But what if you lived in England? Or Portugal? Or Madrid? It wouldn't make sense to travel to France to start your pilgrimage there. Today, as the French Route draws more and more tourists, many walkers are starting to rediscover these secondary paths.
If there's any hike that's worth improvising, the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela is it. That said, it's a good idea to bring a basic route guidebook, such as the ones published by the Confraternity of St James. Have this posted to you before you start and use it to figure out what kind of pace you'll have to set and what sights you want to see, based on the length of your trip.
Once you're on the way, you'll find this plan changes. You'll meet some people you want to walk with for a few days; you'll want to push yourself to do another few miles; you'll decide it's a perfect time to sit by the river and think about life. Unlike a backcountry hike, there's enough infrastructure around that you don't need to have every detail perfectly laid out.
There's very little technical walking on the main Camino routes—you'll mostly be on well-maintained tracks or pavement—so you don't need much backpacking experience. If you don't hike much, get out and around your neighborhood for an hour each day, and take care to break in your shoes beforehand. If you don't do a lot of walking, get out and about around your neighborhood for an hour or two each day.
I always said my training for the Camino was the first week of the Camino: by the time you've pushed through those first five days, things become a lot easier. The clothing and technical gear you'll need for the Camino depends on what season you're hiking in, but err on the lighter side.
Your fully-packed bag, with a bit of food and a full water bottle, should weigh no more than 15 percent of your body weight, with a goal of 10 percent. For my pound frame, I aimed for 22 pounds or less. Start with this list:. The possibilities are beyond the scope of this article, but these are the main routes. The miles of pathway will take about 35 days to complete, and though the distances between towns are reasonable, the sparse accommodations mean that you have to stick to a fairly rigid itinerary.
It starts in Lisbon and passes through Porto and Pontevedra on its way north through Portugal, and is approximately miles long. The above means that if you are not in shape, you may need to leave them and therefore you will need to spend more time on the Camino de Santiago. Especially the stage of Villafranca del Bierzo to O Cebreiro that, besides being a long distance, faces strong climbs. It is one of the most feared stages of the Camino Frances.
On the contrary, on the Camino Frances, there are 6 stages of less than 20 kilometres. Three of them with less than 19 km. That means that if you are in good physical form or hire some of the services offered on the Camino de Santiago, you may need 2 or 3 days less. The Camino de Santiago on foot, from Pamplona to Santiago de Compostela , requires 30 days exactly one month.
In this route apply all the observations that we made in the previous section on the distance of some stages. All those who can enjoy a long holiday will have time to do on foot the Camino Portugues Central fully. Starting from some intermediate stages they could also consider doing the Camino Frances or the Camino del Norte.
We explain where to start the Camino de Santiago so that you have enough days! The time it takes to do the Camino de Santiago in Portugal is 28 days. The central route is However, stage planning contemplates many days that do not face more than 15 km per day. Therefore, if you are in good physical shape, you could do this Camino de Santiago in 4 or 6 days less. The time on the Camino del Norte from Bilbao is 27 days. As it happens, from the beginning Lisbon , and in good physical shape, you can lengthen some stages and get to Santiago de Compostela in just 20 days.
If you start the Camino del Norte from Santander it will take you 22 days to reach Santiago de Compostela on foot. If you start the Camino de Santiago on foot from Burgos , it will only take 21 days. It is the best route for people who have time and are not in very good physical condition. On the one hand, it avoids two of the long distance stages the seventh and eighth on the Camino Frances. On the other hand, this section of the Camino de Santiago begins with the Castillas , on basically level ground, making it easy to get in shape during the route.
The time it takes to do the Camino Portugues from Coimbra is 18 days. As happens along this path, some stages are quite short, so if you plan 3 stages of 30 kilometres long, in 15 days you could get to Compostela. Most mortals enjoy holiday periods of 15 days or less.
This is enough time to do the Camino de Santiago. In fact, if you have 15 days you can do completely the Camino Primitivo or the Camino Portugues coastal route. The Camino Frances also has some options.
Now, we talk about each one of them. People who have 15 days of holiday and are in good shape, can do the Camino Primitivo. This itinerary to Santiago has a duration of 14 days. The average stage distance is 22 kilometres. In total it runs a distance of Reducing the number of days on the Camino Primitivo is also possible. On the last 4 stages , the difficulty of the route decreases considerably, so these could be done in two days. You would have arrived in Santiago de Compostela in 13 days.
If you are in very good physical shape you could consider completing the tour in 11 days, merging some stages of the Camino Frances. That would mean at least two days of almost 40 kilometres. To do the Camino Portugues coastal route complete it takes 12 days. This is one of the easiest routes, because it lacks, almost completely, any climbs. However, to complete the Camino de Santiago in this time you will have to cope with two stages of more than 30 kilometres of travel. The other stage is on the sixth day Baiona-Guarda , with On the contrary, there are 5 stages of less than 20 kilometres , so people in good physical shape could reduce the duration by 2 or 3 days.
Of course, this also means you would have to do stages of approximately 30 kilometres a day, but the ease of the track allows it. If it is easier to start in Pamplona because of transport links, then start there. Come back another time and walk from Le Puy to Pamplona Houlet Active Member. That works well for those between the ages of 25 and 40!
I did 80 days last year, averaging about 20km per day. I am not between 25 and A Collection of Camino Socks. Camino Cups. Houlet said:. Thanks I did it in 21 days this year and you have just reduced my age by somewhere between 26 and 41 years.
Dutch Straightforward. I would rather skip a day in between then skip the walk from Sjpdp to Roncesvalles. That first day is awesome!!!!! Don't miss out on this one. Skip a day on the meseta for instance or make a few longer days to walk in some time, but miss that first day?
That, to me, would be a shame. The OP asked this question and completed his Camino in He hasn't been heard from since , so we're not talking to him. Good info for anyone tho. Joe Poblador New Member. Thanks for the alert of the question having been posted in Good info for me, though, as I am vacillating between the Camino Portugues from Lisbon vs. Y'all just helped me decide on going the Frances way! Camino Jewellery. Joy Ding New Member.
For those who did it in days - I have exactly 21 days of walking time! Do you remember your stops? It would be superbly helpful to get an idea of where you stopped and on average how many hours you walked daily. Was it ever a problem finding a bed if you walked longer, ie past 1pm? Anamya Keeping it simple. Joy Ding said:.
Peter Fransiscus Be a Rainbow in someone else's cloud. Past OR future Camino All that we are is the result of what we have thought. ScottC said:. Camino Portuguese. Porto -?? Hi walked mid April I did not have any of these problems. Didn't have full days off but always arrived at a city by 1pm ish to allow for sight seeing. On those days prob only walked km. Give back to the Camino. Peaceable Projects Inc. A lot of comments her I will have about 28 days in June from St-jean to Santiago.
I am 31 pretty healthy. Would this realistically be enough, I see some posts here saying days is this true?. In there were , pilgrims on this way; this is a huge increase compared to the first time I walked in when there were , Traditionally the Camino Frances starts in St Jean Pied de Port , though like all the pilgrimage routes you can start and stop anywhere — though most people prefer to finish in Santiago de Compostela.
For that reason, Sarria , which is km from Santiago is the most popular starting point — in 67, pilgrims started there. There are three routes in Portugal, so starting the Camino Portuguese as km is slightly misleading. The route that is becoming the most popular is the coastal route which is approximately km, the other option is the central way.
Both the above routes start in Lisbon and follow the same path to Porto. There is an extension along this route diverting to Fatima. Between Lisbon and Porto there can be long distances between albergues, after Lisbon the route has a good infrastructure of accommodations.
The third and least popular route is the Portugues Interior which starts in Farminhao and ends in Santiago after km. The two most popular start points are Tui, km and 13, pilgrims , just inside Spain and Porto, km and 13, pilgrims.
The Camino del Norte starts in Irun in Northern Spain and keeps to the coast for approximately km. The route then turns inland toward Arzua on the Camino Frances where the two routes meet, about 40 km before Santiago. The Norte is one of the tougher routes with many climbs to the tops of hills and then back down to the coast again. The views and scenery are exceptional. In there were 15, pilgrims recorded having walked the Northern Way, of this 4, walked the whole route starting from Irun, other popular start points are Bilbao, km, 1, pilgrims , Santander, km, 1, pilgrims , Vilalba, km, 1, pilgrims , and Gijon, km, pilgrims.
The km refers to only the Original Way , another name for the Primitivo. This route starts at Oviedo, though many walk along the Northern Route and then follow the waymarked route from Villavicioas which makes the route approximately km until it joins the Camino Frances at Melide, where there is another 50 km to Santiago.
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