Haha it's funny seeing indications like that on sign posts. Here, where I live, we do express distance in that way when we talk. We'll say it's 2 hours away, or a 10 minute drive, we never say it's so and so kms far. But to see it on sign posts...
@SUSIE For train options use the Trenitalia app which allows you to book e-Tickets in English.
To see where the train lines run use OpenRailwayMap. You'll find the VFdS route doesn't really go near the rail lines. And stations can be / are a...
Here is a thread on the route from a couple of weeks ago. Note the comment from @Paul-CH about the Swiss Mobility App. Both he and I did part of the CH/IT route in the last two weeks and as @timr says it is very well signposted in Switzerland...
I remember being puzzled the first time by Swiss direction markers for walkers. They are plentiful and very comprehensive. They don't show the distance but the time it will take you to walk!
I heard markings get better closer to Italy. Can I expect things to improve in Switzerland? Is the whole VF like that where you can take the tarmac or country road all the time? I take it it's different than the camino in that way too.
The path is much more defined in Switzerland and especially in Italy. You really need GPX/the VF app in France. In Italy you could almost (in 2018) just go by route marking, with GPX as back up. And I daresay that is more true today.
They are 2 different villages (not overly far apart if driving).
I had the old Cicerone guide by Raju which had a route via Tarcenay and Lightfoot guide which routed via Foucherans. Due to a heatwave and a summer weekend I did a shorter day to...
@timr is always a VF font of knowledge so any info from him is solid.
I walked Besancon to Ornans in a day & have recorded my kms as 30.
I was on Day 39 by then, perhaps a slower walker than Tim but I did start in London.
Incidentally, I had an...
Great, thank you for sharing! I'll have a look at your blog right away.
Besancon to Foucherans is 25km according to Brown, so another 11 to Ornans is over 30.
Unless you took another road, which I would love to know :)
I have put my trace into the post above.
Generally speaking the route in France is always a bit speculative. Throughout France the "official" route is slightly imaginary I think - I am not being critical, but there is plenty of scope for...
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