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Elevation map camino de santiago4/29/2024 Having got wise to the germanic devotion to the 'Pine Plantation Plod" I started to take evasive action and struck out on my own. After a few weeks on the German leg of my journey I got fed up with being repeatedly diverted to go up (very UP) hill or rack up additional kms simply to walk through more interminable blooming 'Foret'. If you like the trail, stick to it, but be open to modifying the route a bit to suite your taste." "You need to ask yourself here and there, what would the original pilgrims have done? Would they climb up to that radio tower for the view or continued walking along this perfectly fine river? There are some places where the marked route goes out of the way simply because a pre-existing hiking trail was there. Just remember that paper, especially coated paper used for color printing, is the heaviest substance known to man. Am I still going the right way? Did I miss a turn somewhere? So, a map can be helpful. Lastly, there were a number of points on the GR65 where, owing to the occasionally long interval between marks, one is unsure whether one is on the right track. So, when another route crosses the GR65, as the GR 6 does, the marks are not differentiated.Īdditionally, one will encounter regional and local walking routes, marked with the same shapes but in different colors (blue/white, red/yellow) which may be confusing and distracting, at a time when you are having quite enough difficulty following the main route. This style of routing is driven by the preponderant French recreational walking style: walk a GR for two weeks while on holiday with a group of friends.Īnd I will also point out that every French GR route is marked with exactly the same red-and-white balises. The French are notorious for walking around three sides of the square when one side would have sufficed. No, it will not be clear when you are being sent on a scenic route.
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