The Itinerary/ Schedule

The overall distance of this Camino route is approximately 1000 km and some references quote the overall cumulative climb as 10,000 m.
We decided to allocate 13 days for cycling with one day off in the middle of the trip.
This would mean an average daily ride of  close to 80 km.
We planned our day off to be in Salamanca, it is half way through the journey and probably the most interesting historical and architectural location along the ride.
Our original plan was to ease into the ride with 7 days cycling to Salamanca but then realized this would mean our day off would fall on a Sunday, when everything in Salamanca is closed.  We re-jiggled the schedule to reach Salamanca in 6 days, on Friday , 20th.
the second factor influencing the length of each days ride was the ability to pre-book accommodation.  Many of the towns are very small with the only accommodation being  a local, often untended, hostel.  Many of these also have limited number of bunks. We decided to try to find accommodation where we could get a private, twin room that we could pre-book.  To accommodate this we had to pick our daily stops based on accommodation availability rather than an equal distance each day. The result of this planning is outlined below.
Date                 Stop                                   Daily Distance      Daily Climb
Sept 14            Almaden de la Plata              69.6 km,                  902 m
Sept 15            Zafra                                         78.9 km,                   1132 m,
Sept 16            Aljucen                                     78.5km                    432 m
Sept 17            Canaveral                                101.8km                    599 m
Sept 18            Banos de Montemayor         86.5km                     1107m
Sept 19             Salamanca                             83.9km                     1388m
Sept 20             Salamanca                         Rest day
Sept 21             Zamora                                   68.2 km                  292m
Sept 22             Camarzana de Terra            100.6 km                 954 m
Sept 23            Puebla de Sanabria              69.8 km                   772 m
Sept 24             Campobecerros                    62.6km                     1493 m

Sept 25             Orense                                    62.7                           1728m
Sept 26             Castro a Dzon                        59.5 km                    1193 m
Sept 27             Santiago de Compostela     49.3km                     1336 m

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  3. Hola Dermot and John. I just heard of your Camino adventure. I have to admit to a little envy and a lot of admiration. Great to see the blog and looking forward to updates. The VDLP is my next target! Wishing you both a mechanically-sound, puncture-free, safe and enjoyable ride. Buen camino!

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  4. Just stumbled across this page by accident (coincidentally – as you’re about to begin your ride tomorrow!). I rode the same route over 8 days on a cyclo-cross bike in May this year. It is absolutely stunning – You’re so fortunate to have two weeks to spend on the trails!
    http://outdoorfirmo.wordpress.com/

    I look forward to seeing how you get on! Buen camino.

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    • Thank you so much for taking the time to comment. You are clearly a muchore accomplished cyclist than us – mind you we are a lot older so we will use that as an excuse! Thanks again and all the best from Zafra at the end of day 2

      Dermot

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  5. Dermot & John, Well done. You have set a great example – Ike took his stabilisers off his bike yesterday – its all been worth it. Cycle safely ! Jennifer, Adrian, Ajay, Mary, Ike & Izzy

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