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You’d have to check first the ferries are accepting foot passengers...Covid lockdown has had me exploring the possibilities a bit further south.
If you want avoid Central London there is this option:
London LOOP
The London Outer Orbital Path, or LOOP, almost completely encircles Greater London. Nearly 150 miles are split into 24 sections between Erith station and Purfleet.tfl.gov.uk
Using this you could pick up a route called the Vanguard way from Croydon to Newhaven (an option is to stay in Lewes then get the morning ferry) where you can take the crossing to Dieppe and hook up with the GR network through Rouen down to Chartres where it joins the Via Turonensis to the Pyrenees via Poitiers and Bordeaux
GR655 - Via Turonensis
GR655 - Via Turonensis, 827 km, 513 miles, about 33 days. From Saint-Quentin to Ostabat. Traildino grading: EW, Easy walk, nature trail. Find walking maps and guidebooks, self guided walking holidays and hiking tours. This trail is also known as GR655, Voie de Tours, GR 655, Chemin de Paris, Via...traildino.com
I think accommodation would need careful planning including potentially camping in France and is likely to be costlier than Spain.
According to their website they are.You’d have to check first the ferries are accepting foot passengers...
I found this resource. Rouen to Vernon looks a bit challenging but that is part of the adventure.The Newhaven- Dieppe ferry will take anyone not exhibiting buboles.But it’s not easy pathfinding from there to Tours though a determined Pilgrim could head for Le Man, Les Landes and Biarritz.
I would like to walk all the way from the Highlands of Scotland - down the West Highland Way to Glasgow - and then down to Dover, through the whole of France to meet the Camino del Norte.
Planning to walk alongside canals both in the UK and France may allow you to stride on a bit faster due to the lack of hills.
Good luck with that, hope you get it sorted. Only advice is get lots of midge repellent for the west highland way. Those things eat humans for breakfast.I would like to walk all the way from the Highlands of Scotland - down the West Highland Way to Glasgow - and then down to Dover, through the whole of France to meet the Camino del Norte. Has anyone done this before? Looking for route tips and advice.
Great Idea.I would like to walk all the way from the Highlands of Scotland - down the West Highland Way to Glasgow - and then down to Dover, through the whole of France to meet the Camino del Norte. Has anyone done this before? Looking for route tips and advice.
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