![]() ![]() T’InternetĪlso, the Internet has been brilliant. Especially on the section where the original route follows close to the main roads, this book will be able to suggest the most practical to cycle, not just to dodge lorries…. ![]() The detail is very good and will be my main source of information for when I want to put some miles in. However, this book excels in its written description of the route. In fact, there is no way you could practically follow The map on the trail whereas John Brierley’s book could be used in conjunction with the marker posts alone. The maps are very diagrammatic and although there are contour guides the detail is much better on John Brierley’s book. So this guide only really becomes useful from page 103 as it enters St Jean. It covers the distance from Le Puy closer to the heart of France and ends at the east coast of Spain at Cape Finisterre. It follows the original pilgrims route as closely as possible. This book is specific to roads with a good surface for touring cyclists. The second is “The way of St James, a cyclist’s guide” by John Higginson. The book is not cyclist specific though so extra thought needs to be put into each of the suggested routes. There are contour guides (a cross section of each stage showing elevation) which are of particular interest to planning how far you can cycle in a day! Also 16 town plans. The map shows, as you’d expect, places to stay but also the locations of drinking fonts. Clearly marked are not only the roads and tracks but also the main Camino route along with secondary, alternative scenic routes and detours to places of interest. ![]() The Route is separated into 36 “stages” and each has a clear map with the route running from the bottom of the page to the top. This is a series of maps in a small easily packed book covering the distance from St Jean Pied de Port through to the coast at Fisterra. The guide books I’ve gone with are: “Camino de Santiago” by John Brierley. (Galicia) covering the remaining distance through to Santiago de Compostela (and on to the coast at Finisterre, once believed the end of the earth.) This gives a better overview of the map coverage: (Castilla y León, Madrid) but only the top half of the map is of interest to us as we traverse it from right to left. (País Vasco/Euskadi, Navarra, La Rioja) coving from St Jean Pied de Port over the border, through Pamplona, Logrono and as far as Burgos. Three Michelin regional maps covering from the French border to the end of the world (the east coast). ![]()
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