You can request the credential on this website (you will have to pay the postal costs of sending it to your home address) or you can pick it up directly at the places indicated in the "Indiketa Credential" section.

If when downloading the tracks of a stage you cannot see it on a map, it is because you do not have any application to see maps. So you should download an application to be able to see maps. We recommend Wikiloc or Komoot, but it can be any other.

Once you have an application to view maps on your mobile or computer, you must follow these steps:

1.- Download the Track of the stage you want.
2.- Then click on "open file".
3.- And finally you have to click on "open with Wikiloc” – or the name of your application, which when you have downloaded it will automatically appear.

Note: When you have Wikiloc installed, in step number 2 you may get two options: "open with Wikiloc" and "Download". First you have to click "Download" and then do step 3.

It can be stamped at any establishment where you stay (hostel, guesthouse, guest house, hotel) and also at any restaurant where you have eaten or shop where you have shopped.

Any commercial stamp works. Preferable if the stamp contains the name of the town (in order to better accredit the passage through this town).

Another possibility is to ask for the stamp at the Tourist Offices or Town Halls of the different municipalities.

To get the "Indiketa" you must bring your stamped pass credential proving that you have done a minimum of 100 km on foot or 200 km by bike.

The Indiketes Route is divided into 22 stages of one day each. Therefore, completing the 476 kilometres of the route on foot would take you 22 days. However, you may be in very good physical shape and be able to complete the route in fewer stages. It may also be the case that you want to do it by bike, so you will need much less time.

On the other hand, many people tend to do it in two or three sections, taking advantage of different holiday periods. They also take advantage of the weekends to do 2/3 day trips.

The best way to determine your fitness level is to load up your backpack and hit the trail in your home country. Start with a short walk and work your way up to the average mileage you would like to achieve on the route (for most people, this is between 20 and 30 kilometres per day). The most common injuries on this route are blisters (which are painful and can become infected), leg cramps, stress fractures and joint pain. Proper footwear, a light backpack (10 kg or less) and conservative daily distances help protect joints, bones and muscles from injury and fatigue. As a general rule, try to carry a bag that weighs 10% or less of your body weight.

Yes it is true, since the Ruta dels Indiketes is 7 times longer in terms of kilometers and has 2.3 times more accumulated unevenness.

On average, each of the stages of the Ruta dels Indiketes doubles the distance of those of Carros de Foc.

Those who do not want to do very long stages can choose to do them in 2 days. On the other hand, there are some easy stages with little accumulated unevenness.

A distinction must be made between camping and overnight stays. If you wish to pitch a tent at night along the route through the area indicated, it is not necessary to ask for any kind of permit/authorisation. However, if you wish to camp, i.e. occupy a camping area during daylight hours, you must take into account the area in which you intend to camp, as long as it is not a national park or an integral nature reserve (in which you cannot stay overnight).

Free camping is not allowed within 1 km of a population centre, crowded places or a campsite, nor within 100 m of any road.

Leave no trace of the overnight stay: removing all rubbish, removing all traces of the tent pitch and any campfires.

Sometimes the distance of the route and the accumulated difference in altitude in each stage do not make this route recommendable for children. However, this depends on the endurance, physical preparation and motivation of each individual case.

On the other hand, it is always possible to lengthen the stages (split a stage into two days) and in some difficult sections use the bicycle route instead of the hiking route, which is usually easier.

Yes, but they must be restrained by the person carrying them. Some places do not allow dogs (call and ask to be prepared) but you can ask if there is an area with a porch where the dog can be accommodated.