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Hi all
I am starting to look at this camino for someday in the future and would love to hear from people that already walked it which stages (and distances) they did.
I already read the Gronze stages, but my impression is that 5 days would be a bit too much for me and my husband, but what better place to get suggestions and info than this forum?
Also fellow forum member @Elle Bieling has a great website with information about the Salvador.Oh, Laurie, I had just downloaded the guide to read later. opened it now and saw the start of it is suggestions of stages! How silly of me!
When you did it, how long did you take? And what was your favourite moment?
Oh, Laurie, I had just downloaded the guide to read later. opened it now and saw the start of it is suggestions of stages! How silly of me!
When you did it, how long did you take? And what was your favourite moment?
It may be too slow of a pace for some, but it gives you plenty of time to luxuriate in the beauty of the mountains
Our adventure on El Salvador in 7 parts (15 till 21).
Part 15: Esmine & Gunnar arrived in León and will begin their camino the day after. Click on the link.
www.vimeo.com/84150750
Spoken in Dutch and some other languages. Always subtitled in English.
More will follow the coming weeks.
UPDATE: All parts can be seen here
http://vimeo.com/user9824047/videos
Thank you @trecile for the reference. You can also read my information for free at my website, click on the link. Camino de San Salvador. There are lots of photos for you to drool over!Also fellow forum member @Elle Bieling has a great website with information about the Salvador.
Camino de San Salvador eBook Guide
The Camino de San Salvador eBook is now available as a PDF download for you to purchase. Just click the "Buy Now" button below the photo and use your credit card or your PayPal account. It's as easy as 1-2-3.www.pilgrimagetraveler.com
Thank you @trecile for the reference. You can also read my information for free at my website, click on the link. Camino de San Salvador. There are lots of photos for you to drool over!
I wish I had known that I could call ahead to see the Santa Cristina church. @peregrina2000, would you happen to have access to the number??
That's definitely the right approach for the Salvador! Enjoy the research and planning - I love it too.I will soon enter the pleasant stage of "reading everything I can about a Camino, making a thousand plans and then throwing them out of the window!"
Just couldn’t resist when I came across another recent article with some even more stunning pictures of Santa Cristina. Salvador pilgrims, take that little detour up the hill!!!!!
Santa Cristina de Lena, una joya del prerrománico asturiano
Todo el poder de seducción de esta preciosa caja de piedra, radica en su extrema sencillez, y en los fascinantes y lejanos secretos que guardarutacultural.com
I started the Salvador on June 1st this year and made the same decision. The day I left Poladura was beautiful, but rain was forecast for the next day, so when I stopped to eat at Puerto de Pajares I checked the forecast again and made a reservation at a pensión in Campomanes. It was a looooong afternoon with many steep ascents and descents. That 30 km felt more like 40! But I was glad that I did it, as I wouldn't want to do it in the rain.We walked it in 5 days, which worked fine but involved one very long day: Poladura to Campomanes - a mountainous 30kms. This could have been split into two really nice stages, but we made our decision based on the weather.
Trecile -- A quick question in light of some other recent Salvador comments. What did you do at Puerto Pajares -- stay on the highway till the turn-off to the left, follow the arrows behind the bar on the right and up to the top of the hill, or use that (apparently now dangerous) path on the left side of the road in front of the old parador? Any enlightenment from others also welcome!I started the Salvador on June 1st this year and made the same decision. The day I left Poladura was beautiful, but rain was forecast for the next day, so when I stopped to eat at Puerto de Pajares I checked the forecast again and made a reservation at a pensión in Campomanes. It was a looooong afternoon with many steep ascents and descents. That 30 km felt more like 40! But I was glad that I did it, as I wouldn't want to do it in the rain.
My memory is not always so good, but I'm pretty sure that we (the Spaniard that I was walking with and I) went back across the highway and behind the old bar on the right. When we came to the split where you can walk towards San Miguel on the left or Pajares to the right we separated, since I was continuing on to Campomanes, and he was stopping at Pajares.Trecile -- A quick question in light of some other recent Salvador comments. What did you do at Puerto Pajares -- stay on the highway till the turn-off to the left, follow the arrows behind the bar on the right and up to the top of the hill, or use that (apparently now dangerous) path on the left side of the road in front of the old parador? Any enlightenment from others also welcome!
Trecile -- A quick question in light of some other recent Salvador comments. What did you do at Puerto Pajares -- stay on the highway till the turn-off to the left, follow the arrows behind the bar on the right and up to the top of the hill, or use that (apparently now dangerous) path on the left side of the road in front of the old parador? Any enlightenment from others also welcome!
You obviously survived.We walked on the highway. It was a Sunday morning, so there wasn’t too much traffic. I really didn’t like it, but there were 4 of us walking in single file and it was probably safe enough.
And as someone has pointed out, since the trucks are coming up a very steep hill, they are unlikely to be barreling towards you at reckless speeds. But walking on a no-shoulder national highway with a lot of truck traffic is not ideal.You obviously survived.
I think that is exactly my opinion. The lower route in front of the parador used to be quite do-able, but that was in 2008 when I first walked the Salvador. The last time I went through, I looked at that path and could not believe I had walked on it, because it looked pretty scary. So I would definitely not recommend it now. The marked, official route behind the bar and up to the tower adds a bad descent to what is already going to be a bad descent when you cross the highway.I walked the highway. You can hear (and usually see) the trucks coming. Plenty of time to take as much evasive action as needed, such as back to the barrier with your pack over the overhang. The few, and it was only a few, trucks that passed in what is only a 15 minute walk slowed and edged out as far as they could. A blast of "Buen Camino" air-horn can be a bit startling but that is what it is. The only time I tried the "up & down again" route I swore never again - that slope was too steep & too much loose rock for me. I've never tried the "lower" route but on last time of looking it was even more eroded than in previous visits.
In heavy rain or Fog I would still take the highway because the alternatives are even scarier but I'd have my "blinky" lights held high and I'd probably spill some wine for the old-guys though that might just be the tremble in my hands.
We walked this route in June:
Leon-La Robla- (~27 Km) the first 2 hours are on flat roads through Leon-
Laurie, so interesting to see your comment. We did the 'behind and up' route last year in the sunshine (late May) and found it not bad at all. We found parts of the route between Pajares and Buenduenos far more challenging.The marked, official route behind the bar and up to the tower adds a bad descent to what is already going to be a bad descent when you cross the highway.
So glad to hear that, because I do think walking on a busy national highway without a shoulder is not ideal -- did I mention I did it in the pouring rain?!Laurie, so interesting to see your comment. We did the 'behind and up' route last year in the sunshine (late May) and found it not bad at all. We found parts of the route between Pajares and Buenduenos far more challenging.
Interesting how we can all have such different impressions but I guess weather, timing and individual experiences make all the difference.
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