What is the best section near santander

[Sierra lady]

I am in santander and have only a few days in which to walk. What would be the nicest section to walk? Is there a train or bus to and from santander?

 

[Tia Valeria]

If you take the FEVE train out to Pendueles and then walk the E9 and the Camino to Ribadasella it goes along the coast and is well supplied with various accomodation. The FEVE runs along there so you could return from any point before Ribadasella if neecessary.
Morning train from Santander leaves at 9.10, the afternoon one at 16.10 (I suggest checking this). There are only these 2 daily.
The train back from Ribadasella is about 11.00am and also one late afternoon. Be careful checking the return time as 2 of the 4 trains from Oviedo only go to Llanes on the return journey.
http://www.renfe.com/viajeros/feve/horarios.html
The Camino is signed off to the right in the middle of Pendueles (bar with 2 rooms, and also 2 albergues) as the original route is now diverted to the E9 away from the roadworks.
Also see http://www.gronze.com/guia-del-camino-del-norte/etapas/etapa-16-colombres-llanes Between Columbres (not on the FEVE) and Pendueles is now mostly on a busy road because of the roadworks cutting the old Camino, and it is a real mess after Buelna to La Franca, where you then walk 7 kms on diversions to come out again near La Franca only 2kms from where you went off the road.
Hope this helps and Buen mini Camino

 

[Sierra lady]

Oh my gosh, you are the first person to give this kind of information!!! I was leaning towards not doing it because of the weather and the lack of info. I may have to bear the rain now. Thank you so much!

 

[Thornley]

If you take the FEVE train out to Pendueles and then walk the E9 and the Camino to Ribadasella it goes along the coast and is well supplied with various accomodation. The FEVE runs along there so you could return from any point before Ribadasella if neecessary.
Morning train from Santander leaves at 9.10, the afternoon one at 16.10 (I suggest checking this). There are only these 2 daily.
The train back from Ribadasella is about 11.00am and also one late afternoon. Be careful checking the return time as 2 of the 4 trains from Oviedo only go to Llanes on the return journey.
http://www.renfe.com/viajeros/feve/horarios.html
The Camino is signed off to the right in the middle of Pendueles (bar with 2 rooms, and also 2 albergues) as the original route is now diverted to the E9 away from the roadworks.
Also see http://www.gronze.com/guia-del-camino-del-norte/etapas/etapa-16-colombres-llanes Between Columbres (not on the FEVE) and Pendueles is now mostly on a busy road because of the roadworks cutting the old Camino, and it is a real mess after Buelna to La Franca, where you then walk 7 kms on diversions to come out again near La Franca only 2kms from where you went off the road.
Hope this helps and Buen mini Camino

 

[Thornley]

Any news on the Colombres to Pendueles path??

 

[Tia Valeria]

Any news on the Colombres to Pendueles path??

It looks as though this has been re-routed since we walked and now follows the road to La Franca, then turns right to a path. See Gronze for this section -Etapa 16.