Training run this Sunday

OK, so we decided that we will ride the Camino from Madrid to Santiago. We will leave on 5 June and take about six days to get to Santiago.

As we are not sure what really to expect on the first leg, Madrid to Segovia..well, we know there are some mountains in between..., we will give part of that track a go this coming Sunday to make a more educated guess. It is not that the 100 Km distance from Madrid to Segovia scares us, but it is rather hilly.. just after Navacerrada

We have already started going over the route and Frans was kind enough to pass by the Madrid Friends of the Camino station to buy some guides and maps. Below photo shows one of the guides that we are studying and we noticed that the Madrid (semi official portion) of the Camino will start at the Santiago church in the centre of Madrid. We have decided to start there, would be kind of nice to do the whole tour. From there we leave Madrid via Plaza de Castilla and El Pardo. Past Fuencaral we will start to hit the dirt tracks we suspect. The first leg to Segovia goes past Tres Cantos, Colmenar Viejo, Manzanares el Rey, Navacerrada and Cercedilla. We'll see if the first leg to Segovia is reasonable, more on that this Sunday.