>>2799532
I think part of the experience of a pilgrimage route is staying at the hostels with other people on the route.

>>2799542
yeah i plan on doing both. a lot of the hostels are closed in winter so i'll likely need to camp at least half the nights cause fuck paying for hotels/b&b's
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probably not many people to meet in jan/feb but i'm hoping it will filter out the gap year girls and other normalfags

actually I was planning on doing this with my uni, Duke, in May. if not that, then with my Mom who recently defeated stage 4b cancer. Praise God. Anon if you go what dates are you thinking? I'm sure backpacking it is fine.

I did it backwards bikepacking from Pondeferrada till Pamplona. Would do it again

>>2799546
>normalfags
you literally walk on famous established trails you are exactly like the others normalfags

>>2799576
Based mum, congrats. You planning on doing the Frances with uni? You could always do a different route with your mum unless money is an issue.
I'm thinking of leaving towards the end of Jan, guessing I'd reach Santiago around the start of march.
>>2799610
Nice. What time of year did you do it?
>>2799612
Normalfags don't hike it in winter
>>2799614
Begone demon

>>2799629
I did it in November 2022.. lots of rain, and even snow around Nareja, Victoria Gastirrez!

Bump

>>2799532
I did it in May-June 2019 and was very happy with that timeframe. Weather was excellent, only 3 days of rain in the whole 5 weeks. I have friend who did it in winter and it's feasible, although a lot of pilgrim hostels will be closed. As far as I observed, you can do some wild camping if you are not an asshole about it (if you are near private property, be nice and ask for permission if you can). People are generally very supportive towards pilgrims. Also, if pilgrim hostels are closed in a town and you dont want to pay extra for hotels, ask around in the church / municipal buildings for accomodation. Sometimes they let you sleep somewhere inside, or at least they will give you tips about cheap hostels.

>>2800241
Thanks anon. Did you enjoy it?

>>2800402
I enjoyed every minute of it. The Spanish countryside is beautiful, their food and wines are great, you hike all day, it's stress-free life at its best. Also, I recommend that you walk to the ocean at Muxia / Fisterre after Santiago if you have time for it. I'm not a religious person so walking to the ocean as a "physical barrier" gave me more closure than the cathedral in Santiago. It's an extra 3-4 days and well worth it imho.

>>2800451
Glad to hear! I think I might do that actually, I have nothing to be back home for and don't have the return journey booked