This is the map of what most pilgrims tackle the first day through the Pyrenees.  From what I hear, the Route Napoleon is eight miles up and eight miles down.  It is said to be the toughest day of the camino for a few reasons: not being used to carrying a pack, the steepness of the hike in both directions, and the length of the day (at least eight hours).

The Route

This is the Camino Frances, which I will be walking beginning September 14.  Rather than end in Santiago de Compostela, I will walk on to Finisterre--the end of the world.  From there I hope to have time to get to Muxia before catching a train back to Santiago, then to Madrid, and fly home on the 24th of October.