Camino Ingles in 3 days?

[Eddiebee]

I will be a volunteer in Ponferrada and need to walk a couple of stages into Sarria, that I missed in 2017 due to a minor injury. After that I have about 3 free days before heading to Madrid for a flight home. Could I do the Ingles in 3 days, not sure. Just thinking out loud.

 

[trecile]

Could I do the Ingles in 3 days, not sure. Just thinking out loud.

That all depends on how many km you can cover in a day! 72 km from A Coruña seems easily doable if you can split the stages fairly evenly.

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[Former member 49149]

Yes, if you do a magic trick and become a peregrine instead of a peregrino. The fast and agile pilgrims need to notice your question... I rather think @trecile has offered you a good alternative.

 

[SabsP]

I personally could not.
@trecile her suggestion ts more feasible than starting in Ferrol.
Or bus to Betanzos and then you walk at a medium pace to Santiago.

 

[Phil71]

Hiya. I'd say it can be done from Ferrol but it's long days. 29k to pontedueme, 47k to Bruma, 45k to sdc. I'd be worried about accommodation at Bruma. The hostel was full by about 2pm when I walked in 2018. You'd be getting there a lot later than that and there's not much else around if I remember rightly.

 

[Phil71]

Edit: I also remember a particularly steep long uphill section as soon as you leave pontedeume on your longest day! I remember this as I did it twice (had to go back to return the albergue key!)

 

[JohnLloyd]

I've just done it in six days.

Doing it in three seems unimaginably and unnecessarily tough.

 

[miguel_gp]

@Eddiebee If you are not concerned about a Compostela then 3 days from A Coruna is easily doable. I have walked it several times in 3 days (normally) but I have also done in 2 days as well. The last 2 stages (Bruma or Meson Do Vento to Sigueiro and Sigueiro to Santiago) are the same as the Ferrol route. That first day to Bruma/Meson is roughly 14km urban walking out of A Coruna and suburbs and 18km rural walking, including a pretty steep and long hill at about 2/3 distance. It is a really nice day though. You may be able to even out the stages a bit by also using private accommodation.

Feel free to message me if you want help with the Coruna route.

 

[LTfit]

Four days is definitely doable from Ferrol for those of us who typically walk long stages, 3 days would be pushing it but if you are used to consecutive days of 40-45 + km then I would say yes. I found 4 days no problem at all.

 

[Eddiebee]

Thank you to everyone. As I said I was thinking out loud. It is probably a better idea to spend a couple of days relaxing in SDC and the last day sightseeing in Madrid.

 

[Former member 49149]

Thank you to everyone. As I said I was thinking out loud. It is probably a better idea to spend a couple of days relaxing in SDC and the last day sightseeing in Madrid.

You are a scream! All the ideas and you will swan around SDC and Madrid. You did say you were just thinking out loud. Put the ideas in the bank, and just enjoy the three days at your leisure.

 

[Tony Lenton]

I will be a volunteer in Ponferrada and need to walk a couple of stages into Sarria, that I missed in 2017 due to a minor injury. After that I have about 3 free days before heading to Madrid for a flight home. Could I do the Ingles in 3 days, not sure. Just thinking out loud.

You may be able to, depending on your age and level of fitness, but it would be a real push. I did it with a friend a couple of years ago and it took us 5 days. We had planned it that way but it was actually lashing with rain more or less from day one to the end and that tends to slow you down. Pontedeume, Betanzos and Sigueiro are all nice places to stay.

 

[irishwalker]

I walked from Ferrol to SdeC in four days, back in 2019. I reached Meson Do Vento in three days and then walked from there [44k] to SdeC on the fourth day. I carried my rucksack on the first day to Pontedueme . I then moved my rucksack along with Correos each day. Not having to carry the rucksack was a great help. I left Meson Do Vento around 6 30am, the sun was rising. It was a beautiful morning and the memory of that morning comes to my mind quite often. I was in my late sixties back then. Good luck in what ever decision you make.

 

[henrythedog]

Thank you to everyone. As I said I was thinking out loud. It is probably a better idea to spend a couple of days relaxing in SDC and the last day sightseeing in Madrid.

A good decision - three days for the CdM would be like spending time in the gym munching the occasional tortilla. I took 4 1/2 and really enjoyed it.

I’d be tempted to spend extra days in Santiago walking in from different directions. The outskirts of town are always interesting and a short bus or taxi ride would easily get you five miles out to the west or south.