Peregrinatio compostellana, pilgrimage of compostela. Click on the downloads menu to find our pdf guides ready to print or be read on mobile devices. The average kilometres for each day are just over 52, although this figure may be misleading. The type of bike is also important i recommend a hybridmountain bike with. Why choosing the primitive or original pilgrim way.
I have just added to the website pdf with simplified route description. James way in mountain bike spanish edition alonso, juanjo on. I began my trip in porto, portugal and completed my journey in santiago, spain. A touring bicycle with sturdy panniers is a must, and if one wants to travel solely on the camino, a mountain bike with full suspension is recommended. Im trying to figure out if im better off walking or taking a bicycle, if so i imagine mountain bike is essential, or would a standard bike suffice. A complete online guidebook to the camino by bike from saintjean. An example would be the walking route of the camino. The northern way or camino del norte, discover all the information about stages, length, points of interest or elevation profile. In the middle ages, these routes were walked as a pilgrimage to the tomb of the apostle st.
I offer guided trips on the french route and portuguese coastal route. The center of spain is flat, but the pirenees and galicia have some great hills and a lot of sweet singletracks. If you are thinking about camino cycling the last 200km with, we have prepared this useful list answering all your questions about your new best holiday friend. People have been walking this route for over 1,000 years and, along the way, you will find beautiful cathedrals, churches, and quaint old villages. A beautiful walk through the mountains and small villages, we left early in the morning and all food places were. My trip began with a guided tour of porto, portugal with diego. There werent any rules of which i was aware that restricted the official walking route to walkers. A mountain bike might have worked, but even such a bike would have had difficulty in many places. The basic equipment of any mountain bike should usually be sufficient to tackle a route such as the. Its for this reason that we have studied an itinerary that is fully transitable on a bike packed with bags, documenting it with maps, gps tracks, and the best pictures taken during our travels. Two fitting destinations mark the end of the path, one called finisterre literally end of the earth, and the other is the village of muxia, which has a chapel.
Fall nur mit einem guten trekkingrad oder mountainbike gefahren werden kann. With a maximum of 8 riders you will enjoy a rich cultural experience. Just choose your dates, starting point in portugal or spain and destination and we will handle the rest. We pick 5 great routes for those thinking about cycling the camino. Gothic cathedrals, medieval monasteries, and miles of unspoiled rural scenery are just some of the attractions that draw visitors from around the world. As cycling the camino is faster than walking, youll be able to see twice as much of the glorious camino routes in roughly the same amount of time. Try to discover yourself cycling a route through more than.
You have decided to cycle the camino, you have booked your selfguided holiday and you are now wondering how it will work. It is possible to travel all the way on the camino with a loaded bike. Lloret cycling tours is the pioneer portal for renting mtb, emtb and road bicycles on the. More than any other bike trip, its a journey of the body, mind, and spirit. Each of these bicigrinos cycling pilgrims, as they are popularly known, presents different characteristics depending on their age, strength, weight, type of bike, etc for this reason, it is extremely difficult to categorize the journeys. Walking the camino by bike allows us to have more freedom to move away from their routes and take the opportunity to meet other nearby places and in turn. We work with local companies and you will get an aluminium 27gear mountain bike with disc brakes and 27. The camino is known in english as the way of st james. We chose to travel some stretches on the carretera to avoid the rough sections. It has always had an ancient connection to the sea, as do all the coastal cities.