Cycling the Camino de Santiago: The Way of St James - Camino Frances

by Mike Wells

Overview

A guidebook to cycling the Camino de Santiago (Camino Francés or Way of St James) pilgrim route from St Jean-Pied-de-Port in southern France to Santiago de Compostela. Covering 770km (479 miles), this pilgrimage route through northern Spain can be completed in 2 weeks and is suitable for any reasonably fit cyclist.

Two routes are described, the first is suitable for mountain/trail bikes and is mainly off-road, and the second is a parallel route suitable for touring cycles that uses quiet asphalt roads. The routes are described east to west in 18 stages, each between 28 and 55km (17–54 miles) in length.

• 1:100,000 maps and profiles included for each stage?
• GPX files available to download?
• Refreshment and accommodation information given for each stage
• Information on cycle shops with repair facilities along the route
• Advice on planning and preparation

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781783627103
Publisher:	Cicerone Press
Publication date:	03/27/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	264
File size:	21 MB
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About the Author

Mike Wells has been a keen long-distance walker and cyclist for over 20 years. He has cycled the C2C route across northern England as well as the Camino and Ruta de la Plata to Santiago de Compostela. He has completed an end to end traverse of Cuba, a circumnavigation of Iceland and a trip across Lapland to the North Cape.
Mike Wells is an author of both walking and cycling guides. He has been walking long-distance footpaths for 25 years, after a holiday in New Zealand gave him the long-distance walking bug. Within a few years, he had walked the major British trails, enjoying their range of terrain from straightforward downland tracks through to upland paths and challenging mountain routes. He then ventured into France, walking sections of the Grande Randonnee network (including the GR5 through the Alps from Lake Geneva to the Mediterranean), and Italy to explore the Dolomites Alta Via routes. Further afield, he has walked in Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Norway and Patagonia. Mike has also been a keen cyclist for over 20 years. After completing various UK Sustrans routes, such as Lon Las Cymru in Wales and the C2C route across northern England, he then moved on to cycling long-distance routes in continental Europe and beyond. These include cycling both the Camino and Ruta de la Plata to Santiago de la Compostela, a traverse of Cuba from end to end, a circumnavigation of Iceland and a trip across Lapland to the North Cape. He has written a series of cycling guides for Cicerone following the great rivers of Europe.

Table of Contents

Map key Overview map Route summary table Introduction History The Camino The routes Natural environment Preparation Pilgrim credentials and information Getting there and back Navigation Accommodation Food and drink Amenities and services What to take Safety and emergencies About this guide The route Navarre and La Rioja Stage 1 St Jean-Pied-de-Port to Roncesvalles Stage 2 Roncesvalles to Pamplona Stage 3 Pamplona to Estella Stage 4 Estella to Logroño Stage 5 Logroño to Santo Domingo de la Calzada León y Castile Stage 6 Santo Domingo de la Calzada to Villafranca Montes de Oca Stage 7 Villafranca Montes de Oca to Burgos Stage 8 Burgos to Castrojeriz Stage 9 Castrojeriz to Carrión de los Condes Stage 10 Carrión de los Condes to Sahagún Stage 11 Sahagún to León Stage 12 León to Astorga Stage 13 Astorga to Ponferrada Stage 14 Ponferrada to O Cebreiro Galicia Stage 15 O Cebreiro to Sarria Stage 16 Sarria to Palas de Rei Stage 17 Palas de Rei to Arzúa Stage 18 Arzúa to Santiago de Compostela Appendix A Facilities summary table Appendix B Tourist information offices Appendix C Cycle shops Appendix D Pilgrim information Appendix E Useful contacts Appendix F Language glossary Appendix G Spanish architectural styles