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Thank you Tom; info much appreciated. I take the train so as stop in Paris to visit family; also train allows poles while plane is always "iffy". Will follow your links regarding bus time table. Again many thanks.
Thank you. I live in the U.K. but travel by train to Paris and then? Thanks for the tip of train to Decazeville and also to Rodez. So I can either start on Decazeville or take a bus from Rodez to Conques. All sounds good. Thanks.
I walked Le Puys to Conques in June 2017 in 9 days and very hot weather. I would like to continue but am not sure how to get to Conques except retracing my step and catching a bus from LePuys to Conques in order to start there. Any thoughts on this? Thank you.
Most places I stayed were private homes opened to pilgrims and they provided a meal so did not permit cooking. However, a couple of places were run by somebody in the village who opened and closed the house and there was a kitchen where I could cook. The best thing is enquire when you make a...
I walked Le Puys to Conques alone last June in 40 degrees temperature. Met some lovely people but not many and there was no problem with reserving hostels as most were private and expensive compared to Spain. You will have no problem with the steep parts of the path as you are used to them, but...
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