Category: Camino Norte 2023
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Camino Norte bonus day: Fisterra to Finisterre lighthouse (3km)
I had an extra day before the flight, so I decided to see the familiar old lighthouse. I have hiked to all the past Caminos. This time I simply did a bus roundtrip. It does feel a bit more complete if you have nothing but the ocean everywhere you look. I travelled hundreds of kilometers…
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Camino Norte day 29: Boimorto to Santiago (43.5km)
I made it! Even with two consecutive 40+km days, I felt better entering Santiago than any of the previous Caminos. From Irun to Santiago I walked 845 kilometers on foot. There were bus, boat and gondola bridge experiences during the Camino that did not count under distance. Camino Norte is huge in elevation changes. Uphill…
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Camino Norte day 28: Baamonde to Boimorto (42.8km)
Four weeks have passed already. This week has been the biggest one on this Camino with 213.8km of distance walked. Today it was almost all on asphalt. There was supposed to be rain and thunderstorms all day long. There was some rain, a lot of clouds, but no thunder. For a full day of walking…
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Camino Norte day 27: Castromaior to Baamonde (33.5km)
Today was 25km of pure bliss. Soft trails run through deep forests. The rain from before had covered everything around me and yet, the big shining sun gave a good balance to the day. I started off in full rain preparation. After the first kilometer, I felt a bit like a fool. The weather report…
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Camino Norte day 26: Lourenzá to Castromaior (28.7km)
The hardest mountain day of Camino Norte is done! In just 2km of walking you will need to do practically all of the 700m mountain climb. It had been raining hard all day, which made the uphill part especially difficult. Although walking on concrete made it quite safe. Almost all of the day was on…
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Camino Norte day 25: Figueras to Lourenzá (31.3km)
The landscapes today are extremely beautiful and pictures will not do them justice. Crossing into Ribadeo during sunrise was quite magical. Galicia is my favorite region of Spain. It has hills, beautiful small villages and tons of old forests providing shade from the sun. At Ribadeo I said my very last goodbyes to the ocean…
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Camino Norte day 24: Navia to Figueras (29.3km)
I started off pretty early, as the picture can tell. The whole day went kind of fast. A very flat stage compared to everything I had earlier. The best part of the morning was seeing the full moon go to sleep between two hills in front of me. At the exact same time, the sun…
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Camino Norte day 23: Queruas to Navia (30.9km)
Last night, the albergue was really good, but the mosquitoes were constantly attacking. With barely six hours of sleep, I set off a little before sunrise. The roads went really fast. Although the total elevation challenge was what I did every day, the trail itself was very simple. Having no sun all day helped a…
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Camino Norte day 22: Novellana to Queruas (19.1km)
The shortest walking day on this Camino. Still, it took a long time to finish. Between every village until Cadavedo there was a nature trail with hills and water obstacles. A really enjoyable way to spend the day. In addition, near the end of this ocean alternative there were several locations with amazing views out…
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Camino Norte day 21: San Esteban to Novellana (22.7km)
It’s been a strange week. I did manage to get 185km further. It is less than even in the first week. I was planning to do my biggest week yet, but have slowed down to get rid of my foot infection. Today I had an absolutely perfect hiking experience. It took 2km in the very…
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Camino Norte day 20: Avilés to San Esteban (22.0km)
I started the day an hour before sunrise to do a double stage, but ended up doing just the normal stage. Right after Piedras Blancas, I took my socks off and checked my feet properly. Something seemed to be bothering me and I was not sure what it was. Apparently, I had a blister. Several…
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Camino Norte day 19: Oviedo to Avilés (28.7km)
I can feel that yesterday had a bad impact on foot health. Bones in the foot have become quite sensitive on asphalt downhills and on extremely long concrete stretches. The first 15 kilometers today went perfectly. I made my own route out of Oviedo. I walked from the central train station area to Villamejil region.…
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