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Hi rometimed, the path from Bayonne to SJPP is known as the "Voie de la Nive". I'm sure there's information on this forum somewhere, but to keep you going in the meantime, you can try this site. They have it down as 3 stages of 14km, 25km, and 28km (I recall another pilgrim went a bit further on day 1, and stayed in Cambo les Bains rather than Ustaritz. And apparently there's a gîte d'étape communal (i.e. an albergue) in Hélette which is the destination listed for day 2).
There is info about the Voie de Nive here. Or you can head straight to Pamplona on the Camino Baztanes.
Five days, and a beautiful walk, the road less traveled; I'd do it again in a heartbeat!.
Very excited.Ah, so.
The VdN looks gorgeous...and a super 'warm up.'
Walked it this past April 2019! Great walk, but two days is really pushing it - it’s doable, but not for everyone. For a two day trek, your best bet would be to walk 34km to the pilgrim gite in Helette (call ahead) and then 21km to SJPdP the next day. That second day was poorly marked, but we used maps.me and only got lost once or twice.
If you are flying in early enough, you can start walking straight from the airport and possibly have three days to make it. You’d miss out on Bayonne — which would be a shame — but at least the walking would be more pleasurable. We met a total of ZERO pilgrims over our three days, but the residents were quite friendly and helpful plus we had THE best meal of our many travels in a small Basque village about halfway to SJPdP. You can find my previous posts on this site “LIVE FROM THE CAMINO” when we walked this previously.
Ask away if you have questions.
Hi there a few years back I arrived in Bayonne and stayed with a lady and her daughter neither knew of such a route went to the Cathedral and the same thing so I took a bus from Bayonne to Sjp, is it a difficult route?Hi rometimed, the path from Bayonne to SJPP is known as the "Voie de la Nive". I'm sure there's information on this forum somewhere, but to keep you going in the meantime, you can try this site. They have it down as 3 stages of 14km, 25km, and 28km (I recall another pilgrim went a bit further on day 1, and stayed in Cambo les Bains rather than Ustaritz. And apparently there's a gîte d'étape communal (i.e. an albergue) in Hélette which is the destination listed for day 2).
Hi there a few years back I arrived in Bayonne and stayed with a lady and her daughter neither knew of such a route went to the Cathedral and the same thing so I took a bus from Bayonne to Sjp, is it a difficult route?
Hi,Hi everyone!
The first time I did the Camino Frances I was in France for two weeks before getting to St Jean Pied de Port. This coming time in May 2020 I will be on a tighter schedule and will only have 3 days to acclimatize from North American time to French/Spanish time.
I was thinking of using it to walk from Bayonne to St. Jean Pied de Port over 2 days.
My plan is to fly to Bayonne... rest in Bayonne/sight see for a day... then walk to Louhossa then on to St Jean over 2 days... before taking 1 more day off in St Jean before I start.
I wanted to see if anyone has walked from Bayonne/Biarritz to St Jean and any tips on routes.
Thank you!
Hi,
in May a new hostel will be opened in Bayonne. You can sleep there one night and you will be given directions to walk to SJPP.
The new hostel will be 7 rue Gosse (close to the Cathedral)
It will open from 1rst of april to 31 of october.Thank you Monasp! do you know when in May it is opening?
The VdN website linked in the post above seems to indicate a 39 km distance from Bayonne to Helette, so unless 39 km is not an issue, I would look for a third source and see which figure it agrees with.Cheers!
I'm not afraid of the 34 KM day and I'd rather keep the day off in Bayonne but will likely take your advice on Helette.If you have any more information on the meal in the village do let me know!
I've read that the new hostel in Bayonne opens 1st April
It will open from 1rst of april to 31 of october.
When do come in may? I will be volunteer here with my husband from 1rst of may to 15 of may.
So maybe see you soon
The first part after SJPdP is a bit confusing, but if you have a mapping app (I recommend maps.me) you won’t get HOPELESSLY lostHi… walking the Via Podensis to SJPP and would like to continue on to Bayonne. Is the route easily done in reverse or if not easy not overly confusing?. Thank you
Are you walking Bayonne to SJPdP or the reverse?
Daily reports on the trail, accommodations, pilgrim numbers, and the like would really be useful information for others as this route seldom gets any notice (though it’s truly lovely!)
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