Your legs will barely notice it and your breathing stays calm. It’s your head that still needs to get used to it: this is the first day, and you’re walking out of Huelva. The stage is easy. There’s hardly any climbing or descending, the land is open and friendly, and the kilometres pass by almost on their own.
Around 18 kilometres, nearly five hours of walking. Enough to notice where your rucksack rubs, too little for it to really bother you. Feel free to adjust it along the way. You arrive in Trigueros with energy to spare, ready for a coffee and a first story to share with a fellow pilgrim. Start gently, the road is long enough.