Amsterdam to Rouen to Caen to Mont Saint Michel

[jessica.vthhiker]

I’m looking into walking from Amsterdam to Rouen to Caen to Mont Saint Michel in 2024. Looks like I can piece together some GR routes. Wondering if anyone else has walked this way?

 

[JabbaPapa]

Nice one !!

Only thing off the top of my head is that the normal route for it would be Amsterdam > Paris ; basically on the Camino from Amsterdam.

Then follow the Seine to Rouen -- this is a highly traditional pilgrimage route, with multiple GR options.

The major alternative would be to follow that Amsterdam route until Saint-Quentin, from there > Péronne, then down the Somme to Amiens, then follow the Chemin d'Amiens to Rouen.

From Rouen there's a complex network of routes, but I'd suggest make some sort of way to Honfleur where the Seine reaches the sea, then > Trouville-sur-Mer > Dives-sur-Mer > Caen.

From there the Chemin de Caen, but switch over to Vires ; from there, to Avranches, then the end of the Paris to Mont-Saint-Michel route.

Or, avoid Rouen and Caen, and Amsterdam > Paris then Paris > Mont-Saint-Michel on the GR1, which goes further South via Triel-sur-Seine and Alençon. Your prospective route sounds better though ...

 

[JLWV]

I have seen some maps linking routes from Nederlands to Santiago, from Wobien Doyer, in the following webs:
www.santiagoroutes.nl
www.cheminscompostelle.eu
After you cn switch to:

http://assostjacques72.free.fr/menu.html

Accueil - Les chemins spirituels du mont Saint Michel

cheminsspirituelssaintmichel.eklablog.com

The ways of holy Michel mount

Site of the association The ways of holy Michel mount

www.lescheminsdumontsaintmichel.com

 

[debigetsout]

You might consider all or part of the Pieterpad for the Dutch portion. Here is a thread about it: https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/information-about-pieterpad.77527/

 

[Vacajoe]

Walked Caen to MSM - beautiful, but sporadically marked and very little pilgrim support.

 

[JLWV]

more info: https://pelerinsdecompostelle.com/association-sarthoise-des-amis-de-saint-jacques-de-compostelle/

 

[jessica.vthhiker]

Hello, wondering if anyone knows how to get a pilgrim credential quickly! I live in the US. I leave next week to start a walk from Amsterdam to Mont Saint Michel and completely forgot to order one!
Possibly there is a pilgrim office in Amsterdam?

 

[Vacajoe]

Hello, wondering if anyone knows how to get a pilgrim credential quickly! I live in the US. I leave next week to start a walk from Amsterdam to Mont Saint Michel and completely forgot to order one!
Possibly there is a pilgrim office in Amsterdam?

Where are you in the US?

 

[roving_rufus]

Doubt you could get a Miquelot credential

Les chemins du Mont Saint Michel

Site de l’association les Chemins du Mont Saint Michel

www.lescheminsdumontsaintmichel.com

But a Santiago one probably- but you may get a better response if you start a new thread with just the question about the credential

 

[MinaKamina]

Hello, wondering if anyone knows how to get a pilgrim credential quickly! I live in the US. I leave next week to start a walk from Amsterdam to Mont Saint Michel and completely forgot to order one!
Possibly there is a pilgrim office in Amsterdam?

Genootschap van Sint Jacob in Utrecht.

 

[Kathor1]

Possibly there is a pilgrim office in Amsterdam?

Perhaps a forum member from Amsterdam sees your question and can reply. Or you could contact @Ianinam and @LTfit. Be aware that this is not exactly Saint James & Camino country ...

On the webpage of the national Dutch Camino Association with headquarters in Utrecht I see for the Amsterdam region that they meet on the last Thursday of each month in café Batavia-1920, Prins Hendrikkade 85, opposite of the Central Station in Amsterdam and you can buy a credential there and even get a Camino stamp. I don't see a phone number but I am sure that the regional Amsterdam section has one. Buen Camino!

 

[Ianinam]

You can buy a credential in the 'Huis van Sint Jacob' (House of Saint James) in Utrecht, address Janskerkhof 28A. They are open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 1.30 pm till 3.30 pm, and every 2nd and 4th Saturday from 11 am till 3 pm. The volunteers there can also give you lots of information and maps about your initerary.