Two years after the initial project... it is once again possible to cross the borders without fear and the Spain-Portugal trip can finally take place. In any case no blockage anticipated today 🙂
Like last year on the small Auvergne loop I start the ride by passing by friends. The real departure will be Monday towards Donostia!
The route has changed a bit. I will now mainly ride along the coast and down to the Algarve. At the beginning I had planned more small stages, I compacted the route a bit, but it also gives me flexibility and if needed I can always cut the stages.
Passage through Santiago de Compostela: I finally got the "Credential del Peregrino" and I will play the game of the pilgrim who gets his credential stamped until Santiago de Compostela.
The return journey will be done by going back up through Extremadura and I will cross again the roads to Santiago.
The journey will be just over 3000 km.
Some organizational changes:
- I finally got the great front rack... But I had little time to adapt to it. Just enough to see that it was not practical at all to put the backpack on it...
- As a result, I don’t have a backpack at all and my two front panniers are quite full...
- Navigation software: everyone was talking about Komoot so I ended up installing it, I’ll see if it’s practical [1].
The stages will also depend on the accommodation. The warmshower network seems less developed than in France. My first stop in Donostia will however be with warmshowers.
Region | Point | Date | Kilometres |
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Tracé Global Espagne Portugal | 0000 | Euskadi | Sare - Donostia | Monday 2 May 2022 | 45 | Euskadi | Donostia - Ondarroa | Tuesday 3 May 2022 | 60 | Euskadi | Ondarroa - Bilbao | Wednesday 4 May 2022 | 25 | Euskadi | Bilbao - Santander | Friday 6 May 2022 | 65 | Cantabria | Santander - San Vicente de la Barquera | Saturday 7 May 2022 | 63 | Cantabria | San Vicente de la Barquera - Ribeseya | Sunday 8 May 2022 | 62 | Asturias | Ribadesella - Gijon | Monday 9 May 2022 | 66 | Asturias | Gijon - Carnero | Wednesday 11 May 2022 | 92 | Asturias | Carnero - Ribadeo | Thursday 12 May 2022 | 63 | Galicia | Ribadeo - Vilalba | Friday 13 May 2022 | 80 | Galicia | Vilalba - La Corogne | Saturday 14 May 2022 | 69 | Galicia | La Corogne - Corme | Monday 16 May 2022 | 64 | Galicia | Corme - Fisterra | Tuesday 17 May 2022 | 69 | Galicia | Fisterra - Santiago de Compostela | Wednesday 18 May 2022 | 81 | Galicia | Santiago de Compostela - Pontevedra | Friday 20 May 2022 | 64 | Galicia | Pontevedra - Vigo | Saturday 21 May 2022 | 37 | Galicia | Vigo - Viana do Castelo | Sunday 22 May 2022 | 85 | Minho | Viana do Castelo - Porto | Monday 23 May 2022 | 82 | Nord | Porto - Aveiro | Tuesday 24 May 2022 | 74 | Nord | Aveiro - Figueira da Foz | Wednesday 25 May 2022 | 69 | Centre | Figueira da Foz - Nazaré | Thursday 26 May 2022 | 83 | Centre | Nazaré - Peniche | Friday 27 May 2022 | 56 | Centre | Peniche - Ericeira | Saturday 28 May 2022 | 55 | Lisboa | Ericeira - Cascais | Sunday 29 May 2022 | 44 | Lisboa | Cascais - Cacilhas | Monday 30 May 2022 | 32 | Lisboa | Cacilhas - Melides | Wednesday 1 June 2022 | 88 | Setubal | Melides - Odemira | Thursday 2 June 2022 | 90 | Algarve | Odemira - Vila do Bispo | Friday 3 June 2022 | 77 | Algarve | Vila do Bispo - Portimao | Saturday 4 June 2022 | 45 | Algarve | Portimao - Faro | Sunday 5 June 2022 | 75 | Algarve | Faro - Vila Nova de Cacela | Monday 6 June 2022 | 47 | Algarve | Vila Nova de Cacela - Huelva | Wednesday 8 June 2022 | 66 | Andalucia | Huelva - Aracena | Thursday 9 June 2022 | 100 | Andalucia | Aracena - Villafranca de los Barros | Friday 10 June 2022 | 99 | Extremadura | Villafranca de los Barros - Merida | Saturday 11 June 2022 | 54 | Extremadura | Mérida - Cáceres | Monday 13 June 2022 | 71 | Extremadura | Cáceres - Plasencia | Tuesday 14 June 2022 | 97 | Extremadura | Plasencia - Béjar | Wednesday 15 June 2022 | 68 | Castiella y Llión | Béjar - Salamanca | Thursday 16 June 2022 | 76 | Castiella y Llión | Salamanca - Medina del Campo | Saturday 18 June 2022 | 93 | Castiella y Llión | Medina del Campo - Palencia | Sunday 19 June 2022 | 96 | Castiella y Llión | Palencia - Burgos | Monday 20 June 2022 | 96 | Castiella y Llión | Burgos - Miranda de Ebro | Tuesday 21 June 2022 | 90 | Castiella y Llión | Miranda de Ebro - Agurain/Salvatierra | Wednesday 22 June 2022 | 67 | Euskadi | Agurain/Salvatierra - Pampelune | Thursday 23 June 2022 | 75 | Euskadi | Pampelune - Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port | Friday 24 June 2022 | 73 | France | Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port - Orthez-Toulouse | Saturday 25 June 2022 |