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Sharonih,
There is one albergue in Valcarlos and several casa rurals.
See all as cited on this Gronze.com list.
https://www.gronze.com/etapa/saint-jean-pied-port/valcarlos/roncesvalles
The municipal albergue is great and you can reserve there. Nearby the Casa Marcelino has good food and also rooms.
The Valcarlos municipal has few beds so a reservation is safest.
At times the camino path diverges off the road into the woods; in winter weather 4I always followed the roads parallel to the path. The roads are fine but do walk on the left-side verges facing traffic.
If you walk at dawn/dusk wear something bright and carry your light to flash towards on-coming traffic.
Between SJPdP and Valcarlos there is only one place for food/water/petrol near the old frontier; between Valcarlos and Roncesvalles there is no place for food nor potable water. Be prepared!
Good luck and Buen camino!
My husband and I are planning to be in Valcarlos in Mid March does anyone have current information on places to stay there and are reservations necessary at that time of year.
That would be great, we are intending to leave SJPdP on the 15th of March, so we will probably meet up as we are planning to do a slow Camino walking roughly 20 km per day except for the first and 2nd day as they will be shorter days.Hi there
Curious to understand the date yo are heading out from SJPdP? A mate and I (both from Australia) are planning to leave SJPdP on 19 march via Valcarlos route (as Napoleon closed). We are both first timers to the Camino. May see you on the journey!
Buen Camino
Wayne
Great, we will keep an eye out for youThat would be great, we are intending to leave SJPdP on the 15th of March, so we will probably meet up as we are planning to do a slow Camino walking roughly 20 km per day except for the first and 2nd day as they will be shorter days.
Hi Wayne, I will be a day or two in front of you I am in no hurry so we may run into each other I am from Melbourne and this is my fourth walk.Hi there
Curious to understand the date yo are heading out from SJPdP? A mate and I (both from Australia) are planning to leave SJPdP on 19 march via Valcarlos route (as Napoleon closed). We are both first timers to the Camino. May see you on the journey!
Buen Camino
Wayne
Hi Wayne, I will be a day or two in front of you I am in no hurry so we may run into each other I am from Melbourne and this is my fourth walk.
Another March walker (and first time pilgrim) here - I fly to Biarritz 21st March but arrive in the evening, so plan to stay overnight in Bayonne before getting the mountain railway to St Jean on the 22nd. Depending on timings, I may walk to Val Carlos that day, or overnight in St Jean.
Anyone know how much ascent there is from St Jean to Val Carlos? I can’t find this anywhere, and that feeds into how long the walk will take me.
Just saw online that Casa Marcelino has permanently closed. Anything replace it as of April 2018?
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