Apps recommendations

Celi Anatrella

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2018, 2019, 2021 and planning… God willing.

• Jul 29, 2023

• #1

I understand the Camino del Norte has a lot of asphalt and I am grateful for the detailed notes from a couple of members to avoid it. I have the worst sense of directions and heavily relied on apps that showed me my location and where the Camino was when I walked my previous caminos. Any recommendation of an app that will map these detours or anything else I can use to feel more comfortable given my poor sense of direction pls?

 

Turga

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• Jul 29, 2023

• #2

I use Mapy.cz. It will show you exactly where you are, you can use it for navigating and it has tracks for most of the caminos.

Buen Camino

 

Turga

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• Jul 29, 2023

• #3

Oh..... and it's free

 

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Janeseamans

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On Camino del norte now

• Jul 29, 2023

• #4

Celi Anatrella said:

I understand the Camino del Norte has a lot of asphalt and I am grateful for the detailed notes from a couple of members to avoid it. I have the worst sense of directions and heavily relied on apps that showed me my location and where the Camino was when I walked my previous caminos. Any recommendation of an app that will map these detours or anything else I can use to feel more comfortable given my poor sense of direction pls?

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Wise pilgrim… you can t go by arrows/ shells alone!

 

Stephan the Painter

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Frances ' 22, Madrid '24, Frances '24

• Jul 29, 2023

• #5

I’m not sure if @wisepilgrim specifically addresses the issues of alternatives road walking, You can take a look at the online version of his app and then download it on your phone if you like it. His apps are my favorites.

The Camino del Norte in the Basque Country | Camino de Santiago Apps and Maps

wisepilgrim.com

 

trecile

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Various routes 2016 - 2024

• Jul 29, 2023

• #6

Stephan the Painter said:

I’m not sure if @wisepilgrim specifically addresses the issues of alternatives road walking

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Wise Pilgrim does have some of the coastal alternatives, like the coastal route out of Santander. I also used mapy.cz.

 

Celi Anatrella

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• Jul 29, 2023

• #7

Turga said:

I use Mapy.cz. It will show you exactly where you are, you can use it for navigating and it has tracks for most of the caminos.

Buen Camino

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I downloaded that one but my lack of time didn’t allow me to play with it much. I went all the way to search for Camino del Norte and then found several options and did not know what to do or how to follow a specific one or what to do with it…? I probably need to see a YouTube to learn how to use it.

 

Celi Anatrella

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• Jul 29, 2023

• #8

Turga said:

Oh..... and it's free

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I like that price tag!

 

trecile

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Various routes 2016 - 2024

• Jul 29, 2023

• #9

Celi Anatrella said:

I downloaded that one but my lack of time didn’t allow me to play with it much. I went all the way to search for Camino del Norte and then found several options and did not know what to do or how to follow a specific one or what to do with it…? I probably need to see a YouTube to learn how to use it.

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While you are on the Camino just zoom in to where you are. Then zoom out a bit and you will see the Camino as a dark blue line, and some of the coastal alternatives as a red line.

You can see both on this section around Santander.

 

Celi Anatrella

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2018, 2019, 2021 and planning… God willing.

• Jul 29, 2023

• #10

Janeseamans said:

Wise pilgrim… you can t go by arrows/ shells alone!

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I paid and downloaded the maps for the Norte route from Wise Pilgrim this morning. But does it have the detours as well? I didn’t get to play with it much. That points your location and the camino so I will know I am in the ride path which I used often even on the Frances, Primitivo and Portuguese. Somerimes I didn’t see arrows and as I said my sense of direction is bad so I used those apps often. Would love something like this pointing the detour that avoid asphalt.

 

Celi Anatrella

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2018, 2019, 2021 and planning… God willing.

• Jul 29, 2023

• #11

trecile said:

While you are on the Camino just zoom in to where you are. Then zoom out a bit and you will see the Camino as a dark blue line, and some of the coastal alternatives as a red line.

You can see both on this section around Santander.

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Thank you kindly!