Ancient Camino route across the high Pyrenees (Not Over Somport)

[Old Hillwalker]

Has anyone walked the Camino Santiago Por el Palo GR65.3.3 from Lescun, FR to the Camino Aragon in Berdun, ES? I ran across this trail when section walking the GR 11 two years ago, and it was considering it for one of my yearly peregrinations in Spain.

Info here: http://www.pasoapalmo.com/camino_de_santiago-puerto_del_palo.htm

 

[caminka]

I've not walked it (yet) but just the other day I've been perusing this route:
- http://vppyr.free.fr/pages_transversales/voies_aspe/aspe_lescun_hecho.php?etp=siresa_berdun (very helpful photos)
- http://www.valledehecho.es/informacion_turistica/camino-santiago-puerto-palo-calzada-romana/40/
- http://www.xacobeo.fr/ZE1.11.Aqu.Pau.Blasco.htm

 

[Old Hillwalker]

Thank you caminka. I was in this area (Hecho) while following the GR 11 and thought I might like to return soon.

 

[caminka]

Thank you caminka. I was in this area (Hecho) while following the GR 11 and thought I might like to return soon.

I've been eying it for some time and it's definitely on my ever-growing list of caminos-to-walk.

 

[peregrino_tom]

Samoht (Thomas?), a couple of years ago I found the marker at the border cut-through at Puerto del Paulo while on the HRP/GR11- you probably saw the same one.

https://flic.kr/p/Mw6h4e

There didn't appear to be much sign of life in the valley to which the path descended, so I look forward to following this thread as it adds enlightenment..
Cheers, tom

 

[Old Hillwalker]

I would like to walk this route if anyone would like to join me, let me know. I am available to travel 365. I have been to Spain to walk every summer for the past five years and intend to go again in 2019.

 

[docpam]

Have a look at this tour group walking the Aragonese. https://www.amawalkerscamino.com/aragones.html

 

[docpam]

I want to complete my walk of the Aragonese this year. I want to walk from Jaca to Puente la Reina. I will need baggage transfers. I am slow. I do not think I can walk with you as you look so strong and fast of foot.

 

[Old Hillwalker]

Have a look at this tour group walking the Aragonese. https://www.amawalkerscamino.com/aragones.html

Thanks. I have walked from Pau, FR to Santiago using the Camino Aragon a couple of years ago. This would be a variant of that route through the Pyrenees for me.

 

[Old Hillwalker]

I want to complete my walk of the Aragonese this year. I want to walk from Jaca to Puente la Reina. I will need baggage transfers. I am slow. I do not think I can walk with you as you look so strong and fast of foot.

Maybe somewhat strong and fast of foot, but not so much as I am 79 years old

 

[Beeman]

It does not seem that you are very slow of foot!

 

[marjude]

I want to complete my walk of the Aragonese this year. I want to walk from Jaca to Puente la Reina. I will need baggage transfers. I am slow. I do not think I can walk with you as you look so strong and fast of foot.

I don’t think you will find any luggage transfers on this route and the villages are small so I don’t think there will be any taxis.

 

[Pilger99]

To warm the side topic up:
Taxis are available in several villages and they will also drive to the next place, since e.g. 20km is not too much for a car. It's not like on the CF, where taxis are passing by all the time on the trail, but you can still ask in any bar you see.
I saw their bases in Jaca, Artieda and Sangüesa. I think they'll have much more part-time taxi drivers, that are less obvious. Santa Cilia used to call a taxi for pilgrims who wanted to see San Juan de la Pena. I saw one in Arres and Monreal once. The only place I really doubt they have a taxi in "town" is Ruesta.
Organising luggage transport seems difficult though.

Even some bus will pass by.
The leg Jaca-Santa Cilia-Puente de la Reina de Jaca is near the Jaca bus route to Pamplona (few times a day).
As the motorway the bus continues on the northern side of the Yesa reservoir.
Sangüesa-Isko-Monreal-Pamplona is another company (several times a day)
Tiebas, Obanos, Puente de la Reina is connected to Pamplona by bus, but not on a route following the camino.
You may see a taxi or coach at Eunate waiting for their guests, but with a very small chance that they pick you up. Ask some tourists instead.

 

[Old Hillwalker]

Pilger99 I don't suppose you read the OP did you?