DowtyCamino
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- Time of past OR future Camino
- May-Jn2014
May-Jn 2017
VF Jl-O 2021
Mar-My 2023
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Thank you. At this point everything is helpful. Buen CaminoIncidentally, my (current) route plan is:
Nuremberg - Neresheim
N - Tübingen
T - Freiburg im Breisgau
France
Freiburg -Belefort,
B - Manfeure ( beginning of the Grandes Traversées du Jura - GTJ).
M - Culoz, around 10 km downstream from Motz. Cross the bridge and join the Via Gebennensis.
VG - VP - SJPdP
Spain
SJPdP - Irun , probably on a mix of the GR10 and the VNB
I hope to be heading out in spring, assuming life does not get in the way.
Thank you. Do you have a recommended lodging resource in the area perhaps?I've walked quite a bit from Kandersteg (a lot in the immediate area, to the Valis via the Lötschepass, and part way over to Alelboden along the route you'll take. If you're fit and prepared and unafraid of serious ups and downs...why not? It will be unforgettable.
One suggestion is to download the SwissMobility map app, a essential resource.
No, sorry, I'm not much help there - I stay locally, not in hotels. Kandersteg is full of options, at least, and there is no shortage of alpine huts.Do you have a recommended lodging resource in the area perhaps?
I did both and were wonderful! Later on you will also have to choose between the lakes or the country side of Via Jacobi. Lakes are more beautiful and the country more isolated. A good idea for you to walk again later because CH is beautiful everywhereHello everyone. Summer/Autumn 2025 we will start out in Prague and end at Le Puy.
As we walk through Germany, we will arrive at the Bodensee and have to choose to enter Switzerland through Kontanz or Bregenz-Rorschach, or via Ferry directly to Rorschach.
1) Has anyone done more than one of these that could offer a preferred route?
2) Also, can someone supply me with the best site for an updated lodging list for Jakobsweg in from Nurmberg to Bodensee, and/or Via Jacobi?
3) Finally, at Kandersteg CZ, instead of continuing along the Jacobi through Interlaken, we are going to detour south toward Grindelwald and catch the Via Alpini, crossing the Via Francigena at Martigny and on to the foot of Mont Blanc before joining back up with the Gebenesis to Le Puy. If anyone has any insights on any portion of this route I'd love to hear if you thing we're nuts, or if there are any major issues with this route.View attachment 176811
Wonderful, thank you.I was just looking in one of my other planning threads and @caminka had posted this link:
https://viajacobi4.ch/informations-pratiques/les-hebergements/
Liica, in your last note you mentioned "make sure you have some food on.... on the first week of the Gegennensis." Is this the first week leaving from Geneva? Is this an area where supermarkets are scarce?I did both and were wonderful! Later on you will also have to choose between the lakes or the country side of Via Jacobi. Lakes are more beautiful and the country more isolated. A good idea for you to walk again later because CH is beautiful everywhere
I also hiked the via alpina and that’s an amazing plan, if you have the time, strength (and courage). Not too much to worry about at Via Jacobi, just make sure to have some food (and water) always available at Via Alpina and on the first week hiking the Gebennensis. Have fun!
Thank you. Good recommendations!Check threads mentioning Via Jacobi and any german routes, there were a few fairly recent reports.
In the alpine sections there are mountain huts, but also check naturfreunde huts, schlaf im stroh, hotels and campings which may have dormitory-style accommodation.
When we travelled the VF from London to Rome, we went through Martigny and stayed at the pilgrim hostel in the crypt. It was fantastic. We then went over the Alps in to Italy at the GSB and stayed in the monastery there. We will have the priveledge of passing through Martigny again on this trek!At Martigny, if you have a rest day, go and see the Foundation Barry which breeds and looks after St Bernards dogs, like this one sitting waiting for its treat after being washed and groomed.
We avoid hotels if possible and prefer to stay in pilgrim lodging where possible. When you say "you stay locally" are you referring to hostels, or are you fortunate enough to have friends and family along the way? It at all possible we want to stay in hostels/albergues/ostello's/monasteries/convents or peoples homes. Gites/pensions/gasthauses and campsites are next preferred and hotels as a last resort or for the rare splurge.No, sorry, I'm not much help there - I stay locally, not in hotels. Kandersteg is full of options, at least, and there is no shortage of alpine huts.
Here's something that may be of use:
The Via Alpina in the Swiss Alps: A guide to the trek, by Alpine Exploratory
An introduction to walking the Via Alpina in the Swiss Alps.www.alpineexploratory.com
Yes, I stay privately.We avoid hotels if possible and prefer to stay in pilgrim lodging where possible. When you say "you stay locally" are you referring to hostels, or are you fortunate enough to have friends and family along the way? It at all possible we want to stay in hostels/albergues/ostello's/monasteries/convents or peoples homes. Gites/pensions/gasthauses and campsites are next preferred and hotels as a last resort or for the rare splurge.
Liica, in your last note you mentioned "make sure you have some food on.... on the first week of the Gegennensis." Is this the first week leaving from Geneva? Is this an area where supermarkets are scarce?
We typically buy at local markets or supermarkets and cook if the lodging has a kitchen.
When you say "I did both..." are you referring to the two different routes around Bodensee? Is there any way you'd recommend over the other? I'm sure they are both lovely. We've been to Bodensee but it was decades ago.
Hi,
Yes, we should walk from Geneve to Le Puy but we gave up 7 days later due to the freaking hot sun, lack of water and so on. That was July/2020 if I’m not wrong.
If you search for Gebennensis I am sure I posted images with local markets, etc here in this forum.
In the VA and Jakobsweg you won’t have a problem since the infos they post are 99.9% reliable on official websites.
Yes, I did both routes in CH. For me it’s really hard to chose one, trust me. You will hardly find an ugly place there. Another fact is that my memory is so so SO bad and I’ve been in so many places, in so many Caminos since then, that for me it’s really hard to remember each stage, if you know what I mean. The only thing I can suggest is going through the interior (yellow on the picture) route if you go when it’s snowing. If it’s not snowing, chose the southern route.
For places to stay I suggest this: https://jakobsweg.ch/fr/eu/ch
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