Stage 26 – 25 kms (633)

Another long day @ 27 kms along pretty boring roads, a lot of hard bitumen walking but not any traffic sharing the narrow ‘C’ roads. Most traffic were the huge tractors with various implements criss-crossing from field to field. Lots of corn planted.

Camino emblems sneaking their way in. From here they are ubiquitous.

“It’ll take you 6 hours to walk to Pimbo, 6 days to St Jean and 40 days to SdC”

Forest walk, beside the lake (allegedly)

First time real activity on the farms. Huge fields, tractors everywhere.

Way markers says it’s only 7 kms to Pimbo, and 1000 kms to SdC, but that distinction was claimed about 150 kms ago.

After learning of a shorter route to Pimbo, about 2 kms was knocked off the total. My ‘Alltrails’ app wasn’t happy but my legs were.

Canopy – tree branches fashioned into ‘natural’ pergola

Abandoned house across the street from the Gîte

Pimbo is as small village with a big church. The town sits high with a view over the surrounding plains, the Pyrenees can be seen in the distance.

Taking regular stops of about 30 mins, and longer for lunch, seems to be the best strategy. With 3 stops, 1 hr is added to the trail but you arrive much fresher. Also, in breaking the walk you give yourself little ‘rest rewards’ and each walking section, of between 6 – 12 kms seem more ‘do-able’.