VdlP A66 alt route.

[JamesG]

I’m in Salamanca planning the next few days on the VDLP. Looking to take the alternative route from Montamarta to Tabara on A66. Any +/- feedback on this route from those who have taken this path.

 

[Peregrinopaul]

I’m in Salamanca planning the next few days on the VDLP. Looking to take the alternative route from Montamarta to Tabara on A66. Any +/- feedback on this route from those who have taken this path.

James, I think you have misread your map. The A66 is an autovia, and it definitely doesn’t go to Tabara! So, we’re talking about the N632, I believe. I have taken that route once, on my bike. I found it to be a very busy highway, with a lot of fast-moving truck traffic. Not at all pleasant. And furthermore, I’m not aware of any track alongside it. The VdlP route from Granja, on the other hand, although much further,has a lot to recommend it.

 

[JamesG]

Thank you, and yes reread and Wise Pilgrim has it as the N631. Appreciate the info.

 

[Corned Beef]

Good road surface. Quiet most of the time. Long straight stretches. Accommodation is the issue. Stopped at a Posdada Rural in Ferreras de Abajo but there is only one bar there.

Off the N-631 the roads are quieter but you do get the occasional heavy traffic in front of you.

 

[Antonius Vaessen]

I walked both routes walking along the 631 was not very nice. Walking "The two other sides of the triangle" will take a stage more but it is was far more beautifull

 

[Peregrinopaul]

Good road surface. Quiet most of the time. Long straight stretches. Accommodation is the issue. Stopped at a Posdada Rural in Ferreras de Abajo but there is only one bar there.

I’m amazed that you found it quiet. It occurred to me that all the trucks were making a short-cut to the autovia heading west.

 

[Antonius Vaessen]

And I remember there was only a small or even no shoulder on the 631 ( on the 630 it was much broader)