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Oviedo to Santiago

Celi Anatrella

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What are my alternatives to reach Santiago if I'm in Oviedo and I have 13 days to make it there? I am considering the Camino Primitivo (June 23 to July 5) but I'm learning that it's quite rainy... and wanted to know my options. Also... am I crazy walking the Primitivo if I don't have boots, but trail runners (or whatever the name of those other shoes are) and they are not waterproof. Could I walk it in trekking sandals if it's too wet? I'm doubting my plan as you can tell... and looking for alternatives... Thanks!
 
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I walked most of the Norte in trekking sandals last year in a lot of rain and mud. I'm currently in Pamplona on the Francés, and wearing sandals again. I plan to walk the Camino del Salvador when I reach León, then I will connect to the Norte at Oviedo. I plan 13 days for Oviedo to Santiago, but I have some wiggle room. These are the stages that I'm considering. The first column is km
 
Absolutely doable in 13 days and with trail runners or sandals. I hiked Norte and Primitivo in 2017, switching between trail runners and sandals. If it rains, just embrace the suck and accept that you are going to have wet feet or wear some plastic bags over your socks inside the shoes. You'll be fine.
 
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Another option is to drop down (via bus) and finish up your Camino on the Frances. However from what I hear, it will be quite the different experience than the Primitivo.
 
It depends on how well you do with wet feet; go for a trial walk in the rain with your shoes and see how you feel. We had lots of rain on our last camino and I was very glad to have (cheap but effective) waterproof boots. My husband claims he was absolutely fine with his trail shoes (or whatever the technical term for sturdy trainers may be) and did not mind at all squelching along the way...

I should add that his one and only purchase for our next camino has been a pair of waterproof shoes.
 
I have planned that but take the Primitivo in Oviedo. Thks for sharing your plan and Buen Camino!
 
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May I need to buy waterproof shoes? But... if my plan is to use a poncho and let my shoes get wet... will getting waterproof shoes help at all? I was gonna use sandals in rainy days, but not if it’s several days and long walking days... that won’t work, will it? I’m so clueless...
 
What makes you think it is quit rainy on the Primitivo? When it rains on the primitivo, most times it rains all over Galicia.
 
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I walked the Primitivo mid May 2016 in trail runners...no problem whatsoever, and not too much rain. Hard to believe the summer months would be worse. Take your time and if needed you can bus into Santiago from Lugo, but you will not qualify for a compostela if that is important to you...it's a beautiful Camino...rain or shine!
 
Celi Anatrella said:
I was gonna use sandals in rainy days, but not if it’s several days and long walking days... that won’t work, will it?
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Of course it will work. Why wouldn't it. I walked many rainy days on the Norte in sandals. One of which was 30+ km, and it rained all day. When I stopped for a break I took off my socks, wrong them out, then put them back on. I now have a pair of Sealskinz socks that I'll wear on wet days.
However, the important thing is - how much experience do you have hiking in sandals?
 

Trail runners were fine for me walking the Primitivo this April (La Sportiva without Gortex), even on the one day of rain we had but I have been wearing trail runners already for years and on all kinds of Caminos and terrain. They work for me
 
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