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It depends. Yesterday I phoned an albergue in Fromista only to hear that there was an all-night disco in town, and they weren’t taking any guests. “Don’t stay in Fromista,” she said. I quickly called La Finca and added on a second day. Wouldn’t have been able to do that without my trusty phone!There really is no need for a GPS app on the Camino Frances. Well marked and a look at Brierley provides an idea of the Kms covered in a given day of walking. What a relief to put away the phone. Only used to text with Hubby every couple of days and take a photo on occasion.
Thanks again @trecile. Great tip, as per usual.I use Find Penguins for my travel blog. It creates a map of your travel as you go.
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I use the Buen Camino app for planning, finding albergues and checking my position on the Camino.
https://www.editorialbuencamino.com/app-del-camino-de-santiago/
Relive can also be used alone without Strava.I also used Strava linked with Relive to create a video animation using Google Earth
I used viewranger app on Android phone last year, gives daily elevation gain/loss, doesn't use much battery, even has a buddy beacon feature which let's family back home track your progress real time and all cost me nothingA friend had asked me if there's an app that measured total elevation gain/loss for an entire Camino. I'm starting in Leon on Saturday 5/18 and walking to SdC. I've got a Droid phone...have looked into apps like Altimeter Ler, My Elevation and Polarsteps. Maybe something on Wise Pilgrim would show something like this?
Thanks in advance for any assistance you can provide.
Buen Camino!
Thanks, Paul. ViewRanger looks pretty neat. I actually found someone who had mapped the Leon-to-Santiago portion of the CF. He showed total elevation gain of 17,307' and loss of 19,150'. A lot of up-and-down!I used viewranger app on Android phone last year, gives daily elevation gain/loss, doesn't use much battery, even has a buddy beacon feature which let's family back home track your progress real time and all cost me nothing
I use GPS, It is helpful whenever I go for a Trip. It also reduces fuel cost.There are so many new apps to track my walk that I need help in deciding which is best for the Camino Francés. Any advise would be helpful - I leave May 6 so not much time in practicing with a new app.
Which one?
Relive works with Strava, Endomondo, Garmin Connect, Suunto, Apple Health (Watch), MapMyRun, MapMyWalk, MapMyRide, MapMyHike and Polar Flow
Jo
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