Mu Journey to Rome
Below is an account so far of my walk on the pilgrim path the Via Francigena from Canterbury to Rome
More details on each of my walking stages are available on Strava, you can find me as Cathal Kelly or Kellys Walk 2 Rome
My daily diary can be found on my instagram and FB channel Kellys Walk 2 Rome
I can be contacted directly at
Whats App 00353 876412785
Email: cathalkellyswinford@gmail.com
I am still on course to walk in to St. Peters square as planned on Thursday 10th October.
Take the opportunity of a lifetime
In the lifetime of the opportunity
A quote from the legendary John O’Mahony as told by Ray Silke
The Journey
Day 1 Sat 15th June Departed Swinford Via Knock for Canterbury U.K.
Day 2 Sun 16th June Commenced Walking VF from Canterbury to Shepardswell
20.25Kms
Day 3 Mon 17th June Shepardswell to Calais (Vis Ferry from Dover)
14.75Kms
Day 4 Tues 18th June Calais to Wissant
23.7Kms
Day 5 Wed 19th June Wissant to Guines
23.3Kms
Day 6 Thurs 20th June Guines to Licques
17.9Kms
Day 7 Fri 21st June Licques to Tourneham-sur-Le-Hem
16.74Kms
Day 8 Sat 22nd June Tourneham-sur-Le-Hem to Wisques
20.7Kms
Day 9 Sun 23rd June Wisques to Delettes
15.8Kms
Day 10 Mon 24th June Delettes to Amettes
21.7Kms
Day 11 Tuesday 25th June Amettes to Bruay La Buisierre
25.4Kms
Day 12 Wed 26th June Rest Day Bruay la Buisierre
Day 13 Thurs 27 June Bruay La Buisierre to Ablain St Nazaire
34.75Kms
Day 14 Fri 28 June Ablain St Nazaire to Arras
23.4Kms
Day 15 Sat 29 June Arras to Bapaume
28.7Kms
Day 16 Sun 30 June Bapaume to Peronne
27.7Kms
Day 17 Mon 1st July Perone to Trefcon
19.7Kms
Day 18 Tues 2 July Trefcon to Seracourt
20.8Kms
Day 19 Wed 3 July Seracourt to La Fere
26.47Kms
Day 20 Thursday 4 July La Fire to Leon
31.65Kms
Day 21 Fri 5 July Rest Day Leon
Day 22 Sat 6 July Leon to Corbeny
28Kms
Day 23 Sun 7 July Corbeny to Hermonville
23.3Kms
Day 24 Mon 8 July Hermonville to Reims
17.5Kms
Day 25 Tuesday 9 July Rest Day Reims
Day 26 Wed 10 July Reims to Verzy
22.1Kms
Day 27 Thursday 11 July Verzy to Conde sur Marne
21.7Kms
Day 28 Fri 12 July Conde sur Marne to Chalans en Champagne
19.6Kms
Day 29 Sat 13 July Chalens en Champagne to St Germain La Ville
11.1Kms
Day 30 Sun 14 July St Germain La ville to St Amand sur Fion
19.5Kms
Day 31 Mon 15 July St Anand sur Fion to Vitry Le Francois
15Kms
Day 32 Tues 16 July Vitry Le Francois to St Remy en Bouzement
22.4Kms
Day 33 Wed 17 July St Remy en Bouzement to Outines
13.6Kms
Day 34 Thursday 18th July Outines to Rosemary L’Hopital
18.5Kms
Day 35 Fri 19th July Rosemary L’Hopital to Dienville
16.15Kms
Day 36 Sat 20 July Dienville to Bar sur Aube
22.42Kms
Day 37 Sun 21st July Rest Day Bar sur Aube
Day 38 Mon 22nd July Bar sur Aube to Cirfontaines en Alois
33Kms
Day 39 Tuesday 23 July Cirfontaines en Alois to Marac
26.7Kms
Day 40 Wed 24 July Marac to Langres
16Kms
Day 41 Thursday 25 July Langres to Grandchamp
24.02Kms
Day 42 Fri 26 July Grandchamp to Champlitte
15.52Kms
Day 43 Sat 27 July Champlitte to Dampierre sur Salon
20.83Kms
Day 44 Dun 28 July Dampierre sur Salon to Bucey-Les-GY
19.83Kms
Day 45 Mon 29 July Bucey-Les-GY to Besancon
22.38Kms
Day 46 Tuesday 30 July Rest Day Besancon
Day 47 Wed 31st July Besancon to Foucherans
24.3Kms
Day 48 Thursday 1 Aug Foucherans to Ornans
12.57Kms
Day 49 Fri 2 Aug Organs Mouthier Haute Pierre
14.13Kms
Day 50 Sat 3rd Aug Mouthier Haute Pierre to Pontarlier
31.5Kms
Day 51 Sun 4th Aug Pontarlier to les Fourgs
14.8kms
Day 52 Mon 5th Aug Rest Day Pppontarlier
Day 53 Tuesday 6th Aug Les Fourgs to Les Entchampes
15.15
Day 54 Wed 7th Aug Entchampes to Orbe
16.9Kms
Day 55 Thursday 8th Aug Orbe to La Sarraz
19.2Kms
Day 56 Fri 9th Aug Sarraz to Bussigny
21.63Kms
Day 57 Sat 10th Aug Bussigny to Lausanne
18Kms
Day 58 Sun 11th Aug Rest Day Lausanne
Day 59 Mon 12th Aug Lausanne to Vevey
25.2Kms
Day 60 Tuesday 13th Aug Vevey to Aigle
26.5Kms
Day 61 Wed 14th Aug Aigle to St. Maurice
18.75Kms
Day 62 Thursday 15th Aug St Maurice to Martigny
17.5Kms
Day 63 Fri 16th Aug Martigny to Orsierres
21.23Kms
Day 64 Sat 17th Aug Orsierres to Bourg St Pierre
15.27Kms
Day 65 Sun 18th Aug Bourg St Pierre to Grand St Bernard Pass
12.94Kms
Day 66 Mon 19th Aug GSB Pass to Echevennoz
19.76Kms
Day 67 Tuesday 20th Aug Echevennoz to Aosta
16.31Kms
Day 68 Wed 21st Aug Aosta to Nus
20.75Kms
Day 69 Thursday 22nd Aug Nus to Saint Vincent
17.75Kms
Day 70 Fri 23rd Aug Saint Vincent Arnad
19Kms
Day 71 Sat 24th Aug Arnad to Pont St Martin
11.02Kms
Day 72 Sun 25th Aug Post At Martin to Ivrea
12.73Kms
Day 73 Mon 26th Aug Ivrea to Viverone
22.2Kms
Day 74 Tues 27th Aug Viverone to Santhia
17.97Kms
Day 75 Wed 28th Aug Santhia to Vercellie
28.83Kms
Day 76 Thursday 29th Aug Vercelli to Robbio
19.97Kms
Day 77 Fri 30th Aug Robbio to Mprtara
15.61Kms
Day 78 Sat 31st Aug Mortara to Garlasco
21.62Kms
Day 79 Sun 1 September Garlasco to Pavia
24.16Kms
Day 80 Mon 2 Sept Rest Day Pavia
Day 81 Tuesday 3rd Sept Pavia to Belgioioso
16.84Kms
Day 82 Wed 4th Sept Belgioioso to Miraldo Terme
20.72Kms
Day 83 Thursday 5th Sept Miraldo Terme to Orio Litta
15.74Kms
Day 84 Fri 6th Sept Orio Litta to Piacenza
14.64Kms
Day 85 Sat 7th Sept Piacenza to Castella Pardrena
18.73Kms
Day 86 Sun 8th Sept Castella Pardrena to Fiorenzuola
16.63Kms
Day 87 Mon 9th Sept Fiorenzualo to Fidenza
22.12Kms
Day 88 Tuesday 10th Sept Fidenza to Fornovo di Toro
34.25Kms
Day 89 Wed 11th Sept Fornovo di Toro to Beret/Passa della Cisa
32.75Kms
Day 90 Thurs 12th Sept Pasta della Cisa to Pontremoli
19.33Kms
Day 91 Fri 13th Sept Pontremoli to Aulla
24Kms
Day 92 Sat 14th Sept Rest Day La Spezia
Day 93 Sun 15th Sept Rest Day La Spezia/Aulla
Day 94 Mon 16th Sept Aulla to Sarzana
17.76Kms
Day 95 Tuesday 17th Sept Saran to Massa
24.11Kms
Day 96 Wed 18th Sept Massa to Camaiore
27.4Kms
Day 97 Thursday 19th Sept Camaiore to Lucca
25.03Kms
Day 98 Fri 20th Sept Rest Day Lucca
Day 99 Sat 21st sept Lucca to Altopascio
18.5Kms
Day 100 Sun 22nd Sept Altopascio to San Miniato
27.81Kms
Day 101 Mon 23rd Sept San Miniato to Gambassi Terme
25.2Kms
Day 102 Tuesday 24th Sept Gambassi Terme to San Gimignano
14.28Kms
Day 103 Wed 25th Sept San Gimiginano to Monteriggioni
30.74Kms
Day 104 Thursday 26th Sept Monteriggioni to Siena
20.6Kms
Day 105 Fri 27th Sept Rest Day Siena
Day 106 Sat 28th Sept Siena to Ponte D’arbia
27.36Kms
Day 107 Sun 29th Sept Ponte D’Arbia to San Quiric D’Orcia
28.07Kms
225.7Kms to Rome!!!!!!!!!!!
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