Do you think it's pobbile to do a part of Camino de Madrid and then do the last part of Camino de la Plata? I've already done the
Camino Frances and I would like to do another way, not from Sahagun.
Hi Martina, When I walked the Camino de Madrid, the only other two walkers I met turned west at Simancas and joined up with the Sanabres around Zamora. They had figured out two days on back roads. Once you get to Toro you are on the Levante, and from there it's a day's walk to Zamora, which is where the Sanabres starts.
If you want to stay all the way on the Madrid till Sahagun, you can then walk (or bus/train) from Sahagun to either Leon (Salvador/Primitivo) or Ponferrada (Invierno). Both of these options are very nice, and I hope to be repeating the Invierno this year.
I have walked the Madrid and other untravelled caminos alone, sometimes meeting up with others, but sometimes just being totally alone. I've never worried about it or felt threatened, yet I understand how recent news reports would cause some anxiety. I leave tomorrow and will have about 9 days alone before meeting up with someone, on another one of these untraveled caminos -- the Cami St. Jaume from Llanca to Montserrat. I haven't felt nervous or worried. I think the best thing is to try to keep in mind that the Caminos are not a hermetically sealed bubble where crime is banned, but at the same time it has got to be one of the very safest places in the world. Let us know what you decide to do, and buen camino!
p.s. The Camino de Madrid has an excellent albergue system, really terrific.