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Opinions are never wrong. They are just assertions of one's conclusions, so it is useful to hear the opinion of dedicated hikers. I conclude from comments in the Forum that the facts on crowding are that it is sporadic and tied to holidays and days of the week. That certainly is my factual experience. Whether that makes it "too busy" is a conclusion each of us gets to make.I met some dedicated hikers from Luxembourg last month ... have decided it is too busy any touristy to do anymore.
There is something vaguely condescending about labeling them tourists while someone with a donkey from Luxembourg claims the title of pilgrim.
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Tourists with a donkey! Now you have seen everything!They never claimed to be pilgrims. To them, the pilgrims are tourists, just like themselves.
My brother is on the Stevenson right now. We did a two-week trek with burros in your youth, and learned our lesson! No more donkeys. I am not sure I am ready to eat them, but I will settle for amicable friendship.The Stevenson Trail was the first one, but now there are eight or ten trails with donkey rental, donkey shuttles, donkey albergues.
We've walked the Le Puy twice, once in September/October, once in May/June. Neither was crowded, although we took care to book ahead during weekends.
Which months Kanga and how much difference in temp.
The reason is we have done May and June on different occasions.
Headed out from Le Puy on May 10. Found there were no crowds and lots of accommodation available. Weather was good although we did encounter a couple of afternoon snow squalls up on the plateau. Nothing to worry about.I haven't made up my mind yet: Le Puy route or Vézelay route?
I have been on the Le Puy for a few days in September 2012 and was a bit overwhelmed by the amount of fellow pilgrims. I think about 50 to 60 a day. People where booking ahead and there were quite some bigger walking groups. The scenery is beautiful, but I don't like to book ahead and I prefer to walk alone during the day.
So, any more recent experiences? How crowded is it? I heard May and September are peak months. But I also heard July and August can be busy, because of summer holidays. Any advice? Does it help to start from Le Puy on a weekday? I hope to set off the beginning of May 2015.
I walked from Le Puy to Cahors during the first two weeks of July this year and, while usually I could find people to walk with if I wanted to, it was absolutely not crowded, especially on the Cele route where I did not run into a fellow walker for four days (except in the evening). FatmaG, you must have just been a day ahead of me! ……. and a pleasant time to walk (except for all the rain this year!)
Expect to be alone on the Vezelay route. There are many very gracious hosts along the way, but it is rare that they speak anything but French. Almost all of your fellow pilgrims will be French, and will speak only French. It can be a lot of fun, but consider taking a travel companion.For now I think it will be the Le Puy route next year. But still plenty of time to consider the Vézelay route as well.
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