Because of age and general decrepitude, I try to limit my stages to 10-15 km per day. (This is a pilgrimage for me not extreme public penance.) Oviously, I am going to go farther sometimes on the Meseta .
My planning for the post Sahagun days looks like this:
1) Modern Route: Sahagun-El Burgos Ranero (17.7 km)-Reliegos(12.9 km)- Puente Vilarente(12.2km)
OR
2)
Brierly Preferred Route: Sahagun-Calzidilla de Los Hermanillos(13.9 km)-Reliegos(17.9 km, cross between the routes to sleep)-Puente Vilarente(14.3 km)
My questions:
1. Is the
Brierly Preferred Route well marked? I don't want to get lost and walk farther.
2. How do the path surfaces compare? Is one easier in the mud, er, in the rain?
3. How rough is the Roman road on the
Brierly Preferred Route? I found the Roman road leaving Cirauqui quite difficult when I walked Roncevalles to Logrono last year.
4. Is there any possibility of rescue by taxi on the
Brierly route? I don't expect to have to bail out but would like to know if it would be possible.
Thanks for whatever advice the wise ones of the forum can provide.
Camino Mary
Roncevalles to Logrono - October 2013
Logrono to Leon -September/October 2014
Leon to Santiago- May 2015, arriving in Santiago for my 70th birthday!