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I stayed home last year to nurse my ankle and care for my dying brother. Both contributed to my current need to get back into shape slowly.
I thought I'd leave around The first of April and begin with some less strenuous stretches. But I can't decide where to walk.
I still need to finish the following routes:
VDLP from Caceres
Madrid from Cignuela by I wouldn't mind walking from Segovia again.
The Montserrat route interests me mostly because I'd end up in Pamplona where I need to meet my group, but I've walked from Jaca twice
Any suggestions for a fairly flat or short stages (to start) walk?
Haha Steve!
That might be a good option Joe except I've walked the Frances 7 times and was hoping to walk a different route.
But it might be the best option.
Laurie, yes, I visited Montserrat a couple of years ago and would love to walk that route if I could break it up into shorter stages.
It appears to be pretty flat starting out.
I have no time schedule and can leave whenever I want, as long as I arrive in Pamplona before about May 7.
I don't mind the monotony - I just need a way to slowly build my strength back up.
I realize the first day is a climb, but I've done it and can do it slowly again.
I remember it being spectacular!
What about the VDLP from Caceres forward?
How is it? Flat?
I'd still like to finish that route.
Joe, I don't know anything about the tunnel route?
I'll look to see if there's more info on the forum.
Laurie, yes, I visited Montserrat a couple of years ago and would love to walk that route if I could break it up into shorter stages.
It appears to be pretty flat starting out.
I have no time schedule and can leave whenever I want, as long as I arrive in Pamplona before about May 7.
I don't mind the monotony - I just need a way to slowly build my strength back up.
I realize the first day is a climb, but I've done it and can do it slowly again.
I remember it being spectacular!
What about the VDLP from Caceres forward?
How is it? Flat?
I'd still like to finish that route.
I still need to finish the following routes:
VDLP from Caceres
Madrid from Cignuela by I wouldn't mind walking from Segovia again.
Any suggestions for a fairly flat or short stages (to start) walk?
Here is my 2c based on having walked the Plata, the Levante, the Aragonés and the Camí to and from Monserrat (sorry Annie but I disagree the walk up to Monserrat was straight up!): finish the Plata!
Nice idea. And "only" 110kms, much less than Annie could do in 3 weeks2 weeks on one of the caminos in France, bus or train to Bayonne, and then Camino Baztan from Bayonne to Pamplona.
Hey, Annie, what about ending those 3 days on Madrid finally and hop forward on to Invierno (maybe even walk Sahagun - Ponferrada in between)?Laurie, seems the climb up to the top of the hill at Montserrat wasn't hard, but wasn't flat either. lol!
I'm going to go look at the Invierno but it's at the other end from Pamplona, right?
I hate having these untied ends on the VDLP and also the last 3 days of the Madrid route.
I thought about maybe flying into Madrid, taking a train or bus to Segovia (which I'd like to see again), and re-walking from there, picking up those last few stages I missed, then ??? walking backwards? I did love that Madrid route and would like to call it finished.
I don't know.
Decisions, decisions...
The nice thing about the Montserrat route is it puts me closer to Pamplona, not on the other end of the country.
Have you walked the Camino Vasco?
Hey, Annie, what about ending those 3 days on Madrid finally and hop forward on to Invierno (maybe even walk Sahagun - Ponferrada in between)?
Ultreia!
LTfit, are you saying the walk up to Montserrat was NOT steep?
I'm going to go back and look at my photos.
It wasn't horribly steep, like going up to Orisson, but it wasn't what I'd call flat either.
But then, I hear you, like Laurie, are a machine!
haha @Anniesantiago this is definately a case of misunderstanding each other! YES, I agree that the walk up to Monserrat was steep. And this comes from someone who didn't think the walk to Orisson was bad. The fact that it was my second day walking, it was warm and I had already walked 35 km before the climb up also influenced my impression. But still. There are several ways to ascend. I meant to take the GR 6 but somewhere during the climb I found myself on the GR 5.
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