GunnarW
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- 2011+ > Spain, Belgium, France
I walked from Couvin (border Belgium) to Rocroi (border France) till Vezelay. This route is called the Via Campaniensis.
The association RP51 which means Randonneurs et Pélerins (from the department) 51 is taking care of the camino. They made a guide with maps, addresses and things to see. The guide is reviewed every year. Here is their site. http://www.randonneurs-pelerins.com/ (click ENTRER)
During my camino, I met 3 volunteers of RP51. They will give you the last news like for example a change in the route or a sleeping place that is closed.
I started walking the 17th of September and arrived in Vézelay at the 1st of October. The navigator told me that I walked 434 km.
There is a place to sleep almost every 10 to 20 km. As there are many families who are receiving pélerins, you need to call the evening before.
My longest distance was from Hauteville till Reims: 50,5 km. Reason: it was Sunday and the place in between didn’t offer a solution. So I walked early in the morning and arrived at Reims 13 hours later.
I was almost alone on the camino. I checked some guest books and saw that at that period, every two days, there is someone walking. Many pélerins are from Holland.
I will share some pictures here below.
Between Couvin and the French border, I checked my GPS and walked through a forest. Very difficult but very nice.
Start of walking on the Via Campaniensis just after Rocroi.
The association RP51 which means Randonneurs et Pélerins (from the department) 51 is taking care of the camino. They made a guide with maps, addresses and things to see. The guide is reviewed every year. Here is their site. http://www.randonneurs-pelerins.com/ (click ENTRER)
During my camino, I met 3 volunteers of RP51. They will give you the last news like for example a change in the route or a sleeping place that is closed.
I started walking the 17th of September and arrived in Vézelay at the 1st of October. The navigator told me that I walked 434 km.
There is a place to sleep almost every 10 to 20 km. As there are many families who are receiving pélerins, you need to call the evening before.
My longest distance was from Hauteville till Reims: 50,5 km. Reason: it was Sunday and the place in between didn’t offer a solution. So I walked early in the morning and arrived at Reims 13 hours later.
I was almost alone on the camino. I checked some guest books and saw that at that period, every two days, there is someone walking. Many pélerins are from Holland.
I will share some pictures here below.
Between Couvin and the French border, I checked my GPS and walked through a forest. Very difficult but very nice.
Start of walking on the Via Campaniensis just after Rocroi.
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