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How to avoid the descent into Zubiri in bad weather.

MARSKA

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Time of past OR future Camino
Sept/Oct 2023
I want to have a plan in case the weather is inclement. Is there a way to avoid the nasty little descent into Zubiri ? Walk the road N135 or taxi from Alto de Erro?
 
The one from Galicia (the round) and the one from Castilla & Leon. Individually numbered and made by the same people that make the ones you see on your walk.
In rain or snow I would only follow the N135 from Roncesvalles and not the path.

In dry weather I would follow the camino to Puerto de Erro where a food truck is often parked. From there walk on the verges of the N135.
 
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I ran across a photo of that trail that I took in 2006.

It wasn't pretty then, but wasn't as washed out.
 

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Not because of the weather, but because of an injury, I skipped that section in '22.

I took a local bus (from Espinal, but there are other stops as well).

Much cheaper than a taxi. I got the printed timetable from the tourist office in Roncesvalles, but you can also check it online:

 
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