8-day 115KM Camino at a slower pace with 1 rest day ( from Valenca)

[Unweekends]

I do want to earn the Compostela. But I also want to do a more manageable and leisurely pace and not overdo it. Based on the Camino Ninja app, here is the route I plan (excludes travel days):

Day 1: Valenca to O Porrino (20 KM)
Day 2: O Porrino to Redondela (16 KM)
Day 3: Redondela to Pontevedra (21 KM)
Day 4: Pontevedra to Caldas de Reis (22 KM)
Day 5: Caldas to Pontecesures (16 KM)
Day 6: Pontecesures to O Faramello (15 KM)
Day 7: O Faramello to Santiago (15KM)
DAY 8: Free day in Santiago

Start May 16 - May 23, 2025. Is this a good plan? Do you have any recommendations for things to see & do in each place?

I thought I would plan shorter distances to give myself a buffer, but if it turns out that I am feeling okay going greater distances each day, then I can adjust my schedule while on the trail & use any extra days in Santiago.

EDIT: I removed the planned rest day on Day 4 in Pontevedra. I am traveling with 3 other adults, and they veto'd my plan for a rest day! It's okay, should be fine because it is going at a slower pace already.

 

[SabsP]

I do want to earn the Compostela. But I also want to do a more manageable and leisurely pace and not overdo it. Based on the Camino Ninja app, here is the route I plan (excludes travel days):

Day 1: Valenca to O Porrino (20 KM)
Day 2: O Porrino to Redondela (16 KM)
Day 3: Redondela to Pontevedra (21 KM)
Day 4: Rest day in Pontevedra ( sight-see)
Day 5: Pontevedra to Caldas de Reis (22 KM)
Day 6: Caldas to Pontecesures (16 KM)
Day 7: Pontecesures to O Faramello (15 KM)
Day 8: O Faramello to Santiago (15KM)
DAY 9: Free day in Santiago

Start May 16 - May 24, 2025. Is this a good plan? Do you have any recommendations for things to see & do in each place?

I thought I would plan shorter distances to give myself a buffer, but if it turns out that I am feeling okay going greater distances each day, then I can adjust my schedule while on the trail & use any extra days in Santiago.

Seems very doable. Pontevedra is a nice town but when you are there you might feel more in the mood to keep walking? So this is something to keep in mind.
On former Caminos I sometimes thought that a bigger town would give me more entertainment or things to see and in the end it were the smaller towns / villages where I took a break.

 

[henrythedog]

I’m pleased you’ve left a full day free in Santiago.

Instead of a full rest-day, try planning a pair of short days.

 

[dougfitz]

That is very similar to the pattern I used a couple of years ago at the end of the CP (from Lisbon). I stayed in a few more 'off-stage' towns than you are planning, but with similar intent. The only suggestion that I would make is that when you get the chance, to take the alternative / complementario routes into O Porrino and Pontevedra. I have done both, and the road routes of the principal path are pretty mundane. The alternatives are well worth the short extra distances involved.