My experience is from September. Booked about 3 days in advance thru Conques. After that, you should be able to plan 1-2 days ahead. TIs are in most major towns and can assist with booking, as will some gite owners. Definitely don’t plan long...
I booked in rest days. I stayed an extra day in Conques and in Figeac. I did kayak down the CELE River one day form Marcilhac to Cabrarets so that was a “ rest” day. ( I took the CELE Variant. Highly recommend ) I found it enough as I did...
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@tudda fyi Jake there are outdoor stores [not huge ones needless to say but huge is not always better] in a number of smaller towns along the Way including at Saugues, Aumont-Aubrac [an excellent one], Nasbinals, Espalion, Figeac, Cahors...
Thanks for this. How did you handle rest days (if you needed them)? Did you find having the whole thing booked up limited certain days of the body called for a rest?
I walked last year starting the last week of April. I booked my whole Camino ( with demi- pension ) ahead probably starting in Jan/ Feb and was glad I did. There were some pilgrims who hadn’t reserved that were stressed to find beds. I had no...
When I walked the CF in 2019 I did not book any albergues in advance. On that walk, I met a Frenchman pilgrim, and we became good friends. We made plans to complete the Via Podiensis but ..... COVID intervened. He kept his ear to the ground over...
Brilliant, many thanks.
How many did you book in advance at a time / how long in advance did you book? Example, should I start booking in March for End of April or something like December?
Hello. I walked the first half of that route in 2022 and the second half in 2023, both during the month of May. Bring good rain gear and pack your extra clothes in ziplock bags. Although we experienced only a few days of rain, when it did rain it...
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