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About 2 or 3 kilometers after leaving Le Puy last summer we encountered an older man who spoke good English and provided us with a map to take the "real" route to St Privat going through Bains. I'm sure he was the very person we were warned about by shopkeepers and signs in Le Puy to avoid ... I would take that way again.
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There is a warning about this guy? As I'm a girl walking solo, I might give the Bains route a miss!
I am happy to start finding information on Le Puy. I walked from St. Jean to Santiago last fall and want to walk Le Puy to St. Jean in spring 2016. Is there a way to sort the posts so I can see posts about Le Puy or are they just all mixed in with the other posts?As I walked that stage last year in September there was quite a 'battle' going on between the people that promote the 'Bains Route' and the official amis, big posters on way crossings and in albergues included. I walked the traditional, direct route to St Privat d'Allier as from my guide it wasn't clear if there is accommodation in Bain and this variant adds a few kilometers to the day. I was happy with my choice and so were other pilgrims I met and that had walked the Bains variant. I guess it all depends how many kilometres you want to walk on your first day and if you can find accommodation in Bains if you want to stay there. Buen Camino! SY
You are on a thread for that location. The topic is:Is there a way to sort the posts so I can see posts about Le Puy
We took the Bain route after being told it was the original route, the GR65 being newer. It is well marked with black/white scallop shells, historic church in Bain, and walking on paths and farm tractor roads. Businesses in Bain are closed on Mondays, the only business open was the Pizza parlor, and they called and found us a room. There is a very nice Alberque 5 kms on past Bain. DaveHello Le Puy people,
I have just been reading a french site that recommends, for the first day out of Le Puy, taking a route that goes through Bain rather than the GR 65 that goes through St-Christophe. Does anyone have an opinion on this option? They say it has more interesting historical stuff and less pavement.
thanks,
Mary Louise
There is a warning about this guy? As I'm a girl walking solo, I might give the Bains route a miss!
We took the Bain route after being told it was the original route, the GR65 being newer. It is well marked with black/white scallop shells, historic church in Bain, and walking on paths and farm tractor roads. Businesses in Bain are closed on Mondays, the only business open was the Pizza parlor, and they called and found us a room. There is a very nice Alberque 5 kms on past Bain. Dave
Most shops are closed on Mondays unless in a big town.
I think Bains is a great walk and if you wanted to have a late stay in Le Puy , enjoying the morning there then;
1 St Christophe has wonderful food for lunch
2 The gite in Tallode is always booked by the french themselves and the food comes very highly recommended by the couples we know who used it.......never too many.
3 Just after Tallode we turn off to Bains , lovely walk and
4 The gite you mention Dave is @ Fay..............Gite du Velay which is extremely popular with the french walkers...its good.
Oh, I'm sure of that. The previous posts gave me a brief but vivid mental image of a French leprechaun appearing at the crossroads to Pied Piper me away to Bains!
No, the warning is not about the guy/man as such, but about the route. As far as I could see it is more of a commercial or historical battle about which route is the correct one than anything else. Buen Camino! SY
It seems the local business owners are in league against the man on the road because he directs pilgrims toward the Bain route and away from the newer and more "commercial" GR route. I took the Bain route last fall and actually witnessed an argument and car chase, the pursuer being a flashily-dressed guy in an SUV who was clearly very angry at the elderly gentleman who had stopped in his old beater of a car to give me a map to Bain. So pay no attention to the "official" warnings about people on the road and just choose the route you're most likely to prefer. The Bain route to St. Privat is quiet, and I heard that it is less strenuous and a few km shorter than the GR65 route, and that's exactly what I wanted for my first day.
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