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When I make a reservation, in the last few kilometres before I will arrive there I will use either apple or google maps and use this guides to the reserved accommodation. I do not always follow the yellow arrows. I trust the apps more than the markers, but this is only my opinion. If a way...
When I was at Figeac in 2017, I decided to walk three days to Rocamadur
Figeac - Lacapelle Marival 26km 600m up 440m down
Lacapelle Marival - Gramat 25km 245m up 330m down
Gramat - Rocamadour 14km 215m up 350m down.
did spend one night in Rocamadour and toke the train back to Figeac the next...
When I started in Cadîz on March 20, I never had more than 2x 0.5L of water with me. But always a Mars and jelly babies. For me 64kg it was always enough, I didn't die of thirst or starvation. But that's very individual indeed. I’m walking fast and visiting Bars if available.
It seems to be feasible. Have a look at the GR-Map takes a while to load. It is probably not easy to find affordable accommodation and there are few or no stores and restaurants in the small villages.
A camino may start in front of your house, when you are walking towards SdC or to Rome. Because it is easier to hike on marked trails and the infrastructure is already there, you use these existing paths.
I did have lunch at Hostal A Taberna de Vento the day I was walking from Oseira. But didn't get a bed there it was already booked out. So I went by taxi to Lalin in a hotel and the next day walking on the Camino Inverno until the two caminos meet at A Laxe.
As you may see on this picture I would think the Gronze description is good enough to find the place after crossing the railway, as there are two railway lines. The newer fast and an older one. I wouldn't travel with Gronze alone always use my iPhone with a map and a current track to find...
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