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I just finished the Arles away a few weeks ago. I relied on the Gronze website (which, as others have said, Chrome will translate for you) and Miam Miam Dodo, which is pretty easy to follow even if you don't speak French. Gronze is great for letting you quickly see the distances between places and what lodging there is - including some which aren't listed in Miam. Miam gives you lots of info about lodging as well as things like grocery stores, restaurants, bakeries, water fountains, etc. It also gives you profiles of trail elevations with better indications of difficulty than Gronze. You can get it as a hard copy or download it to your phone.Here everyone
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Where can I get hold of an English edition guide for the Camino Arles ?? Any assistance is totally appreciated.
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Hi Howie, I am thinking of doing this route this May and June. Do you have any pointers?I just finished the Arles away a few weeks ago. I relied on the Gronze website (which, as others have said, Chrome will translate for you) and Miam Miam Dodo, which is pretty easy to follow even if you don't speak French. Gronze is great for letting you quickly see the distances between places and what lodging there is - including some which aren't listed in Miam. Miam gives you lots of info about lodging as well as things like grocery stores, restaurants, bakeries, water fountains, etc. It also gives you profiles of trail elevations with better indications of difficulty than Gronze. You can get it as a hard copy or download it to your phone.
Suzanne, I suggest that you take the Petit Rhône variant out of Arles, and take a bus/tram in and out of Montpelier to avoid excessive suburban walking. I also took a train out of Toulouse to Pibrac and started walking from there for the same reason. I broke up the walk in the Parc Regional du Haut Languedoc by walking off-trail near the Col de Serviès to a gîte in Avène.Hi Howie, I am thinking of doing this route this May and June. Do you have any pointers?
Hi Pam, thanks for the tips, do you happen to have your itinerary ?Suzanne, I suggest that you take the Petit Rhône variant out of Arles, and take a bus/tram in and out of Montpelier to avoid excessive suburban walking. I also took a train out of Toulouse to Pibrac and started walking from there for the same reason. I broke up the walk in the Parc Regional du Haut Languedoc by walking off-trail near the Col de Serviès to a gîte in Avène.
Salut, @mspath and tout le monde! I just stumbled across your referencing my earlier thread about my Chemin d'Arles/Via Tolosana pilgrimage in 2022. I feel quite happy and energised to be referenced! And promptly read through all my entries, and that has stirred up all sorts of emotions and longings. I notice I stopped writing after Beziers, but I assure you all that my journey continued as planned, right up until June 10th when Olivier drove me from Toulon back to Nice Aeroport for my flights back to Adelaide.isnardji,
Welcome to the forum!
While you search for an English guidebook you might enjoy reading this this earlier thread by a fellow forum member re walking the Arles camino.
This comprehensive CSJ web should also be most helpful.
Happy reading and planning.
Suzanne, I'll have to check, but I walked over a 3-year period [pre and post-Covid] and relied heavily on Gronze [great for planning], Miam Miam Dodo and a little booklet from Webcompostella that I picked up at the pilgrim welcome in Arles, the Guide des Haltes https://www.webcompostella.com/preparation/guide-des-haltes/ I also had the Lepère guide [in French only] but ditched it early on as I found it busy looking, occasionally dated, and confusing. I am older [early 70s] and prefer to walk shorter distances when possible, particularly if the terrain is challenging. Parts of the Parc naturel régional du Haut-Languedoc were just that. I normally stayed in gîtes d'étape and, occasionally chez l'habitant when I couldn't find anything. Occasionally when I would call to reserve I would be told that something was closed/not available and would then ask for suggestions. I frequently depended on my current hosts for advice regarding the upcoming stage--was there lodging, a grocery store, etc. as all written documentation tends to lag.Hi Pam, thanks for the tips, do you happen to have your itinerary ?