Second<\/strong>.\u00a0 It’s going to be a Hybrid of three different routes.\u00a0 \u00a0I’ll explain why.<\/p>\n As Pat has only walked the Camino Frances before, she’s keen to experience some “new” routes.\u00a0 And as my last, was the VdlP and Invierno, I’m keen to stick to routes that we haven’t walked before and also I quite like the less popular routes now.\u00a0 Though my four-route hybrid Camino<\/a> last time threw up some suprises.<\/p>\n Another factor, is that we both like to collect Compostelas<\/a> for relatives who have passed or who cannot make the journey.\u00a0 We can add their names to our Compostelas “Vicarie Pro”.\u00a0 \u00a0Which basically means walking on behalf of someone else.\u00a0 \u00a0 So we have planned to “walk into Santiago” twice to eanable us to each\u00a0get two more Compostelas.\u00a0\u00a0So hence, the Hybrid.\u00a0 \u00a0Which should end up something like this.<\/p>\n Our Hybrid Camino<\/p><\/div>\n <\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Camino Madrid<\/strong>.\u00a0 Starting in Madrid we’ll take the train up to Tres Cantos and start walking from there.\u00a0 \u00a0Sadly to start on day one with a long day of pounding the pavement is likely to cause us feet issues.\u00a0 \u00a0We’ll walk for 7 to 8 days on the Camino Madrid.\u00a0 This will give Pat and I a chance to experience a less bust route through some amazing countryside.\u00a0 Though Pat is somewhat nervous about the climb out of Cercedilla!\u00a0 \u00a0But we’ll take our time and go slow.\u00a0 There is no rush.<\/p>\n A Week on the Camino de Madrid<\/p><\/div>\n Day Off<\/strong>.\u00a0 We might then take a day off in Valladolid or Salamanca or both.\u00a0 I know that Pat will love Salamanca.\u00a0 I did when I walked the VdlP.\u00a0 \u00a0So the Madrid route for us is not a true Camino, in the sense that we will walk to Santiago, but more of a warm up and a chance for a different experience.<\/p>\n Camino Sanabres<\/strong>.\u00a0 Then we’ll head over to Ourense, to start walking to Santiago de Compostela.\u00a0 This will be a “Camino” in terms of qualifying distance and ending in Santiago.\u00a0 Some highlights of this route are likely to include staying at the Monastery Albergue in Oseira.\u00a0\u00a0<\/a> I walked the last 2 days of this route last time when I walked the Camino Invierno.\u00a0 They merge two days from Santiago.\u00a0 So I look forward to entering Santiago from that direction again. It’s a lovely entry to the City.<\/p>\n A week on the Camino Sanabres<\/p><\/div>\n Camino Fisterra – Muxia (in reverse)<\/strong>.\u00a0 Then after an overnight break in Santiago, and to collect our Compostela, we’ll bus out to Muxia. From here we start walking back to Santiago via Fisterra.\u00a0 \u00a0In this way, as we are again walking “to” Santiago and over 100 kms, we can gain another Compostela each.\u00a0 \u00a0I walked this route last time, from Santiago to Fisterra to Muxia and loved it.\u00a0 \u00a0Particularly the fresh Seafood!<\/p>\n![\"Hybrid](\"https:\/\/robscamino.com\/2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hybrid-Camino-300x228.jpg\")
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