HeatherWriter
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- Camino Frances 2012
Le Puy- Roncesvalles & Figeac-Rocamadour 2014
Le Puy-Conques & CeleValley 2016
It seems that way, but the last hour or two is steeply downhill. On my last walk to Roncesvalles I stayed on the road because of bad weather. Since I find downhill worse than uphill, I disliked the stretch from the summit into Roncesvalles more than the walk up from St. Jean to the summit!it was uphill ALL THE WAY
We didn't do the summit - we walked around as recommended by the pilgrim's office. It was incredibly beautiful!
The Valcarlos route pretty much follows the road, so it is uphill consistently until a series of switchbacks just before Ibaneta, then drops down modestly into Roncesvalles. The Napolean route goes higher and descends more rapidly, and it is not recommended by the Pilgrim Office in bad weather. The Valcarlos route may be a little shorter and easier.expand some on "Walked Around "
falcon269 said:The Valcarlos route pretty much follows the road, so it is uphill consistently until a series of switchbacks just before Valcarlos, then drop down modestly into Roncesvalles. The Napolean route goes higher and descends more rapidly, and it is not recommended by the Pilgrim Office in bad weather. The Valcarlos route may be a little shorter and easier.expand some on "Walked Around "