Hello! Returning in 2024 - Rachel here

[MermaidRach]

Hi All, Rachel from UK here. I walked part of the Camino in 2019 (6days from Pamplona). Last year I walked Frances until Leon. 2024 is the route to Santiago. Any tips from Leon to Santiago gratefully received. Thanks for this forum, its been a great resource the last years.

 

[Turga]

It’s a very nice section of the Francés.

A few ‘tips’ off the top of my mind would be, that the descent from Cruz de Ferro to Molinaseca is quite steep and rocky; if it is wet/raining you may want to go by the road instead of the path – though you would miss some beautiful scenario. Also, the climb to O Cebreiro is steep and could be a challenge especially if done at the end of a (long) walking day.

Buen Camino!

 

[MermaidRach]

It’s a very nice section of the Francés.

A few ‘tips’ off the top of my mind would be, that the descent from Cruz de Ferro to Molinaseca is quite steep and rocky; if it is wet/raining you may want to go by the road instead of the path – though you would miss some beautiful scenario. Also, the climb to O Cebreiro is steep and could be a challenge especially if done at the end of a (long) walking day.

Buen Camino!

Thanks for the tips @Turga would you recommend doing this at this time of year, or do you think to get the most from this stretch Later in April or June would be better?

 

[Turga]

I usually walk later in the year, August/September, when it's really hot and dry (mostly ) but I could imagine that early spring would be a very nice time to walk - so I heard.

 

[David Tallan]

It’s a very nice section of the Francés.

A few ‘tips’ off the top of my mind would be, that the descent from Cruz de Ferro to Molinaseca is quite steep and rocky; if it is wet/raining you may want to go by the road instead of the path – though you would miss some beautiful scenario. Also, the climb to O Cebreiro is steep and could be a challenge especially if done at the end of a (long) walking day.

Buen Camino!

There's a third alternative that @peregrina2000 described here that may also be worth considering, rather than the road, if you want to avoid that rocky descent to Molinaseca. It recently came up in another thread.