- Time of past OR future Camino
- Frances 15,16,18
VdlP 23, Invierno 23, Fisterra 23
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I found the first few days from Almeria to be tough. I would look into the alternatives before repeating the Mozarabe from Almeria.
If you don't start in Gibraltar, at least DO visit it. I always say this, but it is a hoot: the mix of cultures (Arab, Spanish, English), the scenery, and the tiny-ness all combine to make an eccentric and fun place to see.
I have met a few pilgrims that have started their Camino VDLP from Cadiz. Both parties would recommend the hike, and also the city. About 120 km. south of Seville. Lots of history.I'm contemplating starting the VdlP before Sevilla.
I just like the idea of starting at the Coast.
Which would you pick and why?
Via Serrana or Mozarabe?
If I walk the Mozarabe I miss Sevilla.
The route from Almería has a lot of physical challenges, which is a big plus for me. ........ but I do think this is one of the more challenging caminos. ........
This camino is the polar opposite of the Francés in many ways and may be a shock to your system. ..........
Wow - Those look almost impossible to walk. The river beds on the Mozarabe are not that bad - here is a sampling.Those rocky river beds are putting me off starting in Almeria.
Look at the photo below. See the path in the foreground at the bottom of the photo? See how it curves a tiny bit to the right and disappears? (If you were skiing, you would have to do jump turns all the way down.) I was not able to take any more photos because I couldn't take my hands off my walking sticks or divert my attention from placing each foot on the way down! The wide path coming in on the lower right side is the continuation, a long way down.a very steep but scenic descent that I took very slowly making full use of my poles. I actually enjoyed it but I thought it was a bit treacherous on my own.
@Robo Seville, Merida and Caceres are so worth visiting I would not want to miss them. I walked alone on most days, but always had companionship at night. The VdlP combined with the Sanabres is over 1000 km. A pretty big challenge without making it any longer!
It is a good idea.Just a thought for all you 'Adventurous Types' who have walked these longer, more remote routes.
Does anyone carry a PLB? (Personal Location Beacon) Land equivalent of an EPIRB.
Kind of makes sense to me.
I'd feel really stupid lying in a gulley with a broken leg and no cell signal......
Knowing no one will come past for a week!
This was the worst place I remember (the photo was taken, looking back). The path was probably 4 feet wide - I didn't find it too scary at the time but was aware that it was not a good place to have a dizzy spell, sudden leg cramp, or knee collapse! It was not a sheer cliff, but it was a long steep slope of loose materials that would have been a nasty place to fall into.it is a dangerous (very) narrow trail in a clifflike mountainside. I felt uncomfortble there: A wrong step, and i could fall hundreds of meters..
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