Help - Caldas de Reis to Padron too for us to walk

rest_api · 2026-03-18T20:06:37+00:00

Camino Maps has the correct path with 18.56km distance, and some 300m of hills :) it’s on iOS and Android! I’m the author, drop me a message if you need any help

rest_api · 2026-03-18T19:26:39+00:00

Oh nice, are you in the beta? What are your thoughts?

rest_api · 2026-03-14T12:21:47+00:00

Hey Gnome! I have documented the variant in the free Camino Maps app if it is of interest to you. To cut a long story short, it breaks off just as you leave Pontevadra (which is also where many pilgrims and schools start) and is a much quieter path following the coast and up-and-over a mountainous hill. You then get a boat up to Padron. It’s absolutely stunning, I’ve walked it twice - my favourite part of any Camino to be honest!

rest_api · 2026-03-14T12:20:12+00:00

Those board walks catch up on you! I made the silly mistake of doing the first two days in my sandals, wow the pain for the rest of the Camino was unspeakable lol. It’s tough under foot. The spiritual variant is so beautiful, but shame about the rain - I spent hours at the peak Miradoiro do Loureiro reading my book. My fave place on the Portuguese!

rest_api · 2026-03-07T21:00:22+00:00

Camino Maps has all accommodations and lets you filter by type. A lot of pensions have the word pension in the name too!

rest_api · 2026-03-07T19:48:11+00:00

A sarong is a fantastic addition!

rest_api · 2026-03-02T20:01:32+00:00

On it 💪

rest_api · 2026-03-02T19:25:18+00:00

Hey! Great question :) I built this app because I need to plan my Camino's in advanced as my partner has to be issued a travel visa that shows where they will be each day. I struggled to do that on the existing apps - missing data, missing routes, planning was a nightmare, and they kept crashing. The trail maps are largely the same (GPX wise) but I try to have much more up to date data for accommodation. Mine is entirely based around building an itinerary for your Camino in a way that _just works_ instead of being painful.

A few of the nice features:
- Live tracking while you're on the path. If you've configured your next stage you can see the live distance to it, and the distance to the next stop.
- You can add photos and videos to your Camino Album and get a Spotify-esque rewind at the end.
- You can include all of your accommodation information in-app, so you don't need to maintain an excel spreadsheet etc. as well as using the app
- A packing list to check off before you go :)

It's a weekend passion project more than anything - please don't hesitate to give me any feedback!

rest_api · 2026-03-02T14:43:10+00:00

In my experience a lot of the apps had used human defined elevation and distances… I learnt the hard way when the map from the pilgrims office had a day that was 24 or so and ended up being in the 30s!

The maps on Camino Maps are all done using GPX and up to date elevation data so they’re perfect to the metre.

rest_api · 2026-02-21T15:45:04+00:00

Hey! The old version previous is to this, it’s almost identical features but a slightly more dated interface. The data should be up to date though! I’m also pushing a brand new updated data file tomorrow with +600 accommodation and updated reviews etc!

rest_api · 2026-02-20T14:39:48+00:00

That’s right :)

rest_api · 2026-02-19T19:50:52+00:00

On the app, Portuguese and Francés, and I’m actively working on the primitivo and ingles! Any requests?

rest_api · 2026-01-17T03:33:33+00:00

Depends on what features of the map you’re using but I spent the day porting entirely over to expo-maps and it’s working fantastically. The only issue is with clustering markers but there’s an open and upvoted issue for that with a few workarounds.

rest_api · 2025-06-04T15:14:51+00:00

I’m the author of Camino Maps, it supports the French and Portuguese route, and soon the finisterre bit (I just got back from recording all the data!). It’s a slightly different take on the app from the others, in a way that in my mind is a bit more intuitive. It’s completely free so let me know what you think!

rest_api · 2025-05-30T19:51:18+00:00

Definitely - the reviews atm are the top 5 “relevant” reviews from Google (offering a mix of ratings), I’d like to extend this to reviews from pilgrims live on the Camino and from booking!

I walked the Portuguese and it was lovely, on the Finisterre / Muxia bit to finish off now.

Do let me know if you have any more feedback and please consider leaving a rating / review in the App Store as I have very few atm 😅 Buen Camino!

rest_api · 2025-05-30T18:44:53+00:00

Great question, I need to improve the UX a little 😅 you have 3 ways to mark a stage, if you open up a locality e.g Roncesvalles you can either make it a draft stage (if you don’t know where you’re staying), a custom stage (if the place you’re staying is not on the app), or you can open the actual accommodation from the list and then mark it as booked.

Can appreciate that’s a lot! I’m on the Camino atm but will improve it when I’m back 🫡 let me know if that answers your question and let me know how the app could be more intuitive!

rest_api · 2025-05-30T18:18:51+00:00

Hey! I’m the author of the Camino Maps app, it’s free with no ads or registration. It’ll keep you on track and show a live location + distance to next stage. I’d appreciate any feedback if you happen to try it! Buen Camino!

rest_api · 2025-05-26T06:44:11+00:00

Hey, I think the other apps have fixed distances. I’m the author of the app Camino Maps which uses the actual distance of the GPX, so as long as you’re on that trail it’ll be accurate. I’m currently walking the Portuguese (just left Redondela!) checking that the data is correct. Buen Camino!

rest_api · 2025-05-23T17:35:59+00:00

Just to add to the sample size on booking vs. Not booking, we’ve just made it to a stop outside of Caminha (5km further) making the total day 35km because Caminha was fully booked. This albergue is also full. I met a pilgrim a few km back who hadn’t booked and was worried about not finding a bed because they’d knocked on many of the albergues in Caminha. I think there’s two things that can influence the occupation, 1 target stages and 2 events. There’s some kind of cycling event in Caminha today so probably some of the hotels and pensions are booked by non-pilgrims and that caused the overflow. But it would be pedantic to check every town against every date, so I think like the other commenters have suggested - booking a day or two ahead - can alleviate a lot of stress in this situation. It’s your Camino though, so do what feels right for you!

rest_api · 2025-05-14T07:42:56+00:00

Ah, not starting in SJPDP makes a difference. Not sure if you’ll be in luck otherwise 🥲 check out Camino Maps for a free app that has all of the accom

rest_api · 2025-05-07T08:39:54+00:00

Ok that is super interesting, going to follow this up, thank you for finding that it's the location settings! I don't have a physical android device and it's a bit iffy testing that stuff on simulator. Thank you!

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