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We also stayed at a great chambre d'hoteThank you for all replies
Hi, We also stayed in a great Chambre d'hôtes, Amphitryon, right on the Chemin in the upper old town. Great spot and great hosts. www.amphitryon-Oloron.com As Kanga said, be sure to book it ahead. Enjoy your Chemin. It's a great walk over the Somport Pass and on to Santiago. Dayton and Karen.Thank you for all replies
It is well marked considering there really is only one way to go -- up the river valley. Accommodations are regular but with few spots between the standard stages. All seemed good to me, and, yes, calling ahead is a good idea. There are good guides in French, which I would suggest buying. There is a Miam Miam Dodo and a Randonneur guide.Is it a good walk and easily marked to follow? Any suggestions for stays along the way? If advised, where to make reservations?
It is well marked considering there really is only one way to go -- up the river valley. Accommodations are regular but with few spots between the standard stages. All seemed good to me, and, yes, calling ahead is a good idea. There are good guides in French, which I would suggest buying. There is a Miam Miam Dodo and a Randonneur guide.
http://www.amazon.fr/dp/2916446443/
http://www.amazon.fr/dp/2751407250/
It is well marked considering there really is only one way to go -- up the river valley. Accommodations are regular but with few spots between the standard stages. All seemed good to me, and, yes, calling ahead is a good idea. There are good guides in French, which I would suggest buying. There is a Miam Miam Dodo and a Randonneur guide.
http://www.amazon.fr/dp/2916446443/
http://www.amazon.fr/dp/2751407250/
Thanks for the reply!There is a lot of road walking, some a bit dangerous. The quiet path through the woods is nice in dry conditions, but in wet conditions, it is slippery, and a fall can end in the river or the barbed wire above the river! Bypassing it on the road is harrowing. The last few kilometers before starting the ascent to Somport are considered dangerous. The French walking group actually recommends taking a bus for a couple of kilometers to avoid it. Their drama is as much about getting money for a new path as it is about the actual danger, but it is on the shoulder of a high traffic road, and far from ideal.
There is a lot of road walking, some a bit dangerous. The quiet path through the woods is nice in dry conditions, but in wet conditions, it is slippery, and a fall can end in the river or the barbed wire above the river! Bypassing it on the road is harrowing. The last few kilometers before starting the ascent to Somport are considered dangerous. The French walking group actually recommends taking a bus for a couple of kilometers to avoid it. Their drama is as much about getting money for a new path as it is about the actual danger, but it is on the shoulder of a high traffic road, and far from ideal.
The river valley is not real wide, so there are not many options for a route. Most of the road walking is along quiet side roads. The two dangerous stretches are tolerable when walked with caution. An hour or two out of Oloron is where the path is through the forest laterally along a fairly steep incline to the river. My first time through it had been raining a lot, and the mental tension of the slippery hillside was worse than cautiously walking the road, so we left the hillside for the road at the first opportunity. A morning horseback rider had left some serious gouges in the path from sliding. He must have been a very skilled horseman to have survived!we prefer a more quiet walk
Falcon, I will be walking from Oloron-Sainte-Marie to Logrono via Somport late May and early June. Can you name the village(s) with bus stop(s) where this recommended deviation should be used. I have walked the CP and absolutely hate sharing my space on high traffic roads.There is a lot of road walking, some a bit dangerous. The quiet path through the woods is nice in dry conditions, but in wet conditions, it is slippery, and a fall can end in the river or the barbed wire above the river! Bypassing it on the road is harrowing. The last few kilometers before starting the ascent to Somport are considered dangerous. The French walking group actually recommends taking a bus for a couple of kilometers to avoid it. Their drama is as much about getting money for a new path as it is about the actual danger, but it is on the shoulder of a high traffic road, and far from ideal.
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