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[QUOTE="DragonShadow, post: 489347, member: 51342"] Please know that I have not walked the Frances so I cannot compare the two. I did walk the Norte in September and October of 2016 from Irun to Luarca after which we dropped down to the Frances for our final week. I am a 61 year old woman and have been active all my life. I trained for 6 months but since I live on the Chesapeake Bay, most of it was at sea level. The majority of my "hill" training was done at the local gym on a treadmill. Quite honestly, the first week of the Norte kicked major butt. From there on, there were still some tough climbs/descents and the elevations/inclines but with a couple days of flat or rolling hills. All that being said I could probably be convinced to do the Norte again because it was just so beautiful. I would perhaps recommend you start the Norte and then if it doesn't suit you, drop down to the Frances. [/QUOTE]
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