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I am going to start my walk on the Camino from Rabanal del Camino . Recommendations for
getting to Rabanal from Madrid ?
dream walker
thank you my friendI'd suggest the train from Madrid to Astorga. As seen in your other thread, bus connections from Astorga to Rabanal are limited. You might want a taxi. Its an easy day to walk from Astorga.
Renfe
http://www.renfe.com/EN/viajeros/index.html
StuartM, may I ask how many days it took to get to Santiago de Compostela from Astorga? I will be flying into Madrid in May and will have 14 days total until my return to the states. Indecisive on my starting point, any thoughts? KellyI started in Astorga and it's a pretty easy trek, 17km or something and all reasonably flat. It only took 4hrs or so. You can get a credencial in Astorga too.
StuartM, may I ask how many days it took to get to Santiago de Compostela from Astorga? I will be flying into Madrid in May and will have 14 days total until my return to the states. Indecisive on my starting point, any thoughts? Kelly
The more training now, the less you will need to do at the beginning of a camino. You can go without any training, but remember to take it easy at the beginning. You don't start training at the gym with the heaviest weights and maximum repetitions! The same applies on the pilgrimage. Build to "normal" days if have start without having trained.
Buen camino.
As my journey nears, (4months, 2 weeks 1 day) I am getting so excited! But I've been reading about people who have been training since 2012! I am a waitress and therefore I walk for a living, so I'm wondering if I, too, should be training? Thanks, kelly
And don't forget about the mental fitness (clear head space) as there may be some days when you don't feel like walking due to injury or other things.If you are reasonably fit you can go without 'training'. The more fit you are the less difficulty you will have.
The aim of any training should be 'physical fitness for life' and not 'physical fitness for the camino'.