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Posibly Villafranca de los Barros to Merida will save you a couple of days, but others may disagree. As @alexwalker implies, you will need to forgo rest days in some of the beautiful cities you pass through.Hoping to walk VDLP and Sanabres starting late May. We have roughly 30 days. Wondering if there are any obvious sections we could skip. Happy to walk 35kms a day.
Personally, I'm enthusiastic about the V from Sevilla to Villafranca. Sevilla is an awesome place to start.If I had only 30 days, I would probably walk from Merida.
Posibly Villafranca de los Barros to Merida will save you a couple of days, but others may disagree. As @alexwalker implies, you will need to forgo rest days in some of the beautiful cities you pass through.
We took a buss from Villafranca de Los Barros to Merida. It was a good choise because after rain the trail Is muddy.Posibly Villafranca de los Barros to Merida will save you a couple of days, but others may disagree. As @alexwalker implies, you will need to forgo rest days in some of the beautiful cities you pass through.
We took a buss from Villafranca de Los Barros to Merida. It was a good choise because after rain the trail Is muddy.
At that pace there is no need to skip anything. You'll get there (Santiago) in time. But you will have to skip a lot of experiences, IMHO. Don't take the VdlP lightly: It is a fantastic walk and experience. Use your time wisely. Slow down, if you can. You will be walking through Roman history.
Just my own experience, having done that walk.
Your choice of walking the Sanabres as the last etapa is wise, IMHO. More peaceful, and nice places.
I agree completely with Alex. I have walked the VDLP and I started in mid October and the first 10 days there was not a cloud in the sky and it was 90+ every day with hardly any shade anywhere. Be careful and do not bite off too much too soon. Early on it the camino may not be a physical challenge but it can be a mental challenge and you need to watch the weather. You also need to do more planning in terms of food and water than you would on any of the more crowded routes. I have heard (not sure if this is correct so someone with greater knowledge please correct) there can be some pretty heavy rains. Of course you can't even come close to predicting the weather these days. I would recommend starting even a little closer to Santiago than Merida and taking it a little easier (I don't know your hiking experience of course). It will give you a little time to visit some of the other cities if you choose and have a rest day or two. It is a camino we need to respect.Happy to walk 35kms a day
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