If you were starting 90km shy of SJPdP

[Kiwi-family]

If you were starting roughly 90km away from Saint Jean, which spot would you pick? Preferably somewhere that is easily accessed by public transport (be that train or bus) and has somewhere to sleep for a night before walking too far)

As I would be coming from NZ, anywhere is OK - I can fly into Paris or Madrid or anywhere!

 

[Deleted member 3000]

The only transportation after Aire sur L'Adour (183 km) is a bus stop in Saint Palais on a variant after Aroue (71 km). I probably is 60 km from SJPdP. The bus to Saint Palais is probably from Orthez.

http://www.saintpalais-tourisme.com/

 

[whariwharangi]

Shy of SJPdP? Do you mean in France (890 km from Santiago) or in Spain (710 km from Santiago)?

Puente La Reina Spain is about 90 km from SJPdP (710km from Santiago) at the junction with the camino Aragones.

Aire-sur-l'Adour in the Landes France is on the camino that starts in Le Puy and puts you about 162 from SJPdP.

 

[zammy]

Fly to Toulouse, take the train and start in Maslaq or Aerthez de Bearn . Saint Palais is too close to St Jean. .

http://pilgrim.peterrobins.co.uk/routes ... s/puy.html
here's a good site with maps to help you plan.
attached is a map of the region.

 

[mspath]

Bayonne, France is roughly 60km from SJPdP. From there you might walk the Voie de la Nive to SJPdP. For more information on the Voie de la Nive including accommodation see >> http://www.aucoeurduchemin.org/spip/spip.php?rubrique640. This is the website of the Amis du chemin de Saint-Jacques de Compostelle, Pyrenees-Atlantiques.

Margaret Meredith

 

[Kiwi-family]

Thanks for those responses. Anyone have an opinion on Dax? Is there an "official" route from there or would you need to stick to the main road?

 

[billmclaughlin]

I wonder if it wouldn't help to share some more about your plans. Why 90km? Are you planning to cover X km in the course of Y days? Where do you plan to stop walking after how much time? Why 90km and not some other number?

The Bayonne suggestion sounds reasonable to me, but we have little context to go on.

--Bill

 

[Deleted member 3000]

The GR655 goes from Dax to Ostabat. It will have the red and white balises marking it.

 

[Kiwi-family]

I wonder if it wouldn't help to share some more about your plans. Why 90km? Are you planning to cover X km in the course of Y days? Where do you plan to stop walking after how much time? Why 90km and not some other number?

The Bayonne suggestion sounds reasonable to me, but we have little context to go on.

--Bill

My conditions:
1) finish in Santiago
2) cover 1000km

The route I have plotted out incorporating some Frances, Primitivo, some Norte etc comes to 910km. Of course, walking out to Finisterre would fill the miles, but see point 1) above.

Hope that helps.

 

[mspath]

It is roughly 50 km from Dax to Bayonne, A pleasant walk would be to follow the Voie Vert or Green Route along an old rr line between the two. Read another Forum member, Lovingkindness, detailed description of the VV at >>http://www.caminodesantiago.me/board/the-vezelay-route/topic11067.html/.
Margaret Meredith

 

[Deleted member 3000]

Google maps says the walking distance from Dax to SJPdP is 80 km, but the plotted path does not follow the GR, so it will be a bit longer.