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John Brierley book - duplicate town?

RobinGore

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In the pages of the Brierley Camino Frances book (I have the 2019 edition): On Etapa/Stage 29, Sarria to Portomarín ... there is a town listed twice called Baxán. It is listed as the next town after Rente on the map in the Brierley book. Then comes A Pena, Cortiñas, and then appears Baxán again (!) just before Morgade.

 
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OSM lists two hamlets, Baxan Grande and Baxan Pequeno, just to the south-west of A Serra. They seem to be a little off the Camino Frances route. Neither appear to be close to Morgade. There are other locations with the name elsewhere in Spain and some other countries.
 
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thank you for your reply! that's so sweet! I uploaded a picture of what I'm seeing and both of these little Baxan hamlets appear to be directly on the route but maps can be deceptive. Thanks Doug!
 
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I hope you don't base your Camino on such outdated kind of "MAPS"
This is more a drawing of the area to give you an overview and not o map I would hiking with it.
I prefer OSM or Outdooractive with all the necessary maps offline on my pilgrimages.
 
Paul-CH said:
I hope you don't base your Camino on such outdated kind of "MAPS"
This is more a drawing of the area to give you an overview and not o map I would hiking with it.
I prefer OSM or Outdooractive with all the necessary maps offline on my pilgrimages.
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To be fair, between Sarria and Santiago not much of a map is needed, be it printed or digital... also i dare to say for a large part of the year not even any planning would be needed.
 
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also i dare to say for a large part of the year not even any planning would be needed.
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For the Frances in seasons you may be right, but I would still do some planning, as I like to know what kind of stages I have to make in between Cities/Villages I would like to spend some hours to visit.
 
I’m not saying it’s true of the Brierley publishers but some map publishers put in false data here and there in order to establish their copyright. Should their map be reproduced without attribution they can then prove ownership. Again I’m not saying this is the case here.

Map Traps: Intentional Mapping Errors to Combat Plagiarism

Mapmakers have been known to create trap streets, which are fictional streets inserted on a map with the intention of fighting plagiarism.
www.geographyrealm.com
 
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Having walked that route this year, I dont see they are useful in your planning as there is nothing on offer for pilgrims. (From memory I think one of them had a giant shed. )
 
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Paul-CH said:
For the Frances in seasons you may be right, but I would still do some planning, as I like to know what kind of stages I have to make in between Cities/Villages I would like to spend some hours to visit.
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I find a lot of joy just in the planning
 
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I've not heard of OSM, where can find that? Thanks
 
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RobinGore said:
I've not heard of OSM, where can find that? I
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I don't know what kind of phone you have for my iPhone I found it in the app store with the name:
OsmAnd Maps from OsmAND B.V. but there must be an Android app too.
 
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