Having failed miserably (and painfully) to complete this route in 2019 due to a severe hip injury, I am having another go. Previously I was stopped short of reaching Burgos by a mere few stages.
The first half of the route from Alicante was a long way from being one of my favourite camino paths – but that may well have been due to an early start at the beginning of April when there were howling winds buffeting us off course on the completely flat landscape dominated by grapevines that had not yet come into bud. And later, when the wind subsided we had to deal with the rain and the consequent deep, sticky clay mud that made our boots feel like lead weights. But there were some fabulous stages further along through deep gullies with towering cliffs and vultures soaring close overhead.
So I am returning to the Lana at the half-way point and walking from the beautiful city of Cuenca. I shall be accompanied by my much loved camino pals Nina (who was with me on the first attempt) and Paul who hasn’t had the pleasure of this particular route before.
Hopefully we will all make it in one piece (or perhaps that should be three pieces!) and arrive in Burgos after fifteen stages, which will give us time to hop on a bus to León and walk the Camino San Salvador over a further five stages.
We set off next Tuesday, 28 April 2026, so watch this space if you would like to follow the ups and downs of this latest camino adventure. And if you want to read about the initial attempt at this route, take a look here.
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So excited to see you back on another Camino adventure! I love reading your blog posts and seeing your beautiful photos.
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Great to see you back! I look forward to following you again. Not sure how many more Caminos I’m still up to. You are an inspiration!
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Hello Maggie I hope to follow you on your next route – I assume your knee problems are sorted now? I pressed a little button that said ‘Follow’ but nothing happened – am I on your list? I’ve been thinking of you as I sort Mediation UK documents and magazines into boxes to be archived at Warwick University! Love Marian
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Hooray! Im looking forward to following along.
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Hooray! Im looking forward to following along.
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so exciting to see you out and about on another Camino! Of course I’ll be following every step and stage. Wishing you blue skies all the way!
Cheers
Cheri
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Buen camino to the three of you! Laurie and I walked the Lana in 2023 and enjoyed it very much – she started in Villajoyosa and I walked the Camino Requena from Valencia, meeting up 2 days before Cuenca. We were very lucky with good weather.
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Oh deep joy, another Camino to follow! Great news Maggie and I look forward to the journe.
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Ooh hoorah, Maggie’s on the road again! As ever I will look forward to following your adventures. Hope that all your joints are working well for your journey. Richard
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Delighted to be having another vicarious camino experience Maggie 😊
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Rock on! Have a great time.
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¡Buen Camino! I look forward to reading about your adventures. I’m considering it for the fall myself.
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Can’t wait to read all about your adventure. Enjoy
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Buen camino Maggie
You’re looking fit as a fiddle in that pic.
I’ll be surely following your every step (from my armchair )…. Whether here visiting in USA or later when back in Oz.
The Lana looks to be an interesting camino . Last time I was in Spain in 2024, I took a train to Cuenca just to have a look around . Spent 3 nights there. I really enjoyed my time just taking it easy and checking out the sights with short walks. The train station is quite away from the town though. I took a taxi.
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good luck for tomorrow
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I’d already commented but it’s off in the ether so once again I wish you all the best Maggie and am looking forward to your chat and pics. Fingers crossed all goes well for the three of you. Regards Alan
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