Looking for recommendations - other Caminos near Pamplona

[Mendo girl]

Hi all! Next spring I will be introducing some family members to the Camino Frances. We will start in SJPP but after Pamplona I would like to connect to another Camino since just last year I walked from Pamplona to Burgos on the Frances. Preferably a Camino where the stages are not too long (around 20K). It doesn't have to start in Pamplona but be accessible from Pamplona). What do you suggest? Thank you!!

 

[Flog]

You could take a bus up to San Sebastian and continue on the Norte, an hour's journey, but would it be fair to your family to whip them away from the Frances after three days, just as they are settling into it, and would their legs be able for it? Or are you continuing alone, in which case you might find yourself feeling the same?

 

[CaliPeregrino]

If the walking direction doesn't matter to you, you can connect to the Camino Catalan from Puente la Reina, walking "backwards" toward the Pyrenees. It's gorgeous, has less people, has some great towns like Jaca, for example, and plenty of places to eat and stay. Just an alternative thought. Good luck with your planning!

 

[Mendo girl]

If the walking direction doesn't matter to you, you can connect to the Camino Catalan from Puente la Reina, walking "backwards" toward the Pyrenees. It's gorgeous, has less people, has some great towns like Jaca, for example, and plenty of places to eat and stay. Just an alternative thought. Good luck with your planning!

Oh that sounds really good!! Thanks for the recommendation.

 

[BandL]

Earlier this year, Spring 2024, my wife and I walked the Camino Baztan from Bayonne to Trinidad de Arre. Having done the Frances, you will have crossed the medieval bridge at Trinidad de Arre as you entered the outskirts of Pamplona. So you could walk the Baztan in reverse from Pamplona. It's roughly 110km and usually done in five or six stages. Be aware that it was very quiet when we did it, requires a bit of planning and there's not a cafe every 5 kms, so it's a completely different experience to the Frances.