intrepidtraveler
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- Caminos Madrid, Frances and Finisterre (2015)
Camino Norte-2017; Camino Ingles from A Coruna - 2017
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Thanks, Annie. Walking both is the plan. I walked the Norte in 2017 and leave on Friday for the LePuy route.Hi @intrepidtraveler
I’ve walked both - memory could have a lot to do with my answerrolleyes but Norte -sept 2014 and Le Puy sept 2016. -( so similar start time).
My memory is that the Norte stands out as more strenuous - especially the first week or so. I don’t remember the start out of Le Puy being so hilly.
After that time on either one - you should start feeling trail fit by the end of first week.
Since then I try to walk in European spring. April plus or minus.
Both are great caminos. Try to do both at some stage.
Buen camino
Annie
I'm thinking in terms of 20-25km days for this route instead of my usual 25-30.The start of the Le Puy route is a bit of a slog, but it gets easier. The Norte is more up and down along its length. They aren't either of them as hard as some make them to be. Just don't be too ambitious with your planning on terms of distance.
Exactly my experience. Older French couples and French hiking groups. Very few other nationalities. Because of the lack of facilities a lot of auberges offer communal meals. And my French is lousy. So I often sat down being quiet while the French chatted along.When I walked at least there seemed to be almost exclusively older French and a few other nationalities walking from Le Puy. But who knows if that is accurate. Just who I met. Many of these people spoke little or no English.
Very similar to my experience in 2018, but I walked with two friends for company and quite a few of the French did speak a little English.Exactly my experience. Older French couples and French hiking groups. Very few other nationalities. Because of the lack of facilities a lot of auberges offer communal meals. And my French is lousy. So I often sat down being quiet while the French chatted along.
But the GR65 is very scenic. I loved it.
I too sat quietly at dinner as everyone chatted away. But the food on the table kept me quite occupied and happy!Exactly my experience. Older French couples and French hiking groups. Very few other nationalities. Because of the lack of facilities a lot of auberges offer communal meals. And my French is lousy. So I often sat down being quiet while the French chatted along.
But the GR65 is very scenic. I loved it.
Yes, the food was always outstanding!I too sat quietly at dinner as everyone chatted away. But the food on the table kept me quite occupied and happy!
Hi Intrepid....I am leaving tomorrow and also want to do both paths. Have you researched getting from SJPP to the Norte? I haven't. I am sure I can find out when I get there.....just wondering you or anyone else know this.Thanks, Annie. Walking both is the plan. I walked the Norte in 2017 and leave on Friday for the LePuy route.
Sorry, I can't help you. When I made my way to the Norte to start I was coming from being a tourist in Seville so came by way of Bilbao. You might want to start a new thread posing that question. I feel like I've seen that topic discussed previously. Buen camino!Hi Intrepid....I am leaving tomorrow and also want to do both paths. Have you researched getting from SJPP to the Norte? I haven't. I am sure I can find out when I get there.....just wondering you or anyone else know this.
Hi, I've walked both to include the Primitivo. The Norte and Primitivo are both more challenging than the Le Puy Compostelle GR65. On the GR65 you cross the Massif Central which is a mountain range but it is not as difficult as the ranges on the Norte and Primitivo plus there are more gites along the GR65 than there are albergues on the Norte and Primitivo; that info translates as you have more options to walk lesser distances per day in France.This is a question for those who have walked both the Chemin Le Puy and the Norte. The first week of the Norte I found to be challenging. Lots of up and down with rocky trails. I feel like I'm hearing the same sort of description for the beginning part of the LePuy route. Did you find one to be more challenging than the other or are they fairly comparable with respect to terrain/hilliness? Thanks for taking the time to reply.
Great! Thank you.Hi, I've walked both to include the Primitivo. The Norte and Primitivo are both more challenging than the Le Puy Compostelle GR65. On the GR65 you cross the Massif Central which is a mountain range but it is not as difficult as the ranges on the Norte and Primitivo plus there are more gites along the GR65 than there are albergues on the Norte and Primitivo; that info translates as you have more options to walk lesser distances per day in France.
I thought all three of those routes had difficult areas, one no worse than the other...just different. Here are my friends on the Le Puy.Hi, I've walked both to include the Primitivo. The Norte and Primitivo are both more challenging than the Le Puy Compostelle GR65. On the GR65 you cross the Massif Central which is a mountain range but it is not as difficult as the ranges on the Norte and Primitivo plus there are more gites along the GR65 than there are albergues on the Norte and Primitivo; that info translates as you have more options to walk lesser distances per day in France.
Hi Intrepid....I am leaving tomorrow and also want to do both paths. Have you researched getting from SJPP to the Norte? I haven't. I am sure I can find out when I get there.....just wondering you or anyone else know this.
Yikes! Praying for dry weather...I thought all three of those routes had difficult areas, one no worse than the other...just different. Here are my friends on the Le Puy.
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We actually had mostly dry weather. Those rocks and inclines are facts though, rain or shine!Yikes! Praying for dry weather...
I think that you can walk from SJPDP to Irun. I have found several resources.Hi, Allyson! We also wanted to combine Camino Frances and Camino del Norte this fall. But can't find direct way from SJPP to San-Sebastian. So we decided to walk to Pamplona, then go to San Sebastian by bus and walk on Camino del Norte )))
I walked both and just walked the Le Puy route in May/June this year. We had slight rain in the first few days out from Le Puy and you do have to be very careful with your footings! I remembered the Norte being a bit hard but the footing is always quite solid and stable, whereas the Le Puy, especially the first few days up and down the mountains -- lots of loose stones that you could slide on or trip up.Yikes! Praying for dry weather...
I found the first 8 days of the Le Puy route comparable to the first 5 days of the Norte.This is a question for those who have walked both the Chemin Le Puy and the Norte. The first week of the Norte I found to be challenging. Lots of up and down with rocky trails. I feel like I'm hearing the same sort of description for the beginning part of the LePuy route. Did you find one to be more challenging than the other or are they fairly comparable with respect to terrain/hilliness? Thanks for taking the time to reply.
When the going gets tougher than you think you can handle, look to either side and find an easier path..... there is always an easier way.I thought all three of those routes had difficult areas, one no worse than the other...just different. Here are my friends on the Le Puy.
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Hi Dan, We do that whenever possible... there is "usually" an easier path, but not quite always. ☺When the going gets tougher than you think you can handle, look to either side and find an easier path..... there is always an easier way.
Memories I remember this exact step from last year!!I thought all three of those routes had difficult areas, one no worse than the other...just different. Here are my friends on the Le Puy.
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