LIVE from the Camino Counting pilgrims on the Via Augusta (Nov. 2024)

[Umwandert]

I have to admit, the title is probably a little too optimistic. It is highly unlikely to meet any pilgrims at all in Andalusia in December. On my last three winter caminos in Andalusia (Via Serrana, Camino Estrecho, Camino de Fray Leopoldo) I came across a grand total of one (!) pilgrim. I will probably rather count cows, dogs or telegraph poles.

I have two non-contiguous weeks available for Caminos in November/December and am dedicating myself first to the Via Augusta, which I have also had my eye on in previous years. I expect long flat stretches without the slightest incline, a rather monotonous landscape, but interesting places and towns. As far as I know, there are no albergues, so I have booked hotels and private accommodation.

I start on Monday from Seville heading south. I'm walking this route in reverse because I'd like to have the stage along the Atlantic as the highlight at the end. As I'm totally out of shape, I've opted for a particularly lazy option. I will hike three of the six stages with a day pack and take the train to my accommodation in Seville or Jerez in the evening.

I am happy to post my experiences here and look forward to suggestions and information from the forum experts. After all, the Via Augusta has a sub-forum here and appears more frequently in the comments than my first three Andalusian Caminos.

 

[WalkingInGers]

I have to admit, the title is probably a little too optimistic. It is highly unlikely to meet any pilgrims at all in Andalusia in December. On my last three winter caminos in Andalusia (Via Serrana, Camino Estrecho, Camino de Fray Leopoldo) I came across a grand total of one (!) pilgrim. I will probably rather count cows, dogs or telegraph poles.

I have two non-contiguous weeks available for Caminos in November/December and am dedicating myself first to the Via Augusta, which I have also had my eye on in previous years. I expect long flat stretches without the slightest incline, a rather monotonous landscape, but interesting places and towns. As far as I know, there are no albergues, so I have booked hotels and private accommodation.

I start on Monday from Seville heading south. I'm walking this route in reverse because I'd like to have the stage along the Atlantic as the highlight at the end. As I'm totally out of shape, I've opted for a particularly lazy option. I will hike three of the six stages with a day pack and take the train to my accommodation in Seville or Jerez in the evening.

I am happy to post my experiences here and look forward to suggestions and information from the forum experts. After all, the Via Augusta has a sub-forum here and appears more frequently in the comments than my first three Andalusian Caminos.

I look forward to reading your posts as I will be starting the ESTRECHO in March and starting out on the AUGUSTA in April 2025

 

[Blister Bill]

Walked it in early Apr 22. No other pilgrims, not even a boot print ! Not hilly, I found it well marked except in the towns. The loop out of (into) Cadiz was not particularly exciting. The views (for you) coming down into Santa Maria are great. An option could be to grab the boat from there to Cadiz.

 

[Peter Brandon]

I will be following your posts with interest as my wife and I intend to walk from Cadiz to CDS, beginning in September next year, I noted that the first sections as far as Jerez de la Frontera can be accessed by train so we intend to stay in Cadiz and walk these sections for the first few days returning to our hostel each evening. The section that concerns me is from Los Cabezas to Utrera which is about 34 km. I am hoping to break it up using a bus (or taxi) if possible, and treturning to where we fish the following morning. Cheers and Buen Camino, Peter

 

[Paul-CH]

The section that concerns me is from Los Cabezas to Utrera which is about 34 km

In 2025 you have still time enough to get some training as this part has only about 260 m of incline/decline. in 2023 I walked from Cadiz to Sevilla in seven days. 29.0km 29k.6m 29.2km 29.9km 32.5km 25.0km 17.5km

 

[Joseph Carmona]

I have to admit, the title is probably a little too optimistic. It is highly unlikely to meet any pilgrims at all in Andalusia in December. On my last three winter caminos in Andalusia (Via Serrana, Camino Estrecho, Camino de Fray Leopoldo) I came across a grand total of one (!) pilgrim. I will probably rather count cows, dogs or telegraph poles.

I have two non-contiguous weeks available for Caminos in November/December and am dedicating myself first to the Via Augusta, which I have also had my eye on in previous years. I expect long flat stretches without the slightest incline, a rather monotonous landscape, but interesting places and towns. As far as I know, there are no albergues, so I have booked hotels and private accommodation.

I start on Monday from Seville heading south. I'm walking this route in reverse because I'd like to have the stage along the Atlantic as the highlight at the end. As I'm totally out of shape, I've opted for a particularly lazy option. I will hike three of the six stages with a day pack and take the train to my accommodation in Seville or Jerez in the evening.

I am happy to post my experiences here and look forward to suggestions and information from the forum experts. After all, the Via Augusta has a sub-forum here and appears more frequently in the comments than my first three Andalusian Caminos.

Will be happy to hear your experiences, I am planning on walking from Tarifa next year & was thinking the Camino Estrecho then the Camino Augusta to Sevilla or the Estrecho to Algeciras then the Via Serrana to Sevilla, how did you find the Via Serrana?

 

[Joseph Carmona]

I look forward to reading your posts as I will be starting the ESTRECHO in March and starting out on the AUGUSTA in April 2025

I will be starting the Estrecho from Tarifa in March weighing up whether to head west or go north on the Via Serrana from La Linea near Gibraltar