Many Pilgrims?

[Pilgrim2022]

I'm planning on the Camino del Norte in June. Will I see many pilgrims? Is the Camino well marked?
Thank you in advance.

 

[Tincatinker]

Yes

 

[Vacajoe]

You’ll see a lot of pilgrims but also a lot of vacationers. Both compete for accommodations during the summer months, so plan accordingly.

 

[JavierLeon]

I'm planning on the Camino del Norte in June. Will I see many pilgrims? Is the Camino well marked?
Thank you in advance.

More than 7000 Compostelas were issued in June and July last year for Camino del Norte

Daily pilgrim arrivals since 2020 | Solvitur Ambulando

Here you have the data of the daily pilgrim arrivals to Santiago de Compostela offered by the Pilgrim's Office.

solviturambulando.es

 

[Simperegrina]

When I walked it in May-Jun, there’d be maybe 25+ other pilgrims you’d recognise and keep on bumping into at albergues etc. There were more on the trail, but for me around that’s the number i’d recognise and chat with in passing, and some of whom I’d get to know better - a handful with whom months later I’m still in regular contact.

Some pilgrims will leave/join the Camino at Bilbao, some at Santander, Some will head for Oviedo after Villaviciosa.

 

[Pafayac]

I'm planning on the Camino del Norte in June. Will I see many pilgrims? Is the Camino well marked?
Thank you in advance.

The Camino is well marked. Camino de Norte is less crowded than Francés (at least until The Way 2 will be displayed...)
Be prepared to 2 steeper stages:

• Irun-San Sebastian
• Villaviciosa-Gijon

In Gijon last summer it was difficult to find cheap accommodations...
If you spend a night in Caborredondo, do not miss the donativo Albergue de peregrinos Izarra. They are very kind.

 

[Simperegrina]

re navigation, I always download offline maps from the Wise Pilgrim apps/ Buen Camino app for the particular Camino, just as a back up if needed/I want to take a diversion. As many of us here who’ve walked the Norte do tend to say, it’s absolutely worth reading up on the various alternative coastal stretches worth taking when the official Norte wanders too much away from the coast. There’s an excellent guide to the alternatives available to download from the forum, and they do hook you back up to the official route. If you’re interested in taking alternatives, I’d recommend downloading mapy.cz or MAPS.ME for offline navigation.

 

[Simperegrina]

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The Camino is well marked. Camino de Norte is less crowded than Francés (at least until The Way 2 will be displayed...)
Be prepared to 2 steeper stages:

• Irun-San Sebastian
• Villaviciosa-Gijon

In Gijon last summer it was difficult to find cheap accommodations...
If you spend a night in Caborredondo, do not miss the donativo Albergue de peregrinos Izarra. They are very kind.

As In Gijon, the best bet for most people is the Boogalow hostel (private hostel on the beachfront). In Jun I paid €33 for 1 night, in a female 4 bunk room. Nice communal areas, very comfortable with lots of extras, and super central with supermercados and other stores close by.

 

[lt56ny]

When I walked it in May-Jun, there’d be maybe 25+ other pilgrims you’d recognise and keep on bumping into at albergues etc. There were more on the trail, but for me around that’s the number i’d recognise and chat with in passing, and some of whom I’d get to know better - a handful with whom months later I’m still in regular contact.

Some pilgrims will leave/join the Camino at Bilbao, some at Santander, Some will head for Oviedo after Villaviciosa.

I had the same experience with pilgrims leaving at the cities but I walked it about 7 years ago. After Oviedo virtually everyone took the Primitivo. I continued on the Norte and didn't see more than a few pilgrims and often I was the only person in an albergue until Sobrado dos Monxes and then there were more pilgrims doing the last 100K. I also started at the very end of October so by the time I got there it was almost December.