Stay in Saugues, Le Puy-en-Velay

Le chemin de Compostelle : Du Puy-en-Velay à Aumont-Aubrac

  • Itinerant
  • All-in
  • With luggage transfer
  • Pedestrian sports
  • Hike / walk
From Puy en Velay begins the great adventure of the Chemin de Saint-Jacques…And what a start! This first week is a real invitation to pilgrimage.
1 DAY:
Arrival in Le Puy en Velay at the end of the afternoon. Dinner and overnight stay.

2 DAY:
GR65 hike between Le Puy en Velay and Montbonnet: 16 km
Leaving Puy en Velay, magnificent panorama with a view over the entire basin, then crossing Velay: land of lentils and black sheep.
Altitude: 1108m – Duration: 4h to 5h walking

3 DAY:
GR65 hike between Montbonnet and Monistrol d'Allier: 14.5 km
Cross very different landscapes and terrains, ranging from the small stony path which passes Rochegude (interesting viewpoint overlooking a gap in the Allier), to the passage of the gorges at Monistrol d'Allier.
Altitude: 619m – Duration: 4h to 5h walking

4 DAY:
GR65 hike between Monistriol d'Allier and Saugues: 12 km
Superb climb above the Allier passing the chapel of the Madeleine, a 17th century “cave-chapel”, to finally reach the Margeride plateau before Saugues.
Altitude: 960m – Duration: 4h to 5h walking

5 DAY:
GR65 hike between Saugues and Le Sauvage: 19.5 km
Discovery stage of the Margeride plateau, with its typical villages, its lost hamlets and its pastures surrounded by stone walls.
Altitude: 1292m – Duration: 5h to 6h walking

6 DAY:
GR65 hike between Le Sauvage and Saint Alban sur Limagnole: 13 km
At this stage you are still in Margeride and it will be like this until the next day and your arrival at Aumont Aubrac, which marks the entrance to the Porte de l'Aubrac.
Altitude: 950m – Duration: 4h to 5h walking

7 DAY:
GR65 hike between Saint Alban sur Limagnole and Aumont Aubrac: 14 km
This stage of the hike always crosses the Margeride plateau to Aumont, gateway to Aubrac, an emblematic plateau on the Way of St. James.
Altitude: 1050m – Duration: 4h to 5h walking

8 DAY:
End of stay after breakfast.

*Steps may change depending on accommodation availability.

Mandatory reservation.

Admission fees

Adult: from €1.


Per person. double room basis.

What is included

The price includes

Full board, luggage transport, tourist tax and accompaniment.

The price does not include

Transportation from your home to the meeting point and dispersal, insurance, drinks and personal expenses, shuttles or taxis to collect your vehicle, registration fees, shipping costs abroad and priority processing fees for any registration 15 days before the event.

Pratical information

1, 2 and 3*** hotels and guest rooms.
  • Mandatory reservation
  • Shuttle
  • Half board

Opening period

From 01 / 04 to 31 / 10.
7 days / 6 nights
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