sillydoll
Veteran Member
- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2002 CF: 2004 from Paris: 2006 VF: 2007 CF: 2009 Aragones, Ingles, Finisterre: 2011 X 2 on CF: 2013 'Caracoles': 2014 CF and Ingles 'Caracoles":2015 Logrono-Burgos (Hospitalero San Anton): 2016 La Douay to Aosta/San Gimignano to Rome:
Don't be lulled into a state of false security if you have to choose the road route from St Jean to Roncesvalles. I walked that route in 2004 and although not as rural - or countryside-scenic as the Route Napoleon - it was tough!! The snow falls just as heavily on both routes but the road route might be ploughed. If you do have to take the road route DO NOT follow the camino markers that point to detours or alternate country-side paths. Stay on the road. Last year in April Chris Phillips - an experienced fell walker and hiker was found only 50m from the road (he died before arriving at Pamplona hospital).
Here are comparative profiles of the two routes.
Here are comparative profiles of the two routes.