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Fortunately, there is no one single Camino. There are many routes that you can take. The Camino Frances is the most popular, but not the only route. There are routes that are much shorter.Hello, so I have 28 days free in August and want to do a long distance walk. The Camino looks like a great walk but it doesn't seem I have enough time to complete the whole thing, I'll likely only have 25/26 days of walking.
Has anyone been in this situation before? I was wondering if it would better to start in St St Jean Pied de Port and then see how far I can walk, or should I start somewhere along the way so that I can finish at Santiago? Another thing I was wondering is if I did the first option and started from St St Jean Pied de Port, and got say 3/4 down the Way, what would be the best way to get back to the UK?
Or, I could do a shorter walk instead.. Does anyone have any suggestions for walks that can be done in25/26 days?
Any help/tips would be much appreciated, Cheers
Ross
Hi Ros, to Leon is it about 470 km. Last year I walked 21 day's to Leon.Hello, so I have 28 days free in August and want to do a long distance walk. The Camino looks like a great walk but it doesn't seem I have enough time to complete the whole thing, I'll likely only have 25/26 days of walking.
Has anyone been in this situation before? I was wondering if it would better to start in St St Jean Pied de Port and then see how far I can walk, or should I start somewhere along the way so that I can finish at Santiago? Another thing I was wondering is if I did the first option and started from St St Jean Pied de Port, and got say 3/4 down the Way, what would be the best way to get back to the UK?
Or, I could do a shorter walk instead.. Does anyone have any suggestions for walks that can be done in25/26 days?
Any help/tips would be much appreciated, Cheers
Ross
Thanks, I'll check them out!Fortunately, there is no one single Camino. There are many routes that you can take. The Camino Frances is the most popular, but not the only route. There are routes that are much shorter.
Here's a link that shows some of them.
There are subforums on this site for many of these other routes. There are many that you could complete in 4 weeks.
Thanks, that seems like it could be a great solution! I'll look into thatHi Ros, to Leon is it about 470 km. Last year I walked 21 day's to Leon.
You can stay for a few days in Leon and train to Madrid and fly home.
What ever you decite I wish you well and a Buen Camino, Peter.
The Camino looks like a great walk but it doesn't seem I have enough time to complete the whole thing
I was wondering if it would better to start in St St Jean Pied de Port and then see how far I can walk, or should I start somewhere along the way so that I can finish at Santiago?
The Camino looks like a great walk
Hello, so I have 28 days free in August and want to do a long distance walk. The Camino looks like a great walk but it doesn't seem I have enough time to complete the whole thing, I'll likely only have 25/26 days of walking.
Has anyone been in this situation before? I was wondering if it would better to start in St St Jean Pied de Port and then see how far I can walk, or should I start somewhere along the way so that I can finish at Santiago? Another thing I was wondering is if I did the first option and started from St St Jean Pied de Port, and got say 3/4 down the Way, what would be the best way to get back to the UK?
Or, I could do a shorter walk instead.. Does anyone have any suggestions for walks that can be done in25/26 days?
Any help/tips would be much appreciated, Cheers
Ross
Hello, so I have 28 days free in August and want to do a long distance walk. The Camino looks like a great walk but it doesn't seem I have enough time to complete the whole thing, I'll likely only have 25/26 days of walking.
Has anyone been in this situation before? I was wondering if it would better to start in St St Jean Pied de Port and then see how far I can walk, or should I start somewhere along the way so that I can finish at Santiago? Another thing I was wondering is if I did the first option and started from St St Jean Pied de Port, and got say 3/4 down the Way, what would be the best way to get back to the UK?
Or, I could do a shorter walk instead.. Does anyone have any suggestions for walks that can be done in25/26 days?
Any help/tips would be much appreciated, Cheers
Ross
Hey Rupe!Hi Rossco302
My wife and I are in a similar situations as you are. 27 day to walk. Santiago and the Compostela are very important to us. Like you time is against us. Some may not agree but we have decided to walk as far as we can but on day 20 if we are not in Sarria then we will bus it there and walk the final 100 miles in order for us to walk into Santiago and officially be able to collect our Compostela.
Correction 100km. Thanks Vlebe!Hey Rupe!
I think you strategy is a good one... walk up to where you can and then bus to Sarria when time hits against you.
Just one small correction: You need to walk the last 100km and not the final 100miles.
Let us know how it goes!
Buen Camino and good luck! :-D
Hi Ross,Hello, so I have 28 days free in August and want to do a long distance walk. The Camino looks like a great walk but it doesn't seem I have enough time to complete the whole thing, I'll likely only have 25/26 days of walking.
Has anyone been in this situation before? I was wondering if it would better to start in St St Jean Pied de Port and then see how far I can walk, or should I start somewhere along the way so that I can finish at Santiago? Another thing I was wondering is if I did the first option and started from St St Jean Pied de Port, and got say 3/4 down the Way, what would be the best way to get back to the UK?
Or, I could do a shorter walk instead.. Does anyone have any suggestions for walks that can be done in25/26 days?
Any help/tips would be much appreciated, Cheers
Ross
It depends on how far you can, or want to comfortably walk each day. The CF can be done in28 days with this in mind. Why not just start at the "beginning" in jpdp and see how far you get. It may be that you can do it all or return to finish it another time. I do not know your circumstances. Certainly in my opinion, I would not miss the Meseta. It is a beautiful journey going through it. We are happy with or without crowds and walked last June/July with no accommodation problems. As the song goes"just start at the very beginning, it's a very good place to start". Best wishes AnnetteHello, so I have 28 days free in August and want to do a long distance walk. The Camino looks like a great walk but it doesn't seem I have enough time to complete the whole thing, I'll likely only have 25/26 days of walking.
Has anyone been in this situation before? I was wondering if it would better to start in St St Jean Pied de Port and then see how far I can walk, or should I start somewhere along the way so that I can finish at Santiago? Another thing I was wondering is if I did the first option and started from St St Jean Pied de Port, and got say 3/4 down the Way, what would be the best way to get back to the UK?
Or, I could do a shorter walk instead.. Does anyone have any suggestions for walks that can be done in25/26 days?
Any help/tips would be much appreciated, Cheers
Ross
Hi Ross.Hello, so I have 28 days free in August and want to do a long distance walk. The Camino looks like a great walk but it doesn't seem I have enough time to complete the whole thing, I'll likely only have 25/26 days of walking.
Has anyone been in this situation before? I was wondering if it would better to start in St St Jean Pied de Port and then see how far I can walk, or should I start somewhere along the way so that I can finish at Santiago? Another thing I was wondering is if I did the first option and started from St St Jean Pied de Port, and got say 3/4 down the Way, what would be the best way to get back to the UK?
Or, I could do a shorter walk instead.. Does anyone have any suggestions for walks that can be done in25/26 days?
Any help/tips would be much appreciated, Cheers
Ross
I have 28 days free in August and want to do a long distance walk.
Hi rossco302! Welcome to the forum!
There isn't really a whole thing. You can start your camino wherever you want. SJPP is just a popular starting point but you could start before SJPP or after SJPP. It all depends on what you want to make. Many people just walk from Sarria to Santiago de Compostela and they are fine with it. It all depends on each one's approach.
It depends. Is finishing in Santiago de Compostela important for you? In that case, start at some place (either on the Camino Francés or in any other of the caminos) that allows you to arrive to SdC within your time frame. If finishing this year in SdC isn't important to you, you could start in SJPP walk, for example, till Ponferrada and return home from Ponferrada. You can always return another year to walk the part you didn't walk this year.
The camino is a pilgrimage route that can be made on foot, by bicycle or riding a horse. Even if you consider it just a walk, to have in mind that you are on a pilgrimage route might be useful to get a better understanding of some aspects of the route.
Hi Ross, The Camino isn’t a long distance walk, it’s a pilgrimage. I don’t think the Camino Frances is for you, as you want to walk for 25/26 days. Try Lisbon to Santiago - you can do that in 26 days if you are fit and can do a couple of long days. And the bonus is . . . the Portuguese are fabulous, always friendly, smiling and helpful. You can’t go wrong with a long walk in Portugal. It can get hot in August, but then walk early mornings, take a long lunch, and walk late afternoons. No problem with getting beds in Portugal in August. My first long distance walk was from Lisbon to Santiago. I’d been walking about 3 weeks when I realised that I wasn’t on a long distance walk anymore, I was on a pilgrimage. I suddenly “got it”. Jill
I did think about the Lisbon to Santiago route but read that the scenery was not so good on that route!
Hi Jill, not everyone who walks the camino is a "pilgrim" some of us just like to walk. Should we therefore not walk "The Way"? Does walking the camino as walkers make the experience any less meaningful than for those who walk as pilgrims? Entering Santiago can be a very emotional experience for all involved whether walker or pilgrim.There have been many threads on this subject. Remember also that the Lisbon-Santiago route is also a pilgrim route as are many others in Spain all leading to Santiago. I don't think that Ross should be advised that the CF is not for him. Who are we to judge what is right or wrong for someone just because they have asked a question about"walking" "The way" we do not walk as pilgrims but find that long distance walking to be very spiritual experience and for us it is defenitely good for our souls. Otherwise why are we drawn to these caminos time and time again?!!! Best wishes AnnetteHi Ross, The Camino isn’t a long distance walk, it’s a pilgrimage. I don’t think the Camino Frances is for you, as you want to walk for 25/26 days. Try Lisbon to Santiago - you can do that in 26 days if you are fit and can do a couple of long days. And the bonus is . . . the Portuguese are fabulous, always friendly, smiling and helpful. You can’t go wrong with a long walk in Portugal. It can get hot in August, but then walk early mornings, take a long lunch, and walk late afternoons. No problem with getting beds in Portugal in August. My first long distance walk was from Lisbon to Santiago. I’d been walking about 3 weeks when I realised that I wasn’t on a long distance walk anymore, I was on a pilgrimage. I suddenly “got it”. Jill
not everyone who walks the camino is a "pilgrim" some of us just like to walk
Hello, so I have 28 days free in August and want to do a long distance walk. The Camino looks like a great walk but it doesn't seem I have enough time to complete the whole thing, I'll likely only have 25/26 days of walking.
Has anyone been in this situation before? I was wondering if it would better to start in St St Jean Pied de Port and then see how far I can walk, or should I start somewhere along the way so that I can finish at Santiago? Another thing I was wondering is if I did the first option and started from St St Jean Pied de Port, and got say 3/4 down the Way, what would be the best way to get back to the UK?
Or, I could do a shorter walk instead.. Does anyone have any suggestions for walks that can be done in25/26 days?
Any help/tips would be much appreciated, Cheers
Ross
Hi Jill, not everyone who walks the camino is a "pilgrim" some of us just like to walk. Should we therefore not walk "The Way"? Does walking the camino as walkers make the experience any less meaningful than for those who walk as pilgrims? Entering Santiago can be a very emotional experience for all involved whether walker or pilgrim.There have been many threads on this subject. Remember also that the Lisbon-Santiago route is also a pilgrim route as are many others in Spain all leading to Santiago. I don't think that Ross should be advised that the CF is not for him. Who are we to judge what is right or wrong for someone just because they have asked a question about"walking" "The way" we do not walk as pilgrims but find that long distance walking to be very spiritual experience and for us it is defenitely good for our souls. Otherwise why are we drawn to these caminos time and time again?!!! Best wishes Annette
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