Walk from A Coruna to Ferrol

[Brightmore]

Hey everybody,

I was wondering if it was possible to walk from A Coruna to Ferrol as a way of extending the Camino Ingles.

Also, if it’s possible, how best it can be achieved, so walking stages, accommodation and services.

I appreciate one can easily catch transport between the two cities, but I’m asking specifically about walking.

I did Google this, but there were very few results. Most seem to take the bus.

Thank you in advance!

 

[TravellingMan22]

Hey everybody,

I was wondering if it was possible to walk from A Coruna to Ferrol as a way of extending the Camino Ingles.

Also, if it’s possible, how best it can be achieved, so walking stages, accommodation and services.

I appreciate one can easily catch transport between the two cities, but I’m asking specifically about walking.

I did Google this, but there were very few results. Most seem to take the bus.

Thank you in advance!

I don’t know but if you are looking for ‘more Ingles’ this may be of interest?

T

Thread 'Two Camino Ingles in one!'

Oct 29, 2024

Hi all. After having to cancel a Camino Ingles last month for family reasons, I am going try again next week. I couldn’t make up my mind which route to do, so why not do both! Well sort of. i.e. on day 3 when I get to Bruma after starting from Ferrol, get a late bus back to Coruna and walk from Coruna back to Bruma next day! And then carry on.

It seems fines albeit with some long days but I have 5 days in total which seems to work! Am I missing anything daft?

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• Camino de Santiago Forum: 🇪🇸 Camino INGLÉS (from Ferrol/A Coruña)

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[Brightmore]

I don’t know but if you are looking for ‘more Ingles’ this may be of interest?

T

Thread 'Two Camino Ingles in one!'

Oct 29, 2024

Hi all. After having to cancel a Camino Ingles last month for family reasons, I am going try again next week. I couldn’t make up my mind which route to do, so why not do both! Well sort of. i.e. on day 3 when I get to Bruma after starting from Ferrol, get a late bus back to Coruna and walk from Coruna back to Bruma next day! And then carry on.

It seems fines albeit with some long days but I have 5 days in total which seems to work! Am I missing anything daft?

• TravellingMan22
• Replies: 13
• Camino de Santiago Forum: 🇪🇸 Camino INGLÉS (from Ferrol/A Coruña)

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Thank you for the suggestion, something I will keep in mind

 

[Peterexpatkiwi]

@Brightmore, I recall someone asking about getting to Betanzos from A Corona I thought earlier this year, and I found a cycle route on mapy.cz. it looked quite pleasant and was around 30 kilometers I think so a days walk. Don't recall any infrastructure along the route though, something to beware of.

I've just had a quick look on my phone version of mapy and can't find it so you'd probably have to look on computer (you can drag the route around the very easily on computer, see distances etc. Once you save it to your Maps you can then very easily access it on your phone).

From Betanzos back to Ferrol you would simply be doing the Inglés in reverse.

 

[dougfitz]

When I walked the CI a decade ago, I started in Covas, a village on the other side of the headland from Ferrol. I stayed in the albergue there, and the walk around the headland took a pretty full day. I think that the albergue has closed, but you would still be able to walk the route.

 

[RibbonRomanceAuthor]

Just going to throw this out there: I started my CI in Ferrol and recall reading that I should not take a shortcut to A Caruna because then I would walk less than the required amount for a compostela.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

When I walked the CI a decade ago, I started in Covas, a village on the other side of the headland from Ferrol. I stayed in the albergue there, and the walk around the headland took a pretty full day. I think that the albergue has closed, but you would still be able to walk the route.

Doug, you must have been extremely fit to walk from Covo to Ferrol in one day! I looked it up on google maps and it looks like a mega long day, much longer even than the two stages from Ferrol to Betanzos. I just checked Gronze and they equal 47.7 km. Those two stages together look shorter than your first long day walking to get to Ferrol. Kudos on that accomplishment!

 

[Peterexpatkiwi]

Just going to throw this out there: I started my CI in Ferrol and recall reading that I should not take a shortcut to A Caruna because then I would walk less than the required amount for a compostela.

Memory is a tricky thing. The Camino Inglès has two starting points : one is Ferrol, which at over 100 km qualifies you for a Compostela.
The second, completely separate starting point is A Corona. If you start from here it does not meet the minimum distance requirements for a Compostela, unless you have already walked approximately 25 km on a recognized trail in your home country. As far as I'm aware there are only two such recognised walks at this point, one in England, one in the USA. (Please correct me someone if I'm wrong).

If you start in Ferrol and walk to A Corona before continuing to Santiago you are actually detouring off to the side of the official route and would be walking more kilometers, not less.
A shortcut it is not .

 

[RibbonRomanceAuthor]

Memory is a tricky thing. The Camino Inglès has two starting points : one is Ferrol, which at over 100 km qualifies you for a Compostela.
The second, completely separate starting point is A Corona. If you start from here it does not meet the minimum distance requirements for a Compostela, unless you have already walked approximately 25 km on a recognized trail in your home country. As far as I'm aware there are only two such recognised walks at this point, one in England, one in the USA. (Please correct me someone if I'm wrong).

If you start in Ferrol and walk to A Corona before continuing to Santiago you are actually detouring off to the side of the official route and would be walking more kilometers, not less.
A shortcut it is not .

Correct. The shortcut I was referring to was from Ferrol to A Coruna and involved, if I recall correctly, a bridge. Apps warned that if one took that shortcut, you would not walk the required amount if that was your only Camino. Of course adding the A Coruna to Ferrol distance would be adding distance.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

As far as I'm aware there are only two such recognised walks at this point, one in England, one in the USA. (Please correct me someone if I'm wrong).

I'm not sure, Peter, but I thought in addition to starting the Ingles in England, that starting in Ireland qualifies, too, but I can't exactly remember. Possibly @Kirkie will chime in and verify either way, or another person from Ireland may know.

Edit- I just googled and 25 km walking in Ireland on one of the Celtic caminos, then starting at A Coruna on the Ingles Way seems to qualify for the Compostela in Santiago.

 

[ShoshTrvls]

Correct. The shortcut I was referring to was from Ferrol to A Coruna and involved, if I recall correctly, a bridge. Apps warned that if one took that shortcut, you would not walk the required amount if that was your only Camino. Of course adding the A Coruna to Ferrol distance would be adding distance.

Are you sure you aren't thinking of one of the bridges from Ferrol to Fene? If one takes the first bridge, it cuts out a lot of KMs, but if I recall correctly, you're still over the 100KM.

 

[ShoshTrvls]

I'm not sure, Peter, but I thought in addition to starting the Ingles in England, that starting in Ireland qualifies, too, but I can't exactly remember. Possibly @Kirkie will chime in and verify either way, or another person from Ireland may know.

Edit- I just googled and 25 km walking in Ireland on one of the Celtic caminos, then starting at A Coruna on the Ingles Way seems to qualify for the Compostela in Santiago.

You can also walk the San Antonio Mission Trail in Texas and start in A Coruna.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

You can also walk the San Antonio Mission Trail in Texas and start in A Coruna.

I know that one qualifies. I see it is 24 km. Do you know if the California Missions Trail also is recognized and if any 25 km section of its lengthy 800 miles would qualify?...Possibly I am straining at a gnat though.