[Gocamino] 200 km in France - GR65?

[Richard Ferguson]

I found a couple of websites that list the #653 GR65 topo guide, but they say 
Ce topo-guide est indisponible.
Disponibilite prevue 27/04/12

I will make a note to try to buy the map in May.

I did order a miam miam dodo from amazon.fr.  Making progress.

I think I also need a guide to the route from Roncesvalles to Pamplona.   Is the CSJ guidebook still regarded as a good one?  I used the CSJ last time, seemed OK to me, although it was lacking any maps.

Richard




On Apr 20, 2012, at 10:07 AM, Ralph Alcorn wrote:

> Richard, buy the appropriate GR65 Topo-Guide. It is in French, but has 1:50,000 topo maps which are quite useable. There are three of these for the GR65.
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> On Fri, Apr 20, 2012 at 6:58 AM, Richard Ferguson <richard at fergusonsculpture.com> wrote:
> Where can I buy a GR65 map?  I think I might need map 653, but have not identified where to buy it.   Or should I just figure to use the miam miam dodo until I can find a useable map in a store, perhaps in Condom?
> 
> The miam miam dodo is easy to find at amazon.fr.
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> My French is adequate, so french websites are no problem.
> 
> Richard
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> On Apr 20, 2012, at 1:23 AM, Tim wrote:
> 
> > Hi Richard,
> > It seems like a plan. The GR65 also known as the Chemin St Jacques, the French name for the Camino passes by Condom and you could indeed make your walk from there or a little further south in Aire sur Adour. I can't comment on the SNCF routes available to you but they have an excellent web site as do Deutsche Bahn.  when you get to St Jean Pied de Port you can always stay with me at Errecaldia but be sure to book in advance I get busy.
> > Other than that you might like to buy a copy of Miam Miam Dodo which is a French Guide book for the Chemin, it's in French but as it's mainly maps and listings that's not really a problem. It's also available now as an App for iphones and Android. Remember that when it's busy in France the refuges etc. take advance bookings and it's advisable to book in advance.
> > I hope this helps, have fun.
> > Tim Proctor
> >
> > On 20/04/12 07:09, Richard Ferguson wrote:
> >> I am getting serious about planning my fall pilgrimage.   In 2002 I walked Leon to Santiago, averaging the usual 20 km/day.
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> >> My goal is to start in France, well north of the border, and end in Spain.  I want to walk more days in France than in Spain, perhaps finishing in Pamplona.  I am thinking that the GR65 would be a good route.
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> >> Working backwards from my expected travel distance per day, averaging 15 to 20 km/day, I am thinking that 270 km would be about right, 14 to 18 days walking.   I show Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port to Pamplona as 70 km.  If I do 200 km in france, I would be starting in Condom.    Is that a good place to start?   I would rather go for a shorter distance rather than go for over 200 km.
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> >> The SNCF site indicates that I could get from Paris to Condom via a TGV to Pau, and then a bus to Condom, roughly 10 hours total time.   From Pamplona I could easily get a train to Barcelona, visit my friends there, and then fly back to Paris.   I might rent a car in Pamplona, and visit some other folks in that area, before I head for Pamplona.
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> >> Comments?  Suggestions?
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