Good Map of France, Spain, and Portugal

torreyjames

New Member

Time of past OR future Camino

(Plan to bicycle the Camino France/Camino de Santiago in 2014)

• Dec 15, 2013

• #1

First question from a virgin newbie planning to cycle the Camino France/Camino de Santiago in June of 2014.
Question: I need a good map to plan routes to and from. Any recomendations on which maps to use that are current and complete?
Thanks, torreyjames.

 

Aquitaine

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• Dec 16, 2013

• #2

For Spain, Michelin regional maps, 1 cm to 2.5 km. For France, Michelin regional maps, 1 cm to 2 km

 

newfydog

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Pamplona-Santiago, Le Puy- Santiago, Prague- LePuy, Menton- Toulouse, Menton- Rome, Canterbury- Lausanne, Chemin Stevenson, Voie de Vezelay

• Dec 16, 2013

• #3

The absolute finest maps of France are free and online here:

http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil

Go to full screen, turn on cartes IGN, zoom in and out as you need.

 

wayfarer

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2012, 2013, 2014.

• Dec 16, 2013

• #4

Aquitaine said:

For Spain, Michelin regional maps, 1 cm to 2.5 km. For France, Michelin regional maps, 1 cm to 2 km

Click to expand...

I agree with the above and then you can use Google Maps for closer views and indeed street view.

 

Z

zwerver

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• Dec 16, 2013

• #5

http://www.openstreetmap.org/

 

obinjatoo@yahoo.com

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Time of past OR future Camino

2012 Dieppe, FR Bici CF.
2014 Ruta Vasco/CF/Primativo

• Dec 16, 2013

• #6

I used the French Michelin (yellow) maps when I cycled across France on my way to San Jean. I could not find maps of a similar scale for Spain. There is however, a small, lightweight guide/atlas of the French route that I found in San Jean. It was very helpful. It gave distance, elevation and listed SOME but certainly not all of the Albergues en route. Then I met another cyclist in Sevilla who had a road atlas of Spain that was very detailed. It was pretty big and cumbersome. Unfortunately I don't remember the scale. You can find these as you go. I bought my maps of France in London.

 

Patrick40600

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Camino frances by bicycle May 2014

• Feb 20, 2014

• #7

I will ride the Camino Frances in June too. Starting from SJPP early June.
I bought "le Camino Frances à vélo" . http://www.amazon.fr/dp/273735966X/
It's written by people who did it by bike, It's well documented, but in french !