Readers have asked us, how do we know where the trail is. Are we worried about getting lost? (Actually, no reader has asked us that … but they should have! )

The first clue that you are on track is the crowd. Just follow the crowd.

The next trick to staying on track is to look for signs. Sometimes, really big signs. Some are on the ground:

Some big signs are on walls:

Some free standing:

In some of the towns, they put these silver plaques in the sidewalk every 15 feet or do:

Now, most of the time, you are not in towns but on country trails. There, the solution is yellow paint!  Anything that can be painted will be painted with yellow arrows:

Also, the oldest signs used a white and red stripe to indicate the trail, as:

The net here is that is very difficult to get lost on the Camino!