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  1. Sirron

    Your Opinion on how I will start

    Good morning from "near" Atlanta, Georgia! My May 2023 Camino is on my mind this morning. Yes, I know I have time but I like to think about it haha. I guess to better offer advice, I'll be 49 when I walk my first Camino. I probably need to lose 30 pounds haha but I'm okay walking. :) I'm...
  2. V

    4 Amigas

    Starting SJPP 12 Sept taking the Main Waymarked route but first overnight in hotel outside Valcarlos. We were unable to book anything in orisson. What are our options in getting from Orisson to Valcarlos without having to take the alternative road route from SJPP.
  3. Kobe

    Walking time from SJPP to Borda

    There is a chance I will be arriving on 8/31/22 by train to SJPP at 3:20pm from Bayonne if I am not successful finding earlier transport. I am wondering what may be an average time involved with walking up the "slope" to Borda? The check-in time there ends at 6:30pm. I will also need to make my...
  4. T

    Anyone walked the Valcarlos this summer?

    We’re heading out of St Jean August 22 or 23 2022. To Santiago. Did the Napoleon 2019 and want to try the Valcarlos. Thanks
  5. woody66

    GPS for Valcarlos route (and "all" Caminos) available here

    MODS not sure if the title is right or slightly misleading as you still have to do it yourself :) Hi! There have been a few questions on here about where to find a GPX track for the Vacarlos way. I hope this will help others . (and i don't end up looking a numpty) I am walking from SJPP to...
  6. S

    SJPDP - Napoleon Route

    Hi - just wondering whether we need an OS map or equivalent to go from SJPDP to Roncesvalles? Is an OS map needed for the rest of the Camino Frances too? Thank you - Sian
  7. G

    Accomodation St. Jean Pied de Port

    Can you recommend hostels in St. Jean Pied? I was looking at Gite Makila but it is booked for my first night, which is a shame but will check again later. I have never needed to book ahead doing the Portugues and Primitivo but understand the Frances is more popular, and see on the forum people...
  8. K

    Orisson taxicab

    Quick questions: What is the cost of a taxicab from/to Orisson if we want to split the first stage into a 2 day walk? Are taxicabs readily available? Thanks.
  9. skotzko

    Spend a day in SJPP, or just start the walk?

    I've never been to SJPP. Is it a place that people usually want to stay for a day/night before beginning their walk, or is it more of a "just get there and go" kind of thing? I'll be coming from a few days in Bayonne.
  10. K

    LIVE from the Camino Valcarlos route! Days 1 & 2

    Buen camino a todos! I just wanted to hop on and remind any distraught travellers who cannot make the 25 km climb to Roncesvalles and also cannot find reservations in Orisson/Hunto/Borda that the Valcarlos route exists! The Pilgrims office was suggesting to us that we power straight through...
  11. geraldkelly

    Bizarre discovery about the two route options between Saint-Jean and Roncesvalles

    Everybody seems to assume that the route through Valcarlos is easier because its highest point (1057m) is lower than the highest point on the Napoleonic route (1427m). While preparing the new version of my app I was recalculating the total ascent and descent on both these routes. This is...
  12. F

    Having a problem with Orisson confirmation.

    Over a month ago I received confirmation from the Orisson refuge that they received my request for a one night stay. No follow up for confirmation. I asked again last week for confirmation. No follow up. Any idea what's happening?
  13. M

    SJPP to Roncesvalles - your personal experience

    Hi everyone, i would like to know your personal experience for the first day of the classical French way. Did you do it at once, did you make a stop over? How did you like it?
  14. donalomahony

    Be prepared... pilgrim rescue

  15. MassNative

    Has anybody used Bourricot Mountain Shuttle on stage 1?

    My wife an I are planning on walking later this year, thinking that we will walk somewhere between 15 & 20 Kms per day. I would like to break up the first stage. but staying at Borda or Orrison don't appeal to me, it makes the first stage too short. So I am considering the Buricott Mountain...
  16. F

    Orisson - website (no longer) down

    Am trying to reserve a space at the Refuge Orisson for Sept. 22 -- the site has been down for a day. Am I doing something wrong? Do most folks use the internet to reserve here? Any hints?
  17. B

    Orisson Building Damage?

    A post from a member last week touched on an Orisson reservation response: We are sorry but we have had some damage on part of our accommodation that cannot be exploited and therefore we cannot keep your reservation. We refund the deposit. The Kayola gite, located 800m before the Orisson Refuge...
  18. F

    Places to stay in or near Orisson.

    I'm trying to post to IVAR forum a question regarding places to stay in/near Orisson for Sept. 23? Please assist I'm computer challenged. Frannie Z
  19. pilgrimleigh

    Biarritz to St Jean - Beginning day after 1pm to Roncevalles?

    The best flight I can find is arriving at Biarritz at 10am. The train from Biarritz to St Jean is around 1.5 hours so I may roughly arrive around midday. Is it safe enough to leave St Jean at 1pm and get to Roncevalles before dusk? There are also flights into Barcelona and Carcassone (France)...
  20. Streetfood

    Orisson Open?

    Does anyone know if the bar at Refuge Orisson will be open for lunch on Thursday 6 April 2022?

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