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- Fall 2013
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I walked from Montpellier to Castres in July 2012. I mostly met Frenchspeaking people, quite few, and average age around 40-55, I'd say.
Except for 2-3 very hot days, time was perfect.
I was a single walker, but met on the first days 2 other single French walkers; although we did most of our walking alone, we spent the evenings together.
The Romans and then the gentry allotted land, which was often neatly divided by stone fences. For hundreds of years the parcels were tended by the town folk who left the village in the morning to tend flocks or cultivate the soil. Then World War I came along and as many as three generations of men died. Look at the memorial in every village; son, father, and grandfather may be listed. The surviving women did what they could, but the fields began to lie fallow, and trees invaded. Today the plots are useless for anything but animal forage, and modern machines cannot maneuver the fences and trees, so agriculture is limited to acreage that admits farm equipment. I view the abandoned plots as a memorial to the past, not an eyesore. That may just be me.villages are often surrounded by extended areas of uncared for land
How was the weather at that time of year? Also one of the websites breaks the Arles into stages but a lot of them are 30 kms or so. Too far apart for me. So my question is are there enough accomodations along the way say every 15 kms or so? Don't much care what kind of accomodation, just a place to crash without doing a ton of mileage... hey, I'm old. LOLI walked the Arles route in March/April this year and found a few pilgrims and no shortage of reasonably priced gites, often with cooking facilities. I used the CSJ guide for the route and the Miam Miam Dodo for accommodation, whiich was excellent. It is a beautiful route which passes through some lovely places and I think very easy to discover a real pilgrim feel.
Continuing over Somport and along the Aragones is spectacular and much less busy than the Frances. It was quite a shock to encounter the hordes in Puenta la Reina.
Thanks Six Wheeler I just ordered the CSJ guide (two of them) and was hoping to forego the miam as it is a bit pricey but will probably save me a lot of hassle. I really want to go slow out of necessity and choice , I have plenty of time. I guess my biggest fear is that I get caught between towns too tired to go on and no immediate lodging available. I do have an ultralight , tent and gear and may take it along for that reason and even stealth camp if necessary. Do you think this to be a good idea? I will be starting around April 15th of this year. Where can I find weather updates or get an idea of Spring weather along this route?Thanks for y'alls help.If you don't already have it get hold of a copy of the Miam Miam Dodo guide for the Arlesey Route. It is in French but mostly icon driven and really easy to use and lists a whole load of information about accommodation, cafés, restaurants, ATMs, shops, public transport, etc. It really is useful and worth having but do try to get the latest edition - I find the Amazon France site a good source. Do remember though that places close between compilation and publication but new ones open too.
It's a lovely route, do stay at the Carmel in St Guillemot let Desert, and I'm certain that you don't need to do 30kms a day - I'm old too and have knackered knees. Try to look at the profile of the days ahead of you so that you can plan to keep the hard days short and go longer on the flat. Good Luck.
Ultreïa
If you don't already have it get hold of a copy of the Miam Miam Dodo guide for the Arlesey Route. It is in French but mostly icon driven and really easy to use and lists a whole load of information about accommodation, cafés, restaurants, ATMs, shops, public transport, etc. It really is useful and worth having but do try to get the latest edition - I find the Amazon France site a good source. Do remember though that places close between compilation and publication but new ones open too.
It's a lovely route, do stay at the Carmel in St Guillemot let Desert, and I'm certain that you don't need to do 30kms a day - I'm old too and have knackered knees. Try to look at the profile of the days ahead of you so that you can plan to keep the hard days short and go longer on the flat. Good Luck.
Ultreïa
In case anyone is interested:If you don't already have it get hold of a copy of the Miam Miam Dodo guide for the Arlesey Route. It is in French but mostly icon driven and really easy to use and lists a whole load of information about accommodation, cafés, restaurants, ATMs, shops, public transport, etc. It really is useful and worth having but do try to get the latest edition - I find the Amazon France site a good source. Do remember though that places close between compilation and publication but new ones open too.
It's a lovely route, do stay at the Carmel in St Guillemot let Desert, and I'm certain that you don't need to do 30kms a day - I'm old too and have knackered knees. Try to look at the profile of the days ahead of you so that you can plan to keep the hard days short and go longer on the flat. Good Luck.
Ultreïa
Any suggestions on how to get from CDG to Arles will be appreciated.If you don't already have it get hold of a copy of the Miam Miam Dodo guide for the Arlesey Route. It is in French but mostly icon driven and really easy to use and lists a whole load of information about accommodation, cafés, restaurants, ATMs, shops, public transport, etc. It really is useful and worth having but do try to get the latest edition - I find the Amazon France site a good source. Do remember though that places close between compilation and publication but new ones open too.
It's a lovely route, do stay at the Carmel in St Guillemot let Desert, and I'm certain that you don't need to do 30kms a day - I'm old too and have knackered knees. Try to look at the profile of the days ahead of you so that you can plan to keep the hard days short and go longer on the flat. Good Luck.
Ultreïa
Any suggestions on how to get from CDG to Arles will be appreciated.
Excellent source thank you.See this Rome2Rio.com search for transport possibilities/prices/time needed.
https://www.rome2rio.com/s/Paris-CDG-Airport-CDG/Arles
I ordered my Miam book and just noticed the delivery date is cutting it tight. should it not make it here on time can you purchase a copy in Arles?If you don't already have it get hold of a copy of the Miam Miam Dodo guide for the Arlesey Route. It is in French but mostly icon driven and really easy to use and lists a whole load of information about accommodation, cafés, restaurants, ATMs, shops, public transport, etc. It really is useful and worth having but do try to get the latest edition - I find the Amazon France site a good source. Do remember though that places close between compilation and publication but new ones open too.
It's a lovely route, do stay at the Carmel in St Guillemot let Desert, and I'm certain that you don't need to do 30kms a day - I'm old too and have knackered knees. Try to look at the profile of the days ahead of you so that you can plan to keep the hard days short and go longer on the flat. Good Luck.
Ultreïa
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