The very first chapter talks about his preparations for this 12 day trip through the Cevennes region of France and the first thing he does is commission the making of a 'sleeping-sack' which we know better as a sleeping bag and Stevenson is credited with being the first to use such a thing. Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes is one of his early works and supposedly the first to feature camping as a recreational outdoor activity. You can hike/walk for one week or two but always gung-ho me selected the 12-day portion.I have never been a fan of Robert Louis Stevenson so this book was a delightful surprise for me. La Pelerine has a boilerplate itinerary broken up into two sections. They arranged the hotels, transported baggage, and gave us maps and trip notes. We selected La Pelerine whom we used for Walking in the Alsace Region of France. I recommend them all the time because we have used them on 16 different occasions, and have first-hand knowledge of their expertise. Adventure Center (see side bar and one of my favorite operators) didn’t offer this same exact itinerary but does offer many other escorted walks. I specifically wanted a self-guided Stevenson trip and could only find three operators who organize this for you: Sherpa Walking Holidays, a French company, La Pelerine, and BelleFrance. There are many tour organizers that do the entire trail or portions.

I surfed the Internet and found the Chemin-Stevenson Organization website all in French, but when I e-mailed and asked if they had information in English, the organization responded by both e-mailing and mailing a detailed flyer with the route, hotels, contacts and more in English. – Actually hire a donkey (perhaps one of Modestine’s descendants) to carry everything on the trail for you! It runs around 430 Euros for two weeks. – Make your own hotel or gite reservations and carry a heavy backpack or

– Organize a self-guided trip with your bags transported between stops – Walk a portion of the trail, or the entire length įrance area of the Robert L. Stevenson has become a very popular moderate-to-challenging walk in France with many options. Stevenson later wrote a book about this journey called Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes and it became his first successful book. It took 12 days, and 220 kms/136 miles to complete this epic trip. The Scottish writer left Monastier sur Gazeille, France on foot, Septemwith his donkey, Modestine, on a long distance walk from the Auvergne to the mountains of the Cevennes. The Robert Louis Stevenson of Treasure Island and Dr. It has become a travel classic because of Robert Louis Stevenson. The Robert Louis Stevenson Trail, The Chemin Stevenson, The Cevennes or the GR 70. It doesn’t make any difference what you call this long-distance walk.

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