Draft Itinerary from Limoges to Santiago
Date
Destination
Distance
Tuesday 16th March 2010
Mo and Jenny leave from London on the Eurostar at 10.25am to Paris Nord, arriving at 13.47pm
Leave from Paris Austerlitz at 16.05pm and arrive in Limoge at 19.16pm
Mon
29/03/10
Limoges to Flavignac
26.83km
16.7mile
Tues
30/03/10 Wed
31/03/10
Flavignac to St Marie Frugle
Take an extra day to do these to break us into walking
28.59km
17.8mile
Thurs
1/04/10
St Marie to Thiviers
21.87km
13.5mile
Fri
2/04/10
Good Friday
Thiviers to Sorges
17.2km
10.7mile
Sat
3/04/10
Sorges to Perigueux
23.4km
14.5mile
Sun
4/04/10
Day off 117.89 km walked first week – 73.25miles
00
Mon
5/04/10
Easter Monday
Perigueux to St Asher
24.01km
15.4mile
Tues
6/04/10
Wed
7/04/10
St Asher to Mussidon
23.54km
14.5mile
Thurs
8/04/10
Fri
9/04/10
Mussidon to St Foy
33.59km
20.87mile
Sat
10/04/10
St Foy to Pellegrue
Patsy arriving in Bordeaux, may stay overnight and join us on 11th
19.09km
11.86mile
Sun
11/04/10
Day off 100.23km walked second week – 62.28miles
Patsy to join us?
00
Mon
12/04/10
Pellegrue to Le Reole
25.07km
15.6mile
Tues
13/04/10
Bazas to Captieux
18.56km
11.05mile
Wed
14/04/10
Captieux to Retjons 12km approx
7.5mile
Thursday 15/04/10
Retjons to Roquefort 21km approx
13mile
Fri
16/04/10
Sat
17/04/10
Roquefort to Bougue – Mont de Marson
Patsy leaving to go back to Bordeaux 29.69km
18.45mile
Sun
18/04/10
Day off walked third week 106.32km – 66.06 miles
00
Mon
19/04/10
Mont de Marson to St Seves 20.24km
12.6mile
Tuesday
20/04/10
St Seves to Hagetmau 16.07km
9.98mile
Wed
21/04/10
Hagetmau to Orthez 28.3km
17.58mile
Thursday
22/04/10
Orthez to Adrein 18.46km
11.45mile
Fri
23/04/10
Andrein to St Palais 18.03km
11.2mile
Sat
24/04/10
St Palais to Ostabat
Sun
25/04/10
Day off
00
Mon
26/04/10
Ostabat to St Jean
Paul and Sharon picking Mo up and going to Pamploma to stay until 3rd May. They are arriving at 4pm in St Jean on 26th April. Returning Mo to St Jean on 3rd May in the morning, then going on to Biarritz and flight home. Mo staying in St Jean until Jenny and Richard arrive.
Tuesday
27/04/10
(5/5/10)
Tues 27/4 Jenny leaves from Biarritz – Birmingham (9.50 – 10.45) (Ryanair)
4th May Jenny and Richard arrive back from Birmingham and will travel to St Jean also Pam coming too
Wed
5/5/10
St Jean to Roncesvalles ( over the Pyrenees) 26km
16mile
Thursday 29/04/10
6/05/10
Roncesvalles to Larrasoana ( lovely route) 27km
16.07mile
Fri
30/04/10
7/5/10
Larrasoana to Pamplona 14.9km
Sat
8/5/10 Day off to explore Pamplona
Derek to join us to begin walking on 9th. He is flying to Bilbao and getting a bus to Pamplona?
Sun
9/5/10
Pamplona to Puente La Reina
Puente is where the Spanish road, the camino de Santiago begins 23.5km
13.6mile
Mon
10/5/10
Bank Holiday Monday
Tues
11/5/10
Puente La Reina to Estella
Estella reportedly a good place for accommodation and food 21km
12mile
Wed
12/5/10
Estella to Torres del Rio
On the way is Irache where there is a wine fountain!!! 22km
13.6mile
Thurs
13/5/10
Torres del Rio to Logrono
Logrono is the first city in Rioja. Lies by the river Ebro. 21km
miles
Fri
14/5/10
Logrono to Najera
Derek leaving to get bus to Bilbao and flight home. 29km
Sat
15/5/10
Day off to explore Najera
Sun
16/5/10
Najera to Santa Domingo de la Calzada
Santa Domingo reputed to be one of the most hospitable places on the walk 21 km
mile
Mon
17/5/10
Santo Domingo to Belorado
23km
mile
Tues
18/5/10
Belorado to San Juan de Ortega 24km
Wed
19/5/10
St Juan de Ortega to Burgos
The last 7 km of this day is through industrial estates and suburbs into the centre of Burgos 27km
mile
Thursday
20/5/10
Day off to explore Burgos. It has a beautiful Cathedral
Fri
21/5/10
Burgos to Hornillos
From Burgos is a long stretch across the Meseta, a desolate high plateau of central Spain. The route follows cart tracks through a dry landscape. Difficult to find a shady spot. Water carrying is essential. Will need to set off early mornings on this stretch. 19km
mile
Sat
22/5/10
Hornillos to Casstrojeriz 20.2km
mile
Sun
23/5/10
Castrojeriz to Fromista 24.6km
Mon
24/5/10
Fromista to Carrion de los condes
The route from Carrion de los Condes to Sahagon is described as 35km of dreariness on the flat dry plain. 18.6 km
mile
Tuesday
25/5/10
Carrion de los Condes to Ledigos 23.3km
mile
Wed
26/5/10
Ledigos to Sahagon ( good train links) 15.6km
Thursday 27/5/10
Day off to explore Sahagon
Fri
28/5/10
Sahagun to Reliegos 30.6km
mile
Sat
29/5/10
Reliegos to Leon
The last 15km of this is alongside a busy main road. Some catch buses to Leon on this stretch. 24.3km
Sun
30/5/10
Day off to explore Leon
The Cathedral is described as having the best stained glass in Spain. Monasterio de San Marcos also worth a visit.
Could get a bus to Astorga here. Bus available opposite the Palacio Episcopal.
Mon
31/5/10
Spring Bank
Leon to Villadangos del Paramo 20.1km
mile
Tuesday 1/6/10
Villadangos del Paramo to Astorga
Astorga has the Palacio Episcopal, a Gaudi creation. It houses the Museo de los Caminos. Lots of info and paraphernalia about the pilgrims route. 28km
mile
Wed
2/6/10
Day off to explore Astorga
This could be a good spot to wait for companions to take the next stage
Thursday 3/6/10
Astorga to Rabinal
The road westwards from Astoga goes through a broke terrain, with trees and bushes and mountain ridges in the horizon. The Maragateria is described as the ‘wildest and most beautiful areas along the route. The climate is described as possibly being extremely cold even in summer.
The refuge at Rabanal is called Refugio Gaucelmo and has 30 beds. High standard, modern, spacious. 20.4km
mile
Fri
4/6/10
Rabinal to Riego del Ambros
From Rabinal the road continues upwards to the summit of Monte Irago. At 1504m. 20.1km
16.7mile
Sat
5/6/10
Riego del Ambros to Cacabelos 27.7km
mile
Sun
6/6/10
Cacabelos to La Portela de Valcarce
We might want to stop on the way at Villafranca where there is a refuge that resemples a combination between a Bedouin tent and a hippie camp made up of a steel construction covered with several layers of tarpaulin. Looks interesting but too far to walk from Riego to Villafranca –its 35km
21.3km
13mile
Mon
7/6/10
Portela de Valcarce to Hospital de la Condesa
From here the path climbs uphill along wooed hillsides and green hedges towards O Cebreiro across the border into Galicia. O Cebreiro is 14 km from Portela on the road to Hospital de la Condesa. Could stop here instead as it has a refuge for 80. If we did that it would be another 30km to Samos. This area is subject to sudden and heavy thunderstorms 20,2km
mile
Tuesday 8/6/10
Hospital de la Condesa to Samos 25km
mile
Wed
9/6/10
Samos to Barbedelo 19km
mile
Thursday
10/6/10
Barbedelo to Portomarin 18km
mile
Fri
11/6/10
Portomarin to Palas de Rei
One guidebook describes Palas de Rei as an uninteresting little town, not friendly to pilgrims. They went an extra 5 km to Casanova where there is a good refuge. Very good food described. 24.9km
mile
Sat
12/6/10
Palas de Rei to ribadiso de Baixo 25.7km
Sun
13/6/10
Ribadiso de Baixo to Pedrouzo
22.3km
mile
Mon
14/6/10
16/6/10
Pedrouzo to Santiago de Compestela
Mo, John and Jenny leave Santiago 11.35 – Stansted 12.40 19.3km