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When to Travel

Sedona2012

Bobbie Surber
Time of past OR future Camino
Camino Frances st Jean to Santiago (Sept/Oct 2012) Finisterre Oct 2012
Part -Portugues (Oct. 2012)
Camino del Norte June-July 2013
Part of Camino Vezelay July 2013
Leon to Santiago October 2015
I need to book my flight from the US and am giving myself 6 weeks to walk the Camino Frances with a little extra time for my lack of long distant walking/hiking.
Not a fan of great heat so wondering if starting at the end of September is better than beginning of September? Want to make sure it is not so late in the season that the Pilgrims have left.

Need some feedback.
 
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Sedona2012 said:
Not a fan of great heat so wondering if starting at the end of September is better than beginning of September? Want to make sure it is not so late in the season that the Pilgrims have left.
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Lat year we walked the Francés from mid-September to early October under hottest circumstances. And not one drop of rain from Roncesvalles to Santiago.
Three years ago we had a mixed experience with heavy rain during the first 10 days of September, and a mixture of cool and dry thereafter.
There just is no way of predicting the weather these days. The website http://www.aemet.es is a good tool for checking one week ahead of the municipalities which you will pass.
Towards October you should also check which albergues are closing.
As far as pilgrims are concerned you will find the camino still pretty busy well into October. You can check the statistics on http://www.peregrinossantiago.es
 

Thank you for the help. Funny, after so many other choices to be made my stump is when to leave. Looks like in the end a few weeks one way or another will not make a difference.
 
Altus 24 Liters daypack (DENON 24 H30)
Technical backpack for day trips with backpack cover and internal compartment for the hydration bladder. Ideal daypack for excursions where we need a medium capacity backpack. The back with Air Flow System creates large air channels that will keep our back as cool as possible.

€83,-
Thank you for the help! Booked my flight, leaving on September 10, 2012. Go
 
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