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I walked that way by accident. I wouldnt do it again - no shade at all once you leave the village, just a long dusty hot Roman road. Maybe not so bad if it isnt hot.Hi,
Between Sahagun and Mansilla de las Mulas, there is a longer variant, by Calzadilla de los Hermanillos: is it better to choose this variant or not ?
By Calzadilla de los Hermanillos
Thanks for advices
Hi,
Between Sahagun and Mansilla de las Mulas, there is a longer variant, by Calzadilla de los Hermanillos: is it better to choose this variant or not ?
By Calzadilla de los Hermanillos
Thanks for advices
In case a wolf is chasing you?fourth problem was a paucity of escape routes
It may be a matter of your comfort zone. If you're a city person the emptiness of this route may be unnerving. On the other hand you might be used to the countryside, and find the idea of walking on a senda next to a road most of the way to be akin to a trip to the dentist - necessary, but unpleasant.I did survive day two of the northern route variant but I did not enjoy it and do not recommend it.
... If you're a city person the emptiness of this route may be unnerving. On the other hand you might be used to the countryside, and find the idea of walking on a senda next to a road most of the way to be akin to a trip to the dentist - necessary, but unpleasant.
Your experience in 2022 is different from my memory of this in 2017. Perhaps the farmers ‘improved’ the route for ease of moving heavy equipment. I would not have enjoyed walking on the surface you describe.From here on the route was surfaced with round-ish river stones set into sand. As I recall, the stones were fist-sized. Farm (I assume) vehicles had been using this route and disturbing the round-ish stones so that they were no longer secure. I found this part of the route very difficult going because about every four or five steps, a stone would roll out from under my foot and my leg would suddenly twist either to the right or left. Walking on this unstable surface required careful attention and consumed a lot of energy. It was not pleasant. This repetitive twisting damaged one of my knees and 9 months later it still hurts a bit.
I really liked walking through and staying in Calzadilla de los Hermanillos. The route is very quiet and does not go long the roadside like the other route. The only people I saw were some hunters out with their dogs. I stayed in the Casa Rural because, at the time of year I walked, nothing else was open and the new albergue municipal didn’t exist yet. Definitely bring sufficient water and snacks for the next day, the walk to Mansilla seemed rather long. I walked in November so heat wasn’t an issue. If / when I walk the Camino Frances again, I will choose this route again too..Hi,
Between Sahagun and Mansilla de las Mulas, there is a longer variant, by Calzadilla de los Hermanillos: is it better to choose this variant or not ?
By Calzadilla de los Hermanillos
Thanks for advices
Conditions do change over time. For example, when in 2017 I descended westbound from el Alto del Perdon, the various paths in the network of paths were covered with bowling-ball-sized boulders. By 2022, most of them had been removed from the paths and piled up in big heaps. Whoever did that, I thank you.Your experience in 2022 is different from my memory of this in 2017. Perhaps the farmers ‘improved’ the route for ease of moving heavy equipment. I would not have enjoyed walking on the surface you describe.
The day I walked that route in 2017, I met one other person, she was Spanish, and on a bike heading the other way. (She was a Camino angel but I wont go into that story here)From here on the route was surfaced with round-ish river stones set into sand. As I recall, the stones were fist-sized. Farm (I assume) vehicles had been using this route and disturbing the round-ish stones so that they were no longer secure. I found this part of the route very difficult going because about every four or five steps, a stone would roll out from under my foot and my leg would suddenly twist either to the right or left. Walking on this unstable surface required careful attention and consumed a lot of energy. It was not pleasant. This repetitive twisting damaged one of my knees and 9 months later it still hurts a bit.
Thats good to hear. I saw the bowling sized ones as well.Conditions do change over time. For example, when in 2017 I descended westbound from el Alto del Perdon, the various paths in the network of paths were covered with bowling-ball-sized boulders. By 2022, most of them had been removed from the paths and piled up in big heaps. Whoever did that, I thank you.
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