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The pyrenees in late October

Ste66

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Time of past OR future Camino
2x Frances
1x Portugese from Porto (Litoral)
I am planning to do a small part of the camino Frances starting in St Jean pied de port, just a week or so into Logroño, I can only start around the 21st of October, I would like to know if anyone has crossed the pyrenees at this time of year and what their experiences were.
Thank you in advance, Stephen.
 
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I have done it twice in mid-to-late October. The weather was beautiful and clear. One time it was very windy and quite chilly leaving Orisson in the morning.

However, I was lucky. You should follow rhe advice of the Pilgrim Office. There is no view if you are in the clouds, so you should take the Valcarlos route in that case.
 
In past years I began the CF six times in October from 2010 through 2015. It can get chilly at night but days were usually splendid. See more in this recent post

Whenever you do go Buen camino!
 
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Take some old clothes big enough to fit over your shirts and small enough to fit under your jacket and then toss them as soon as you don't need them anymore, probably once you get to Zubiri.
 
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I crossed once in late September and the weather was beautiful.
Buen Camino
Vince
 
mspath said:
In past years I began the CF six times in October from 2010 through 2015. It can get chilly at night but days were usually splendid. See more in this recent post

Whenever you do go Buen camino!
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Did you find albergues were open? Covid aside, I saw a comment a few weeks ago that stated that most albergues shut down for the season in October. This is when I plan to go unless restrictions change and it will then be 2022 thank you
 
theclaireperson said:
Did you find albergues were open? Covid aside, I saw a comment a few weeks ago that stated that most albergues shut down for the season in October. This is when I plan to go unless restrictions change and it will then be 2022 thank you
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As I wrote in my post linked in blue within the post above who knows how 2021 will go ? In the past on the CF some albergues closed starting mid October but there always was someplace open.
 
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Did you find albergues were open?
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mspath said:
there always was someplace open.
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I have walked in October-November a couple of times. Not every albergue was open, but I had no trouble finding accommodation. Just don't show up in a tiny village that has only one albergue, after a long day's walk, and expect it to be open. Check first, or accept that Plan B is to walk to the next town.
 
In the normal pre-covid course, many albergues shut down Oct 31, in accordance with regulations governing them. After that date, there is generally at least one albergue open every 15 km or so. Some shut earlier depending on the whim of the owners.

I crossed the Pyrenees in November 2013 on the Napoleon route, before the law that shuts it down Nov 1. It was a glorious day: cool, blustery, and stunning.
 
Dont trust the mountains =)

As stated before, bring layering clothes. I have crossed over in early January and it was 68c and glorious. Crossing over in April is was cold, windy and 20cms of snow.

Good times,

M
 
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