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Hi! I am planning on walking parts of el Camino in late August/beginning sept or late June this year. I can walk for two weeks. I’ve never walked el Camino before. I have som basic questions I hope you can help me with: can you suggest a suitable part of the Camino? First I thought the last part so that I could reach Santiago but then I read this is the most popular path with lots of guided tours. I will be walking alone. Someone recommende the very first stretch, starting from Biarritz. I want to meet people but not necessarily bus loads of tourists, maybe more “genuine pilgrims”. I don’t mind heat but of course don’t want it to be 30 degrees every day. Is end June or end August better? What do you recommend for a two week walk? Thanks a lot in advance!
Hi! I am planning on walking parts of el Camino in late August/beginning sept or late June this year. I can walk for two weeks. I’ve never walked el Camino before. I have som basic questions I hope you can help me with: can you suggest a suitable part of the Camino? First I thought the last part so that I could reach Santiago but then I read this is the most popular path with lots of guided tours. I will be walking alone. Someone recommende the very first stretch, starting from Biarritz. I want to meet people but not necessarily bus loads of tourists, maybe more “genuine pilgrims”. I don’t mind heat but of course don’t want it to be 30 degrees every day. Is end June or end August better? What do you recommend for a two week walk? Thanks a lot in advance!
Doesn't really matter. Should you walk from Sarria, or Porto, or A Coruña you will easily reach SdC and then what? Been there done that? And not come back? You will miss so many wonderful experiences. My opinion? Start from SJPP and walk two weeks. You enjoy it, come back and do another two weeks. The Camino will still be here, Satiago is not going anywhere, and while everyone has his/her own Camino, the entire route, starting from SJPP, or Porto, or Le Puy, or Vezelay, or Sevilla no matter, is by far the greatest self-achievement, the greatest self-satisfaction. Yes I have walked to Santiago but...will always follow you.
Hi! I am planning on walking parts of el Camino in late August/beginning sept or late June this year. I can walk for two weeks. I’ve never walked el Camino before. I have som basic questions I hope you can help me with: can you suggest a suitable part of the Camino? First I thought the last part so that I could reach Santiago but then I read this is the most popular path with lots of guided tours. I will be walking alone. Someone recommende the very first stretch, starting from Biarritz. I want to meet people but not necessarily bus loads of tourists, maybe more “genuine pilgrims”. I don’t mind heat but of course don’t want it to be 30 degrees every day. Is end June or end August better? What do you recommend for a two week walk? Thanks a lot in advance!
Yes as a lot have said do the Porto walk I feel it is more satisfying to complete a walk rather than some of a bigger walk Good luck God bless.Hi! I am planning on walking parts of el Camino in late August/beginning sept or late June this year. I can walk for two weeks. I’ve never walked el Camino before. I have som basic questions I hope you can help me with: can you suggest a suitable part of the Camino? First I thought the last part so that I could reach Santiago but then I read this is the most popular path with lots of guided tours. I will be walking alone. Someone recommende the very first stretch, starting from Biarritz. I want to meet people but not necessarily bus loads of tourists, maybe more “genuine pilgrims”. I don’t mind heat but of course don’t want it to be 30 degrees every day. Is end June or end August better? What do you recommend for a two week walk? Thanks a lot in advance!
Hi,Hi! I am planning on walking parts of el Camino in late August/beginning sept or late June this year. I can walk for two weeks. I’ve never walked el Camino before. I have som basic questions I hope you can help me with: can you suggest a suitable part of the Camino? First I thought the last part so that I could reach Santiago but then I read this is the most popular path with lots of guided tours. I will be walking alone. Someone recommende the very first stretch, starting from Biarritz. I want to meet people but not necessarily bus loads of tourists, maybe more “genuine pilgrims”. I don’t mind heat but of course don’t want it to be 30 degrees every day. Is end June or end August better? What do you recommend for a two week walk? Thanks a lot in advance!
Hi Joe,SwedishSpanish:
Welcome to the forum.
If you want to finish in Santiago, I would recommend you start in Leon on the CF or walk the Camino Primitivo from Oviedo.
If a Santiago finish is not important, but Company is you can start anywhere on the CF, Burgos, Pamplona, Roncesvalles etc. You could also walk the CN (Norte) along the coast starting in Irun, San Sebastian, Bilbao etc.
The term "Genuine Pilgrim" is a descriptor used by some Pilgrims to devalue others who walk the Camino differently than they do. There is no such thing, imo, as a "Genuine Pilgrim".
I have walked all my Camino's in the Spring so I can not provide an opinion on weather.
There are lots of packing list recommendations on the forum.
Whatever choice you make, it will be your Camino.
Ultreya,
Joe
Is it important for you to get a Compostela ? If that is the case then in two weeks you can get from Leon to Santiago. If it was me I would probably book the first couple of days, Leon itself and maybe the first night walking, and then book a day ahead if at all.Hi Joe,
I am planning on two weeks mid April 2022. Any recommendations on a starting points? Did you book your hostels in advance? I know the weather can be a bit tricky that time of year. Any tips or advice welcome.
Thank you.
Best,
Lucy
I'd recommend that you start your own thread to get the attention that your question deserves.Hi Joe,
I am planning on two weeks mid April 2022. Any recommendations on a starting points? Did you book your hostels in advance? I know the weather can be a bit tricky that time of year. Any tips or advice welcome.
Thank you.
Best,
Lucy
Lucy:Hi Joe,
I am planning on two weeks mid April 2022. Any recommendations on a starting points? Did you book your hostels in advance? I know the weather can be a bit tricky that time of year. Any tips or advice welcome.
Thank you.
Best,
Lucy
I agree with the Leon to Santiago recommendation. Easy to get to Leon by train from Madrid and easy to get back to Madrid by plane from santiagoLucy:
I would recommend starting in Leon, for the Frances, if you want to finish in Santiago. The weather in April could range from the 20's in the mountains to the 90's on the Meseta. It will rain in Galacia so rain gear or if you prefer a Pancho will be a necessity. As far as accommodations, based on the pent up demand to walk a Camino this coming Spring will probably be crowded. I do not book ahead but Based on demand and issues that will still remain with Covid, I think it is probably wise to do so. The issue with booking ahead, imo, is it does not allow you to be flexible in your journey. That said, it give comfort to many knowing they have a bed. I would try doing it one day ahead to not eliminate any changes.
The Primitivo could be another option but it is a little more challenging route.
If you do not need to finish in Santiago, you could walk the Madrid.
These choices all depend somewhat on your level of fitness.
Get good shoes and break them in. I would also never hike without rain gear. There is good light weight rain gear. So if you have a local REI or equivalent type store, go talk to them and they should be able to help you get what you need.
I would also recommend, if you do not already, you learn some level of Spanish. Take a class or two at local community college or work with Duolingo, Babbel, Rosetta Stone etc.
Covid has changed the Camino, imo. I would have, in the past, suggested you get good shoes, rain gear, pack light and just let the Camino be your guide. That said, with Covid, reduced accommodation, increased popularity of the Camino and everyones differing comfort zones. The comments above would be my current thoughts.
I will probably be walking again in the Spring and our paths might cross. I just received my CR code and will be leaving Sunday for Spain.
Buen Camino Lucy and I hope I have been helpful.
Feel free to ask me any other questions you have or have your thread separated to get a broader response as suggested by Trecile.
Joe
Best advice I've seen.Doesn't really matter. Should you walk from Sarria, or Porto, or A Coruña you will easily reach SdC and then what? Been there done that? And not come back? You will miss so many wonderful experiences. My opinion? Start from SJPP and walk two weeks. You enjoy it, come back and do another two weeks. The Camino will still be here, Satiago is not going anywhere, and while everyone has his/her own Camino, the entire route, starting from SJPP, or Porto, or Le Puy, or Vezelay, or Sevilla no matter, is by far the greatest self-achievement, the greatest self-satisfaction. Yes I have walked to Santiago but...will always follow you.
Thank you all for the tips, I am going with this option for now, I am not sure the stamp is my price, the experience is what I am looking for. Can you advise on where to fly to and how to startI agree with Scruffy . Start in SJPP, walk two weeks, then come back, walk some more, continuing from where you left off, then come back again if you need to. That's exactly what I did over the course of 3 years. It was wonderful.
On my 2nd and 3rd times I could share the experiences of the long-haul pilgrims and I felt the sense of both the physical distance I had covered and the emotional and spiritual journeys I'd made in those ensuing three years. There was something deeply satisfying about walking into Santiago, knowing how long ago I'd started and how many miles I'd traveled to get there.
As for who you will meet in the final 100km or the first 100km, you will meet the people you need to meet. It's a pilgrimage. Somehow it just works out like that.
Wishing you all the best.
Thank you for your tip, you convinced me, I am going to start the hike in SJPP for two weeks, where should I leave from? to arrange for a flight back? should I take a bus to SdC and fly from there? any advise on the best way out if I start in France and hike for two weeks?Doesn't really matter. Should you walk from Sarria, or Porto, or A Coruña you will easily reach SdC and then what? Been there done that? And not come back? You will miss so many wonderful experiences. My opinion? Start from SJPP and walk two weeks. You enjoy it, come back and do another two weeks. The Camino will still be here, Satiago is not going anywhere, and while everyone has his/her own Camino, the entire route, starting from SJPP, or Porto, or Le Puy, or Vezelay, or Sevilla no matter, is by far the greatest self-achievement, the greatest self-satisfaction. Yes I have walked to Santiago but...will always follow you.
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