Is it legal to walk the Camino alone?

[Skipper]

I have heard some in Denmark talk about that it is no longer legal to walk the Camino alone. I don't know if that's true. Is it still legal to walk the Camino alone?

 

[scruffy1]

There are no Camino Carbonarios so I don't see how such a thing could be enforced. If this is something new, which I seriously doubt, I for one and many others will be in big big trouble next time we try and walk the Camino as we like - alone with my books and Mozart.

 

[Deleted member 90080]

It's a joke right? Of course not

 

[SabsP]

I have heard some in Denmark talk about that it is no longer legal to walk the Camino alone. I don't know if that's true. Is it still legal to walk the Camino alone?

Hi @Skipper .

I see it is your first post here. Welcome!

I don't know where your information came from but trust me that it not true.
Maybe this was told in view of recent harrasment and safety issues on certain Caminos. Rest assured that these cases are still very rare.

If you intend to walk the Camino Frances or the Portugues you will certainly not walk alone.

 

[Bradypus]

Did you hear that from a travel agent perhaps?

 

[Jeff Crawley]

You'll sometimes wish you were walking the Camino on your own . . .

 

[Bala]

I'm wondering if whoever told you that meant "safe" instead of "legal". In either case, the answer is yes.

 

[Roland49]

I have heard some in Denmark talk about that it is no longer legal to walk the Camino alone. I don't know if that's true. Is it still legal to walk the Camino alone?

BS!
The first 3 days I was somehow "lonely" on my walks towards Pamplona on the CF. The nearer you get to your accomodation, the more crowded will get the Camino!

You never walk alone!

After Pamplona I hardly had the path for me alone.

Only in the Meseta and between Punta de la Reina and Los Arcos there were some stretches where I had the most time the path for me alone.
It also depends of your personal speed. The faster you are, the more space you will have.

There is no and will not be a legislation not to walk a Camino "alone".

Buen Camino!
Roland

 

[Jean Ti]

Good idea!

I could practice more to improve my spanish, german, korean ...

 

[KinkyOne]

Maybe someone mixed Camino de Santiago with new Nepalese rules for climbing Mt.Everest and over 8k mountains

 

[Barry Coltham]

My preference is to walk alone - that way i don't have to try to keep up with someone or have to coerce someone to keep up with me. It will be interesting to hear if anyone has any legal opinions about walking the camino. To my knowledge there are very few "legal" demands besides common sense, common law, respect others, respect self.

 

[Stivandrer]

Halløj Skipper;

do not ever go to that Ale house again, they are blatant liars...

However, there should still be a Danish royal dictum from the time of the Reformation banning us Lutherans to partake in any Camino at all...
Being the anti-authoritarians we are, however, you can feel free to do it anayway...

 

[NorthernLight]

Making the pilgrimage was outlawed by England's Henry VIII as well ... maybe still on the books?

 

[Bad Pilgrim]

I have heard some in Denmark talk about that it is no longer legal to walk the Camino alone. I don't know if that's true. Is it still legal to walk the Camino alone?

Sounds like The Lobster...

Will they turn you into an animal if they catch you?

 

[David Tallan]

I have heard some in Denmark talk about that it is no longer legal to walk the Camino alone. I don't know if that's true. Is it still legal to walk the Camino alone?

The rules about walking the Camino alone have not changed. As to whether it is legal, it probably depends upon your age. I suspect that were an 8 year old to try and walk it alone and stay in albergues, they may run into legal trouble. But for an adult, there is no problem.

 

[John Crawford Howell]

I hiked the Camino alone my first time, and will do so the next time. Real rules or fake rules be damned!

 

[André Walker]

Is it still legal to walk the Camino alone?

Yes it is.

Unless your Danish, of course....

 

[André Walker]

 

[dougfitz]

However, there should still be a Danish royal dictum from the time of the Reformation banning us Lutherans to partake in any Camino at all...

Which is, I suspect, why the St Olavs Ways are presented as cultural, scientific and spiritual, but NOT religious, activities by the Norse and other Scandinavian churches.

 

[Bradypus]

Which is, I suspect, why the St Olavs Ways are presented as cultural, scientific and spiritual, but NOT religious, activities by the Norse and other Scandinavian churches.

It is only two years since the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland - the Presbyterian national established church in Scotland - voted to formally end its long-standing official disapproval of pilgrimage and recognise it as a potentially valuable spiritual discipline.

 

[André Walker]

It is only two years since the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland - the Presbyterian national established church in Scotland - voted to formally end its long-standing official disapproval of pilgrimage and recognise it as a potentially valuable spiritual discipline.

In that case you’d better do your Camino’s again. Now that it’s potentially good for you...

 

[Bradypus]

In that case you’d better do your Camino’s again. Now that it’s potentially good for you...

I defected from the Kirk to the Anglicans shortly before my first Camino. So they all count...

 

[André Walker]

I defected from the Kirk to the Anglicans shortly before my first Camino. So they all count...

So you think that you’ve benefitted from them anyway? Mmmmm.

 

[NigelP52]

I have heard some in Denmark talk about that it is no longer legal to walk the Camino alone. I don't know if that's true. Is it still legal to walk the Camino alone?

I'm in trouble then! I start my 1st solo Camino in 10 days time!!! I'm sure that's a hoax.....

 

[Zordmot]

It is only two years since the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland - the Presbyterian national established church in Scotland - voted to formally end its long-standing official disapproval of pilgrimage and recognise it as a potentially valuable spiritual discipline.

Speaking as an ordained minister in a similar tradition I can boldly say that the church always will proclaim the truth—-but it’s usually about 500 years too late.

 

[Annalisa]

I hiked the Camino alone my first time, and will do so the next time. Real rules or fake rules be damned!

Same here

 

[Panka]

Is this a clickbait joke? I mean any logical person would immediately say with confidence it is BS. Who would enforce this "law"? How? Ridiculous.
I think the missing context implies a misunderstanding but even if it was meant to state that alone it is not safe I would disagree. Walking alone on the camino I never felt more safe, because in my experience everybody is looking after everybody and helps even without asking.

 

[John Crawford Howell]

Well stated, Panka.

 

[Cicada]

There are no Camino Carbonarios so I don't see how such a thing could be enforced. If this is something new, which I seriously doubt, I for one and many others will be in big big trouble next time we try and walk the Camino as we like - alone with my books and Mozart.

Aaahhhh Mozart fixes everything

 

[ess1113]

I have heard some in Denmark talk about that it is no longer legal to walk the Camino alone. I don't know if that's true. Is it still legal to walk the Camino alone?

I certainly hope it’s legal because I’m not doing it any other way

 

[Sho]

What possible reason would there be for such a restriction?

 

[Richmond Gardner]

It is only two years since the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland - the Presbyterian national established church in Scotland - voted to formally end its long-standing official disapproval of pilgrimage and recognise it as a potentially valuable spiritual discipline.

Well.... now that the Camino has been sanctioned by the Scots, we can all stop holding our breath!

 

[Delphinoula]

Maybe this helps?

 

[Kathor1]

Is this a clickbait joke? I mean any logical person would immediately say with confidence it is BS. Who would enforce this "law"? How? Ridiculous.

One can never know for sure what the purpose of these posts is that are the one and only question posted by someone who joined the forum and immediately posted their question without the least hesitation, ie. without looking around, getting a feel of the place, reading the forum rules ... is it a one-time joker or a bored forum member who wants to start an animated discussion? You either give them the benefit of the doubt and think that it's a genuine request or you dimly remember your Usenet days where you learnt that you don't feed trolls.

There are quite a few of these one-and-only messages that start a thread. Some are more skilfully executed than others ...

 

[Theo59]

Maybe this helps?

As an alternative to Mozart?
If I had to change him while walking my path, I would prefer "Chainides " .

"path of life
ends on a cliff
and who has wings in soul
spreads them and saves himself"

 

[gmag]

No, it is not illegal, but it is impossible. You always walk with -maybe- your best friend: with yourself, and it is even possible to discover him, if we didn't do it before, on the Camino ...

 

[offtrail1]

I met a number of Danes on my two Caminos. Obviously they were scofflaws!