I agree that day 4 is the tricky one as well.
My initial thought was to compress a few shorter stages but the 35.5 is probably pushing it a bit too much.
I might get to spend the morning in Santiago given I take an afternoon flight but I'm not...
I feel a bit concerned with your day 4, which is really long to walk, plus all the elevation gains. Quite a killer.
Then your last day - you won't have much time to enjoy Lugo nor Santiago, which are both very nice cities. You are going from a...
@Gabor7, welcome to the forum.
I did similar stages to what you've got planned in July'23, slight variation on days two and three.
Day 2 I walked past Salas to Albergue Bodenaya. I had injured my leg prior to walking so that was a bit of a...
I will also be walking the Primitivo this May. Your day 4 looks like a killer. You might consider going beyond Salas to extend day 3 and take some of the pressure off the next day. Say to Bodenaya or La Espina, which both have good albergues.
My stages were similar to @trecile with a few variations. I also walked in May and in checking my notes I am reminded I caught some rain for several of the stages, not terrible but it slowed me down a bit. Your Day 4 seems unnecessarily long...
Hello everyone,
I'm a new member and I'm planning on doing my first El Camino and have chosen the primitivo. I'm currently planning it and could use some knowledge from people who have completed it before.
I'm only going to walk the section...
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