Backpacking in France

[James and Amy]

We just published our trip report from a 42 day backpacking trip in Brittany at: https://doingmiles.com/2024-03-france/
Included below are a few images; more are found in the report. Highlights included visiting numerous Megalithic sites, many 4 to 6 thousand years old.

A question to the group: are reports about walks like this in non-wilderness areas appropriate on this site? We carried the same stuff we use in wild areas, spent 39 nights in our tent and the only form of non-walking transport used were some ferries, but the route we walked was definitely not wild. Comments about this question would be appreciated.

James and Amy

 

[Janice]

Perhaps others who have been connected to this site longer than I have feel differently, but I love your reports and am happy to keep seeing them.

 

[balzaccom]

I vote in favor! I did the Camino Primitivo de Santiago last summer with my daughter, 17 days, and posted about it here. I only heard nice things in response. Keep posting your trips, and take us along for your adventures!

 

[fossana]

I appreciate your perspective since you've done both remote US west backcountry routes and long thru-routes in the EU, which are a whole different beast. Your High Pyrenees write-up was informative for my trip. Looking forward to reading this one. I can appreciate a mid-route Euro style bakery from time-to-time.

 

[wsp_scott]

Totally appropriate for BCP

looking forward to reading

 

[James and Amy]

I appreciate your perspective since you've done both remote US west backcountry routes and long thru-routes in the EU, which are a whole different beast. Your High Pyrenees write-up was informative for my trip. Looking forward to reading this one. I can appreciate a mid-route Euro style bakery from time-to-time.

Fossana,

Thanks for your helpful note. Implied in it is that you walked at least parts of the HRP. it would be very interesting to hear a bit more about what you did as we know nobody else who has been on that fabulous route in a very fine range of mountains. We much preferred the Pyrenees to the French Alps.

James and Amy

 

[fossana]

Fossana,

Thanks for your helpful note. Implied in it is that you walked at least parts of the HRP. it would be very interesting to hear a bit more about what you did as we know nobody else who has been on that fabulous route in a very fine range of mountains. We much preferred the Pyrenees to the French Alps.

James and Amy

I didn't do the HRP. I did the GR11 through the High Pyrenees, including a small overlap on HRP stage 18. I was referring to your beta on tent footprints in light of the sharp alpine grass and ease of tent camping.