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Bonjour TPop, to answer your map question : what sort of maps are you looking for?Hey all. Planning to hike the Full Chemin de Puy, from Le-Puy to Saint- Jean starting February. Does anyone have a good resource for maps? As well as other inside for hiking during that time?
Dear mspath,Ian Salisbury,
In earlier times I often walked the Camino Frances in winter. Of course the weather is never the same but the basic route has not changed. Difficult CF stretches after storms might be; the Valcarlos route up to Roncesvalles (the Napoleon route is closed from November to April), across the Montes de Oca from Villafranca, Najera to Santo Domingo de la Calzada, Monte Irago and, of course, to and from O Cebreiro.
Although all things do change this site
re albergues open in winter should help your planning. The list will next appear this November.
To further your research re Walking in Winter see these earlier threads filled with useful links and tips.
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/logrono-to-burgos-in-january.50991/
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/november-december-cf.50932/
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/walking-the-camino-in-december-january.37261/
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/why-would-you-do-a-winter-camino.44247/
Sillydoll who is a Forum member has in her blog compiled encyclopedic information on Winter Walking.
http://amawalker.blogspot.fr/2009/10/walking-in-winter.html?m=1
As for carrying simple food see
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/com...alk-the-camino-top-ten-tips.69300/post-896953
Happy planning and Buen camino
Thanks Ian, I have contacted a few of them but then were informed that they are actually closedI have just arrived in Spain, I'm using the Wise Pilgrim Frances app, I've just looked and there are alberges shown as open all year in and after Belorado.
What is the name of your book please?I love to walk in the winter - my all out favorite time. I can also recommend you look for municipal albergues in the larger towns which tend to be open year 'round, and for private albergues in the smaller ones which cannot support a large municipal. I try to stay off the suggested stops too. Weather can range from awesome, sunny and mild, to downright awful, sleet with 30-40 mph winds. But I don't walk a pilgrimage road because I'm looking for great weather. My book on winter walking is on Amazon.
Hi! Sorry. Just seeing this. It’s “Buen Camino! Tips From a WINTER Pilgrim.” It’s both a travel memoir of my last Camino in November-December ‘21 and tips about how to do the walk safely off season.What is the name of your book please?
Just as an update I got home this Monday back to the UK after having hiked from Mansilla de Mullas all the way to Santiago de Compostela then to Finistere then to Muxia. I was surprised to see quite a few pilgrims still walking. I had no issues whatsoever finding accommodation although alot were closed. I did a variety of things, just turned up, rang ahead and occasionally used booking.com. I carried a heavy base weight of 14.27kg which I knew was heavy before I left but within about 4 days my body acclimatized to it. Some albergues were heated some were freezing. It's the first camino I carried a sleeping bag. I purchased 5 bags in all, the first 4 were budget bags from a UK national outdoor shop, their own brand, which were either too small across the shoulders or the down looked very sparse, the 5th an expensive Thermarest -6°C comfort goose down is what I kept and took. It was wonderful. Some nights I was hot and had to unzip others I was just as snug as a bug in a rug whereas some other pilgrims had commented that they had been cold. As for the weight of my pack there were plenty of pilgrims with heavier packs than mine and a young petite woman with the same as mine. However there was alot of the contents that I didn't use so I will try, honest. Next time to reduce the base weight.I have just arrived in Spain, I'm using the Wise Pilgrim Frances app, I've just looked and there are alberges shown as open all year in and after Belorado.
I've been watching the daily arrival figures from the pilgrim office. There have been three days this past week where numbers have been well over 300. I find that quite remarkable for this time of year. Will be interested to see if numbers in January and February are greater than in previous years too or if this is just part of the overall Holy Year increase.I was surprised to see quite a few pilgrims still walking.
There is no «list» of open hostels that I am aware of ... very few people walk the Le Puy route in winter so there is little demand for such a «list» ... however, you could do the research yourself by referring to Dave Whitson’s extensive spreadsheet of Le Puy route accommodations that was posted to this group some months ago [use the search function to find it] and which includes information about opening months ... bon courage and bon cheminDoes anyone have any live posts about hiking the full Chemin de Puy from Le-Pyuy to Saint Jean. Planning to start Feb 1st ANY other pilgrims out there starting ??
I am prepared for snow. I've looked at current conditions but was wondering if anyone is out there now, and can give feedback on weather, the passage over Aubrac and difficulty with closed hostels. Also the list of open hostels? The only list I've found of hostels is from Saint- Jean southwards.
Thanks!
Here is ... what I hope to be ... the link to the super spreadsheet of Le Puy route accommodation, in the process of being wholly updated for 2023 ...Does anyone have any live posts about hiking the full Chemin de Puy from Le-Pyuy to Saint Jean. Planning to start Feb 1st ANY other pilgrims out there starting ??
I am prepared for snow. I've looked at current conditions but was wondering if anyone is out there now, and can give feedback on weather, the passage over Aubrac and difficulty with closed hostels. Also the list of open hostels? The only list I've found of hostels is from Saint- Jean southwards.
Thanks!
What is the name of your book? I’m very interested in learning more about a winter Camino!I love to walk in the winter - my all out favorite time. I can also recommend you look for municipal albergues in the larger towns which tend to be open year 'round, and for private albergues in the smaller ones which cannot support a large municipal. I try to stay off the suggested stops too. Weather can range from awesome, sunny and mild, to downright awful, sleet with 30-40 mph winds. But I don't walk a pilgrimage road because I'm looking for great weather. My book on winter walking is on Amazon.
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