Routes near Saint Bertrand de comminges

[Birchwoody]

I am staying nr Saint Bertrand in a couple of weeks and am looking to do 3-4 days walking. I would like to walk on one of the French camino routes, but am a little confused as to whether St Bertrand is on a route. (Arles or Piedmont routes?). Any routes or comments would be appreciated, thanks

 

[Deleted member 3000]

It looks like it is on the Piemont. This map from Peter Robins shows St. Bertrand to Lortet.



http://pilgrim.peterrobins.co.uk/routes/details/piemont.html

 

[Birchwoody]

Thanks for this, much appreciated

 

[Felipe]

Yes, it is. I recently visited Comminges. It is, a mentioned above, on the Piémont way.
http://www.cathedrale-saint-bertrand.org/halte-chemin-saint-jacques.html
I did not see jacobean symbols or signpost in Comminges proper, but there is a plaque at the near (and very notable) Valcabrère paleochristian basilica. Don´t forget to visit it (a note: I remember it closes in an odd day -maybe in Wednesday?)
Comminges is more known, obviously. It is a wonderful place.
From there, you can see the Pyrinees on the horizon. It seems a very good place for starting a walk.

 

[FatmaG]

It is indeed on the Piemont Way.
There are actually way marks (can't remember whether the small yellow French arrows or the white-red-GR-signs).
In 2011, there was even Pilgrim's albergue with a small emergency shop because there was no "épicerie" in town…

 

[Birchwoody]

Thanks for the info, does anyone know any good campsites en the route. Are there a few hostels?

 

[Deleted member 3000]

You might want to begin your research here:

http://vppyr.free.fr/

 

[Rebekah Scott]

I just spent two weeks in the area myself, (in a village called Arguenos, near Cazaunous) and was delighted to find one of the nearby hiking trail waymarked with scallop shells. When I visited San Bertrand and San Just, I met a hardy pilgrim in each of them. There is no escaping the Camino de Santiago!
What a beautiful trail this is. It makes me think...

 

[AJ]

I was there in June. It is on the Piedmont route and there is a pilgrim albergue. I used the Lepere guide. You could walk to Lourdes, stopping at Lortet, Bourg-de-Bigorre and Bagnered-de-Bigorre. There is an alternative route for the last day into Lourdes, which was given to me by the Patronne of the Hotel le Commerce.