Which camino is suited to a winter hike?

Frances,

How exciting it must be to plan another camino!
However, winter walking can be VERY challenging .

For recent informative Forum threads on Walking in Winter see

el-camino-frances/topic16636.html
and
el-camino-frances/topic16716.html

Forum member Sillydoll has compiled comprehensive information regarding Walking in Winter. See http://amawalker.blogspot.fr/2009/10/wa ... inter.html.

Whichever route you do choose you MUST be prepared for varied weather. Nights can be extremely cold with freezing rain or snow. Learn to read the sky for possible storms and take every precaution.

Not all albergues will be open, but the welcome at those albergues which are is often most sincere. Most will usually be heated and/or have blankets. Generally the hospitaleros know who is open on the next stage.

Three times during winter caminos on the Camino Frances I have sat out heavy snows; in Villafranca Montes de Oca, February 25, 26, 2006 , Foncebadón, March 5,6, 2009, and O Cebreiro, late last November. You can see the snow and read my blog accounts at >> http://mermore.blogspot.fr/2011/04/aavmo.html , http://mermore.blogspot.fr/2011/04/aafon.html., and http://mermore.blogspot.fr/2011/04/aaoc.html. Luckily during these storms open albergues offered welcoming shelter and HEAT.

Happy planning!

Margaret Meredith