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Incidentally, I’m now a trail runner proponent, through and through. Many who take sturdier shoes or even boots ( which I personally always used to wear) do the opposite to that suggested above - they buy trail runners on route, or even a decent...
The reason for the half size bigger advice is twofold.
Firstly, when walking longer distances day after day, for a week or more in a row, most peoples feet swell. Especially once it warms up.
Secondly, on prolonged downhills, your toe’s can...
If your footwear works for you Gini well and good, but be prepared to buy sturdier hiking shoes along the way, because the terrain is not entirely flat or even and there are rocky sections and steep section, narrow stony tracks and so forth.
I...
Today is my 17th day, and I’m having lunch in Leon.
The days from Burgos across the Meseta were very similar every day, and weather reports tell me that it won’t change very much:
Freezing cold (0-5 degrees C) in the morning at 7 when I started...
Bayonne is a lovely small city. Try lunch near the riverside market hall and do visit the cathedral. Oh, Bayonne's chocolate makers have a deserved strong reputation too! There's an Albergue/Gite d'Etape and a decent range of other afforadble...
I would second Bayonne if you have 1.5 days and don't want to stray too far from train to SJPdP, and don't want to head there direct. Plenty to do and see and walk around which will help take your mind off things.
hi there @AntoDiPla I've walked both the Arles Way (Arles to Puenta la Reina) and the Piemont (Carcassonne to SJPP) - which are the same paths for the most part as the GR653 and GR78.
Accommodation and food: We walked the Arles Way in 2016 and...
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