Which Stages Do You Prefer To Walk?

[Rhun Leeding]

Hi guys,

Not sure if anyone else shares my perspective on walking, but generally I find that the stages of the Camino that I have enjoyed the most have been the ones with the most climbing, and I can actually cover greater distances on those stages than on the longer flat stages on the Camino. Crossing over Cruz de Ferro and of course the climb up to O Cebreiro are both great (I started from Leon...so haven't crossed from SJPP to Roncesvalles...yet). I do find that other people tend to be quite different though...and some people seem to roll downhill, while I'm struggling to check footing and feeling it through my knees.

So, a simple question, do you prefer the climbs, downhill or generally flat terrain for walking?

 

[Tincatinker]

There is an option missing from your poll "Don't care, its all Camino".

 

[Mike Savage]

I believe that I make the best time uphill and the slowest progress downhill. I do enjoy the climbs but it is on the flat sections that I get in the groove and the miles fly by as I pray, think, contemplate, and build new friendships.

 

[jsalt]

It's all good.
Jill

 

[Davey Boyd]

I prefer climbing (or my body does), downhill hurts more,but worse for me is long distances on the flat. It's on the long flat bits I seem to get injuries.

Saying that, I love it all!

 

[t2andreo]

I prefer undulating, slightly up and down, with flat bits. The steep ascents and descents I can live without. Then again, my knees are knackered, so I am slightly biased. The stretch on the C/F from Pamplona to Astorga rates as my favorite.

Galicia is gobsmacking beautiful...but oh those hills...

 

[november_moon]

I'm definitely better on the uphill. Other people walk faster than me on the flat, but give me a hill and I am in my element - as long as it isn't to cold outside, then asthma kicks in and the only thing to do is go inside and drink hot beverages

 

[Rhun Leeding]

Nobody liking the downhill though? Y'all must have knees like mine... Even when I used to go jogging with my old man, he'd tear away from me on the downhill, but I'd be catching up when we started those inclines!

 

[jpflavin1]

There is an option missing from your poll "Don't care, its all Camino".

Or all of the above, though I do find some downhills troubling^^.

 

[Rhun Leeding]

Or all of the above, though I do find some downhills troubling^^.

I have several days a week at work where I'd much rather be doing a downhill stage all day too!

 

[AJ]

When climbing, I would rather be descending, when descending...