Profile maps of all 34 stages of the Camino Frances 2013-08-31

ivar · Aug 31, 2013

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The document shows the profile maps of each of the 34 stages from St Jean Pied de Port to Santiago de Compostela, with the height differences on each stage. Very usefull to get an idea of which stages are flat (and easy), and when to get ready for some uphill walking.

It seems the document was created by the French pilgrim association.

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Healing Pilgrim · Sep 8, 2013

Thanks for this very handy map Ivar.. very useful for people like me who 'get' visuals more than altitude-by-numbers

KinkyOne · Sep 9, 2013

Healing Pilgrim said:
very useful for people like me who 'get' visuals more than altitude-by-numbers

IMHO those profile maps are very deceptive, misleading, because at first sight it seems like you'll have to climb (as rock-climbing) instead of just walking uphil. It's not that steep, believe me!

Ultreia!

t2andreo · Sep 9, 2013

Having seen and used these maps, I need to put just two cents in. Really, only two cents this time.

It appears that the individual images of some stages were compressed so they would fit on the page. If you ever played with re-sizing a photograph in a word processing program, you know what I mean. Thus, if you squeeze the photo smaller horizontally, so you can fit an extra stage on a "line," the image will be distorted and the vertical cross-section will be amplified to look even more steep than it is. I think the issue is as simple as this. Whoever authored these images (it was NOT Ivar) did not explain that in the fine print.

This said, just accept the images as a not-always to scale representation of what to expect. Remember, on the Camino there is ALWAYS another "UP."

Buen Camino

Tom (from Virginia)

karenfromcali · Sep 10, 2013

Thanks Ivar. Very helpful

Deleted member 3000 · Sep 10, 2013

No profile map can contain enough detail to tell if if your next step is like a stair riser or a gentle road sloping upward. Some expectations for advance knowledge need to be lowered a bit and contain some perspective. If you have 1,200 meters of elevation change, expect to sweat a bit!

Damien · Oct 15, 2013

The 34 profiles are great but there is a glaring omission, which I have not been able to find following extensive searches elsewhere. That is a profile of the Charlemagne route to Roncesville from St Jean Pied de Port. Is there such?

Jennyallan · Oct 31, 2014

KinkyOne said:
IMHO those profile maps are very deceptive, misleading, because at first sight it seems like you'll have to climb (as rock-climbing) instead of just walking uphil. It's not that steep, believe me!

Ultreia!

Hiya it's a guide only it's just showing what the climb is like for those who ate not used to hill walking ..I do agree tho that it can be a little off putting for those who haven't done anything like this worst part really is from SJPD to Orrison then the rest is ok I was surprised at the amount of Tarmac there was to be honest but the view from the top is unforgettable that 380 degree ....magic

KinkyOne · Nov 1, 2014

Jennyallan said:
Hiya it's a guide only it's just showing what the climb is like for those who ate not used to hill walking ..I do agree tho that it can be a little off putting for those who haven't done anything like this worst part really is from SJPD to Orrison then the rest is ok I was surprised at the amount of Tarmac there was to be honest but the view from the top is unforgettable that 380 degree ....magic

EXACTLY

NavyBlue · Nov 1, 2014

Hello,

This document was the lightest item in my kit, but also one of the most useful ! I used it for knowing what to expect and for choosing my stops as these 34 ones were quite adequate.

Obviously, the scales are not the same ones for altitude and distance, as always for this type of representation. However the scales are identical throughout the sheet. Just take the time to get used to it.

Jennyallan · Nov 2, 2014

NavyBlue said:
Hello,

This document was the lightest item in my kit, but also one of the most useful ! I used it for knowing what to expect and for choosing my stops as these 34 ones were quite adequate.

Obviously, the scales are not the same ones for altitude and distance, as always for this type of representation. However the scales are identical throughout the sheet. Just take the time to get used to it.

Yes agree,but it can be off putting for someone who first sees it we started in SJPD and although we went up over the Pyrenees I was petrified that I was not going to be able to do it because the charts made it look so high and such a steep climb when in reality it wasn't that bad I did struggle a little to Orrison but I think that was because I was afraid it was going to get worse the higher we went lol and it didn't also would you happen to know why we were told that the Pyrenees route is not the original and yet at Rosconvales they said it was,the owner of our Albergue at SJPD told us this and also tried to convince us to go the road way to Rosconvales !!

joe g texas aggies · Feb 28, 2016

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This may be the same document that the Pilgrim office gave me when we checked in last year. I used this document more than any other resource on the CF and it was just a single sheet of paper!

NavyBlue · Feb 28, 2016

joe g texas aggies said:
This may be the same document that the Pilgrim office gave me when we checked in last year.

It is the same document, definitely.

SirCharlesDave · May 14, 2017

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Stupid question, but the height is in metres yes?
Great resource btw thank you

ivar · May 14, 2017

SirCharlesDave said:
Stupid question, but the height is in metres yes?
Great resource btw thank you

Since it was created by the French Pilgrims association (http://www.aucoeurduchemin.org/) , I guess meters

Itsnever2late · Jul 22, 2019

ivar said:
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Hi Ivar, found an up-to-date terrain map for each stage, distrubuted from the pilgrim office in SJPdP.
Available for download at

http://www.aucoeurduchemin.org/IMG/pdf/profil_d_etapes_voir.pdf

http://www.aucoeurduchemin.org/IMG/pdf/profil_d_etape_imprim.pdf

You would hope the terrain doesn't change with time

Former member 99816 · Feb 1, 2022

I don't like that the route is viewed with the beginning (East) on the left. and you travel to the right to go West. So the map's perspective is with South at the top. This is the opposite of every map since Mercatur.
Good for Australians, I guess, they finally get to be on top but I find it off-putting..

jackieess · Apr 23, 2022

never2latejim said:
Hi Ivar, found an up-to-date terrain map for each stage, distrubuted from the pilgrim office in SJPdP.
Available for download at

http://www.aucoeurduchemin.org/IMG/pdf/profil_d_etapes_voir.pdf

http://www.aucoeurduchemin.org/IMG/pdf/profil_d_etape_imprim.pdf

You would hope the terrain doesn't change with time

Thanks so much. I could not get the original link to work.

WGroleau · Jun 11, 2022

I'd suggest a slightly different title: "profile maps of the Camino Francés."
(so no one gets the idea that they have to do it in those particular stages.)

AidaYYC · Aug 12, 2022

How can I get a hold of one of these maps?

Itsnever2late · Aug 12, 2022

AidaYYC said:
How can I get a hold of one of these maps?

If you are starting the Camino from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France, asking at the Pilgrim Office - https://goo.gl/maps/ptjoVjVmz37Pmn4bA (https://www.aucoeurduchemin.org/?lang=en)
Or print off the pdf document directly.

AidaYYC · Aug 12, 2022

never2latejim said:
If you are starting the Camino from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France, asking at the Pilgrim Office - https://goo.gl/maps/ptjoVjVmz37Pmn4bA (https://www.aucoeurduchemin.org/?lang=en)
Or print off the pdf document directly.

Thank you. I wanted to print it, but I cannot find the link ... but that's all right. I will get it from the Pilgrims Office

Itsnever2late · Aug 12, 2022

AidaYYC said:
Thank you. I wanted to print it, but I cannot find the link ... but that's all right. I will get it from the Pilgrims Office

Fitzy · Dec 6, 2023

ivar said:
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