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  1. Camino Chrissy

    Dragonte route

    When I was leaving the road out of Villafranca del Bierzo I too was excited about the possibility of an alternate route as I, like you, are usually drawn to them and not been dissappointed. However, I looked to the left...HUGE hill (mountain?), and then looked to the right...another huge climb...
  2. MileHighPair

    Dragonte route

    You might check out the Facebook group "Friends of Dragonte". https://www.facebook.com/groups/2046541135572224/ I have not walked it, but I do know there are a few folks who have worked to improve the way markings, etc. Also, if you decide against the Dragonte option, there is also another...
  3. MMcA

    Dragonte route

    ...Villafranca that went over, not just one, but three extra hills I've thought "that's the path for me!" I wonder if anyone has been on the Dragonte route recently and what the conditions are like. Have the new yellow arrows been making navigation easier? I know that there are few facilities...
  4. Helen Avoca

    Fact check for my camino inspired book

    Hola peregrinos, I am writing a book set on the Camino. Someone injured on the Dragonte route, near Villafranca del Bierzo, needs to go to hospital. Does anyone know where would they go? They don't need surgery, but the would need to stay overnight at least and have investigations and an MRI or...
  5. jefferyonthecamino

    How hard are these stages?

    first one is very doable, fairly flat and if you do not linger in Ponferrada, you should be fine. That said, lingering in Ponferrada (and Cacabelos) is kind of nice. Assuming you are not starting in Molinaseca, you may have had a fairly 'rough' day the day before, coming off the mountains (it's...
  6. tpmchugh

    How hard are these stages?

    Villafranca to O Cebreiro is a piece of cake, a very hard piece of cake. The road option from Villafranca is a long but not so steep an incline up to Trabadelo where I have stopped before. (noticed a new albergue there called SUSI run by an Australian girl). From there up to Herrerios is quite...
  7. P

    How hard are these stages?

    My husband and I went from Cacabelos to Trabadelo 18 kilometers. When we arrived at Villafranca we decided to go through Pradela, a poor mountain village. We had eaten in Villafranca, which perhaps made we got in from this situation without must collapse. We forgot to fill our plastic water...
  8. P

    How hard are these stages?

  9. trevorcc

    How hard are these stages?

    Break the stages so you may enjoy the beauty at your own pace. I try and not think about how hard things are before you get there but how great and energized you feel after walking these trails , so look back and say "I just did that and feel proud"
  10. D

    How hard are these stages?

    Molinaseca to Villa franca does not have all that much altitude gain or descend, so not that bad, but it is a long day. Vilafranca to O Cebriero is a tough day, especially if you take the Pradela route as the start is a very steep uphill climb. Worth it as the views backs towards Villafranca...
  11. Karen2017

    How hard are these stages?

    Hi not sure of the mile conversion, weare walking from Leon. Day 1 Leon to Villadangos del Paramo (22km) Day 2 Villadangos to Astorga (26km) day 3 Astorga to Rabanal (19 km) Day 4 Rabanal to Molinasaca (25km) Day 5 Molinasaca to Villafranca (30km) Day 6 rest day Day 7 to O'Cebrerio (28km) Etc...
  12. Coleen Clark

    How hard are these stages?

    Eve, When I left the albergue or convent or donativo every morning I'd look at the Brierleys and kinda sorta figure out where I'd wind up that night. You never know what you will see, who you will meet, and where you will rest. I walked in faith, and you know, it worked out. I had a bed every...
  13. jpflavin1

    How hard are these stages?

    Eve: I would not worry about these sections. By the time you get to these sections, your body will be in Camino shape. I am not saying these days can not present some challenges but you will be well prepared physically to handle them. Ultreya, Joe
  14. Rick of Rick and Peg

    How hard are these stages?

    We left Villafranca in the morning taking the Pradela, the first right after the bridge heading uphill. We liked it and the views. Part of the view was of the town of Villafranca itself and another part was of the highway down in the valley that the camino followed. It is steep but remember that...
  15. D

    How hard are these stages?

    Easy. Done it in 2 days in 2000. In 2001 trekked molinascea to Triacastle in 3 days. Did not do alternative route. I was younger then Buen camino
  16. Saint Mike II

    How hard are these stages?

    Hola - again some good advice. One small question - you do not say where you are commencing your camino. If its from Astorga then yes you are advised to split the longer stages as you and your body adapt to the Camino. If this stage comes along after 14 or 20 days then you will be a lot more...
  17. Eve Alexandra

    How hard are these stages?

    ...Del Bierzo Villafranca to O Cebriero Both of these are over 15 miles. How hard are they? And has anyone taken the alt route from Villafranca called the Pradela? It's listed as an alternative to the regular or the Dragonte in Brierly and it sounds nice. If you have taken this, how hard is it?
  18. WildPlace

    Dragonte Route Has New Yellow Arrows

    Oooh, excellent! I was going to chance the Dragonte in 2013 but woke up to low lying mist and rain so didn't chance it after hearing stories of people being lost (I have a terrible sense of direction at the best of times!). Maybe this year?!....
  19. Rabatdoghomer

    Dragonte Route Has New Yellow Arrows

    Previous threads here have featured articles about the Dragonte route out of Villafranca del Bierzo. A common thread (pun intended) in these articles has been how easy it was to get lost on the Dragonte, due to poor, or non-existing, way marking. Last autumn, Matt Sanchez, from Vega de Valcarce...
  20. kaixo

    Camino Dragonte: Villafranca del Bierzo to O Cebreiro

    ...remarkable day...a day I will always remember! The route has already been beautifully described in this thread so I'll just add that the Dragonte was the most challenging day for me on the Camino Frances. I also remember that I did not have enough food and I was so hungry by the time I...
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