* note that distances are approximate - these distances are from Google maps, but in our experience, the guide book sometimes takes you slightly off road.
Our distances according to Strava were:
Day 1 14km
Day 2 11km
Day 3 18.66km (we took the more scenic woodland option & also went to the ruins)
Day 4 13km
Day 5 12.95km
Day 6 15km
Day 7 15km
Day 8 16.12km
Day 9 12.32km (we did take a slight detour to see the pilgrim statues)
NB: The reason we began our walk on a weekday is that the route from Sarria => Santiago can be quite crowded and we aimed to avoid the crowds as much as possible. A lot of people start walking on weekends, so you get quite a large "wave" of pilgrims leaving Sarria at once. We wanted to avoid the crowds as much as possible, so felt that starting on a Tuesday meant that it would (in theory!) be a bit quieter on the trail. The plan worked, we really weren't affected by crowds except for the morning we left Portomarin, where we had a school group walking with us for a short time.
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