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[Robert Spenger]

LePuy to Conques: Far harder than anything on the Camino Francés. Lots  
of ups and downs and can be very slippery in the rain. Snow possible  
even as late as the end of May. The scenery is magnificent. The town  
of Conques is especially great.

Moissac to Roncevaux: A lot easier. The scenery isn't in the class of  
LP to C, but the town of Moissac is well worth the visit. I strongly  
recommend the gîte (and chambre d'hotes)  "Ultreia" in Moissac as a  
good place to spend the first night:

  http://www.ultreiamoissac.com/tariffseng.html

I saw a lot of busses in Conques, but I am afraid that they were all  
tour busses.

Notes on SJPdeP to Roncevaux: Best done as a two day thing, stopping  
at Orisson (or Hountto) on the Route Napoleón or at Valcarlos on the  
"highway route." The highway route is a bit longer and supposed to be  
easier, but on taking the two so-called short cuts of that route, I  
found it to be much harder than the Route Napoleón. Staying on the  
road the whole way would have been longer in miles, but shorter in  
time. The road is a steady doable climb, but the short cuts have a lot  
of unnecessary downgrades, so there is a lot more climbing and the  
trails were very brushy (also extremely wet on the day that I did  
them). I suppose that if you are young and vigorous and have  
functional knees, the trail shortcuts are probably not a problem.

Bob S.


On Mar 30, 2009, at 4:07 AM, Richard, Valda wrote:

MY WIFE AND I ARE PLANNING TO WALK EITHER FROM LE PUY TO CONQUES OR
FROM MOISSAC TO RONCEVALLES  THIS MAY. I WOULD APPRECIATE COMMENTS
ABOUT COMPARISON BETWEEN THESE TWO WALKS.  I HAVE SOME GENERAL
QUESTION ABOUT THE DIFFICULTY OF THE CAMINO IN FRANCE COMPARED TO THE
CAMINO IN SPAIN.     I ALSO WONDER IF THERE IS ANY REASONABLY
EFFICIENT BUS SERVICE FROM CONQUES TO ST. JEAN PIED DU PORT.
RICHARD SAMPSON
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