Good Map of France, Spain, and Portugal

[torreyjames]

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]

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

 

[newfydog]

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]

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

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

 

[zwerver]

http://www.openstreetmap.org/

 

[obinjatoo@yahoo.com]

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]

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 !