Cycling the Ruta Via de la Plata
On and off-road options on the Camino from Seville to Santiago and Gijon
Published on 16. March 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-78631-012-5 (ISBN)
Description
A guidebook to cycling the 924km (574 mile) Ruta Via de la Plata from Seville to Gijon. A pilgrimage variant, the Camino Sanabres, to Santiago de Compostela is also described. The route through western Spain is suitable for any reasonably fit cyclist and can each be completed in around 2 weeks.
- Presented in 14 stages between 33 and 102km (21-63 miles) in length
- Camino Sanabres option is presented in 16 stages covering 1002km (623 miles)
- Both on and off road variants are detailed
- Route passes through Seville, Mérida, Cáceres, Salamanca, Leon, Zamora and Oviedo
- 1:150,000 maps and profiles are included for each stage
- Can be cycled year-round with the best times in spring and autumn
- GPX files available to download
- Detailed information on pilgrim lodging, facilities and preparation
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Kendal
United Kingdom
Product notice
Laminated cover
With flaps
Illustrations
61 colour photos, 60 colour 1:150,0000 route maps, 40 elevation profiles and 19 ride planner graphics. 4 detailed town centre maps.
Dimensions
Height: 169 mm
Width: 112 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
246 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78631-012-5 (9781786310125)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
John Hayes
Cycling the Ruta Via de la Plata
On and off-road options on the Camino from Seville to Santiago and Gijon
E-Book
01/2022
Cicerone Press
€26.49
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Person
John Hayes is a retired management consultant with degrees from Liverpool University and University College London. Immediately after finishing work in 2011 he embarked on an epic 5,000km trek across Europe, walking from Tarifa in Spain to Budapest. John has written for numerous walking and trekking magazines, and has written four walking guides and a cycling guide for Cicerone.