route variant/side-trip

I've seen references to alternate routes on the Lucca to Altopascio segment, but there's not a lot of concrete information. I'll link to the information I've found online, but I'd love to hear from anyone who has actually walked it. The official route is along busy roads through suburbs and...

Hi everyone, I wonder if someone can help me. I will leave Leon tomorrow to walk the alternative route through Villar de Mazarife. I’m using the fantastic camino ninja app but it doesn’t seem to offer the route variants. Any ideas as to how I can find the map for this section? I have walking...

Can anyone give me an idea of an alternative path avoiding the wind turbines and cutting a couple of km after leaving Peñaflor on the way to Medina de Rioseco?. I read on one of the Madrid thread about it but can't remember if it is signposted or there is a way to recognise it?

I am in Leon and walking to hospital de obrigo tomorrow. Has anyone done the scenic route? Is the 7 km extra worth doing?

Moderator note: this post was moved to its own thread to ask for more specific information Thank you for the information about the proximity of Portugalete. That may be an option for us. My daughter and I arrive October 4th at Bilbao (couldn't find flight to Pamplona from Texas). Since our...

This is near Ponferrada but well off the main caminos. Does anyone know if it is linked to the camino by walking trails?

Any thoughts about Salmeron to Trillo via Tetas de Viana in one stage? Salmeron - Viana de Mondejar - Teta Redonda - Trillo. Salmeron to Trillo appears to be circa 30 kms via the standard routing. Ascent and descent another 2 to 3 hours? Long day but possible? Much would depend on weather...

If you have walked the river route into Burgos, can you tell me if it is well-signposted/waymarked? Is it signposted/waymarked at all? Thanks.

I shall be walking the Salvador later in the fall and have vague memories that there are interesting churches and other ancient architecture near Oviedo. If anyone could refer me to threads which discuss this I would be grateful, as I have had no success myself in finding anything, I shall have...

Hi just a quick few questions and your thoughts, please :-) Has anyone done an overnight trip to either Mundaka from Guernica and Lekeitio from Deba? I will have a bit of extra time so would like to stop and smell the roses along the way:-) I think there is a campsite in Lekeitio as it's quite...

If I were to detour and walk from melide to sabrado to visit the monestary and then walk back to melide to continue along the Frances, would that jeopardize qualifying for the compestetla?

I'm in O Cebreiro at the moment and see that the Xunta Galicia sign on exiting the village gives two routes to Linares: a recommended route along the road or what looks like an alternative "higher" route. Has anyone more information about which is better and why?

We are interested in taking 1 day while walking from Porto to SdC to take a 1 day side trip to the Cies Islands. It looks like you can go from Baiona or Vigo. For anyone that has done it--where did you leave from? Can you take a boat in the morning and return the same day? We don't want to spend...

Probably this has been mentioned in a million places elsewhere and is old news but... ...the following is both a cautionary tale and a possible bonus for some... ALTERNATIVE WELL MARKED ROUTE OUT OF SARRIA Earlier today having walked early from Samos to Sarria, stopped in Sarria for a well...

Hi All, I’m staying in Calzadilla de los Hermanillos tonight, and have decided to take the long stretch of Roman Road to Mansilla de las Mulas tomorrow. I’ll be well stocked up on water, sun cream and snacks! My question is: do I pass through Reliegos on this Roman road route or will it be...

The other day I posted about my good experience at a new albergue in Villatuerta, and said I would talk more about an advantage of staying at Villatuerta (as opposed to Estella) on a separate thread. Here it is: At the albergue, I found out about an alternative route that goes via the Zaraputz...

Hello! My wife and I walked the CF two years ago and now wish to do the Camino del Norte starting May 1 of next year. I understand that the official starting point for CDN is Irún, but there seem to be three other options: one from Bayonne, one from Biarritz and the other from SJPDP. Has...

On my trip, after arriving in Burgos, I would like to take the bus to the monastery of Santo Domingo de Silos. Rome2Rio says that the bus from Burgos doesn't go there at all. It goes only to Hortigüela, and then we can take a taxi to the mentioned monastery. Does anyone know if there is a...

I am currently on the Camino Primitivo and will be in Lugo on Tuesday. The Camino Verde sounds great but I am put off by reports of snarling/biting dogs since I will be walking alone. Just wondering if anyone has walked the CV this year and if so what was the dog situation? TIA for taking the...

I've read just about all previous commentary with regard to starting the VdlP from Cadiz. Unfortunately, most comments are now starting to show 'their' age, and I was wondering if anyone in the Forum had completed the Cadiz to Santiago route in more recent times. Obviously, interested in the...