Map for Le Puy Route

[seangm]

Hi all,

I'm planning to do the Le Puy route in April/May time so I'm beginning to plan my route now. I've ordered a copy of Miam Miam Dodo 2013 but I've been told not to rely on maps in the book.

Can anyone recommend map to buy for Le Puy to St Jean?

Thanks,
Seán

 

[newfydog]

The guidebooks in French from the FFRP have very nice topo maps. Google GR 65, which is the Grande Randonne number for the route.

 

[seangm]

Thank you newfydog. I'll investigate those further.

 

[Deleted member 3000]

The Miam Miam Dodo maps are actually pretty good! They are not topographic maps, but they are to scale, and show crossroads. They do not show the "big picture," though. Tobacco and news stores, often the same thing, used to have a blue colored series of Michelin maps that were great for walking and biking. They seem to have disappeared, but there may be replacements.

 

[Kitsambler]

Maps in MMD are quite detailed for the GR65 route and about 1 km either side of it; one covers 3 or more map-pages in the course of a single day's walk (MMD is organized in two-page spreads, with a map-page facing an accommodation/services-info page). Although a topo map is a nice-to-have, it is by no means essential for walking the Le Puy route. The FFRP walking guides in French, with topo maps, are published full color on coated paper and so are a bit heavy; so there are three guides to cover the entire route Le Puy - SJPP.

 

[Theo]

Hi,

On the Peter Robins web site you have a GR65 map :

http://maps.peterrobins.co.uk/f/overview/puy.html

Théo

 

[Deleted member 3000]

This is the series that will be helpful:

http://www.omnimap.com/cgi/graphic.pl?i ... new-i2.jpg

You may need to look for them in France. Try tobacco shops and newsstands.