I've been reading about the different routes etc and I have seen that the longest route is over a month, but also that some people just walk for a weekend or a few days or a week.

I want to do a 'long walk' meaning probably 2 weeks minimum. But I'm also not sure I 'need' to walk for the full month, and getting that much time off work might be hard too.

I guess my question implies - is there really something different and magical about doing the full 30 days etc?

Can people here relate their experiences in terms of how important the duration was, and what they got out of doing more time vs less time, and also what's a good possible route that might be, eg, 3 weeks long or something similar