Rae said:
But what I'm getting most concerned about is the amount of accomodation on the GR 13 between Vezelay and Le Puy in France. Has anyone done anything on this route - can you comment on the accommodation situation?
Rae
Rae,
A good planning of the different etappes is necessary to get a bed at night........
1) Vezelay - Marignny L'eglise: Gite d'etappe de Bourg contact at the "mairie ".
2) Marigny - Lac de Settons: different commercoal options plus Gite d'etappe de la Faye (fam. Mourier)
3) Lac de S. - Athez: Gite d'etappe mme. Genevoix
4) Athez - Larochemillay: Auberge Morvandelle+Gite d'etappe communal.
5) Laroche - Issy L'eveque ( par le CR13) Camping, gite détappe, hotel, chambre d'hotes.
6) issy - Bourbon-Lancy : different hotels+chambre d'hotes+camping+Gite du Moulin du Roy
7) Bourbon- St. Leon : (follow the CR 3 from here): Saint Léon: camping (no showers!)+ bar/hotel Ma Campagne
8) St. leon- Arfeuilles : Gite d'etappe contact Dédé a 04 70 55 52 00 or 04 70 55 56 28)
9) Arfeuilles - Lavaoine : Auberge de la Source outside the town (closed in October!)
10) Lavoine - Chabreloche : Camping + hotel le mandarin + hotel Relais des Voyageurs
11) Chabreloche - la Chambe : Gite communal Mme. Jalier (tel 04 77 24 91 43)
12)La Chambe - Col de Béal (15 km): difficult and refuge only opened from May till Septembre
13) Col de B'eal - Col des Supereyes (15 km): Gite d'etappe "La Chalet des gentianes'M. Leclercq
14) Col de S. - La Chapelle en Lafaye: Gite communal contact la mairie or Rest./Auberge du Mairais
you can also go further to Estivareilles ( camping + Gite communal or gite de Mme. Pallandre).
15) La Chapelle - Retournac : Hotels + different chambre d'hotes
16) Retournac - Vorey : Hotels+ campings + Gite d'etappe.
17) Vorey - le Puy en velay.
Total 466 km.
Good luck!!!
Paul (who at this moment is searching a house along the Gr13 there to settle and provide shelter for the walking and biking pelgrims....)