Where next?

[falconbrother]

As I have been recently diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease I feel like I want to walk another Camino. We did the Frances and very much loved it. My wife said find a path with infrastructure so we can use a bag forwarding service and we'll go. So, my very important question for you is; other than the Frances, which other way would allow us to walk and forward a bag every day?

 

[henrythedog]

The most obvious would be the Portuguese routes.

 

[J Willhaus]

I think the Ingles would work in addition to the Portuguese. The Sanabres from Ourense also has bag transfer. These are all in high season though and not in winter. The Primitivo and Norte have bag transfer but may be a little rugged.

Or do the Camino Frances again. Many of us walk it or segments of it multiple times.

 

[woody66]

Hi!
I agree with Henrythedog!
When considering the walk and your Parkinsons i think the coastal would be a good choice; i have a different issue that limits my abilities but i found the Coastal was a great walk.
Walk out of Porto along the river to the sea very pleasant.
Good infrastructure and bag transfer; food along the coast was better if i remember than inland more seafood which i liked.

I took the Portuguese Coastal from Porto as my first because it has a lot of level terrain; boardwalks that are gentle on your legs, promenades, trail and road sections.
It does have some hills when you turn inland but nothing hard.
The Portuguese gets a lot of comments about cobblestones but i think that relates to the central route as i cant remember any kind of issue with them on the coastal at all!
Buen Camino
Woody

 

[Cork_Karl]

When I did the Portuguese route (littoral hugging the coast at all times) a few years back there looked to be a few people doing that - getting bags collected from their accommodation in the morning and dropped off at their destination. Just to flag on the littoral route albergues were more sparse.

When I did the primitivo route in 2010 it was more free form with local taxis delighted to offer such a service.

The most obvious would be the Portuguese routes.

 

[Lexicos]

The Le Puy en Velay. It’s a great trail. A bit demanding in parts but beautiful overall.
Best wishes!

 

[grdemedeiros]

+1 for the Portuguese!

We walked the Portuguese Coastal > Central > Spiritual in June and July of this year. We walked quite slowly and transferred our bags with Top Santiago on days we were worried about terrain or were babying our achey knees. It was very easy to organize with them via WhatsApp.

We broke up the stages into shorter stretches rather than the official stages, spreading out the walk into 17 days. This helped us avoid injuries and let us enjoy the towns we stayed at.

 

[lt56ny]

When I did the Portuguese route (littoral hugging the coast at all times) a few years back there looked to be a few people doing that - getting bags collected from their accommodation in the morning and dropped off at their destination. Just to flag on the littoral route albergues were more sparse.

When I did the primitivo route in 2010 it was more free form with local taxis delighted to offer such a service.

FYI I did the coastal last November and there were many open albergues all the way to Santiago. I have learned that as the camino gets more popular more and more accommodations are added to support the pilgrims. For example I walked the CF in 2012 and when I walked again in 2015 there were lots more albergues. I had started in Le Puy in France and Gites were much scarcer then they are today also. Walk again and it will look like a different camino then the one you remembered in 2019.

 

[ShoshTrvls]

I'm going to put in a plug for the Ingles. I've now done three of the "last 100 KM" walks and, I know everyone loves the Portugues, but I found the Ingles really wonderful -- busy, but not too busy; a great variety of scenery from the coast to estuaries to vineyards to woods; generally easy with just some elevation in the middle of the walk; while a fair amount of asphalt, not a lot of urban industrial sprawl; and a great town (Betanzos) along the way.

 

[Camino Chrissy]

I'm going to put in a plug for the Ingles.

I will be walking the Ingles from Ferrol in early October and hope I will enjoy it as much as you have. I'm hoping for minimal rain, but it is Galicia.

 

[sinein]

Correos does bag transfer on the Camino del Norte - booked up to use next week from Vilalba. Have also used on the Ingles and it worked really well.