I am relatively fit, but have been completely dormant and sedentary for months now and plan to walk the Primitivo at the end of April... Is it possible to do this not having done much prep but gain fitness as I walk day by day ... Are the hilly bits tough???
 

Hi, Zebrajay,

Welcome to the forum!

I have walked the Primitivo a couple of times and have always met people walking their first camino, people who hadn’t trained prior to walking, and all of whom enjoyed themselves tremendously and made it to Santiago. It is true that these were all Europeans, who have a much higher baseline of average daily activity that those of us in the sedentary US (not sure where you’re from), but I think that if you listen to your body and take the time it takes to get there without pushing it, you will have a great camino. In terms of ascents, there are lots and lots, every day you will have hills (you should look at gronze.com where you can see the elevation profiles). But I think the only ascent that is really steep (as opposed to just “regular” steep) is one part of the walk from Pola de Allande up to the Puerto de Palo, and you can avoid that by taking the Hospitales route. Another that comes to mind is the ascent that you take when you cross into Galicia, but it doesn’t go on too long. Descents are quite another matter — two really steep descents, one from Puerto de Palo and one down to the dam at Grandas. Those can be killers on your knees. But if you have enough time so that you can cut your days short if need be, or take a taxi if you are wiped out, I think you will be fine.

Of course, you have a month and a half to increase your physical activity, which would be good preparation! Buen camino, Laurie
 
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I did the Primitivo by myself last August. It was my first Camino. I didn’t feel unsafe at all. The only part I didn’t enjoy so much was the last 2 days where it joined up with the CF ...so many people, graffiti, rubbish. Enjoy the Primitivo - it’s fantastic.
 
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