Your hike, starting from Le Puy-en-Velay, will take you from Margeride to Aubrac and end in Conques. You will stop in beautiful villages during your pilgrimage on the paths of Saint-Jacques-of Compostela.
DAY 1
Arrival at Puy en Velay.
DAY 2
GR65 hike between Le Puy-en-Velay and Saint-Privat-d'Allier: 23.5 km
Leaving Le Puy, magnificent panorama with a view over the entire basin, then crossing Velay: land of lentils and black sheep.
Duration: 5 to 6 hours of walking
DAY 3
GR65 hike between Saint-Privat-d'Allier and Saugues: 18 km
Hike from the small stony path through the gorges at Monistrol d'Allier to finally reach the Margeride plateau.
Duration: 4 to 5 hours of walking
DAY 4
GR65 hike between Saugues and Lajo: 26 km
Discovery stage of the Margeride plateau, with its typical villages, its lost hamlets and its pastures surrounded by stone walls.
Duration: 6 to 7 hours of walking
DAY 5
GR65 hike between Lajo and Aumont-Aubrac: 21 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.
Duration: 5 to 6 hours of walking
DAY 6
GR65 hike between Aumont-Aubrac and Nasbinals: 26 km
Crossing the Aubrac Plateau: large plateau occupied by pastures, burons, dry stone walls and expanses of flowers depending on the time of year!!
Duration: 7 to 8 hours of walking
DAY 7
GR65 hike between Nasbinals and Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac: 17 km
This stage leaves the Aubrac Plateau and takes us towards the Lot valley.
Duration: 4 to 5 hours of walking
DAY 8
GR65 hike between Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac and Saint-Côme-d'Olt: 16 km
This day takes us to Saint-Côme-d'Olt: one of the most beautiful villages in France.
Duration: 4 to 5 hours of walking
DAY 9
GR65 hike between Saint-Côme-d'Olt and Estaing: 20.5 km
A relatively short hiking stage allowing you to visit Estaing, a most picturesque medieval town.
Duration: 4 to 5 hours of walking
DAY 10
GR65 hike between Estaing and Golinhac: 16 km
Stage with a difference in altitude with the climb to Golinhac, before reaching Espeyrac, its stepped alleys and steep streets.
Duration: 4 to 5 hours of walking
DAY 11
GR65 hike between Golinhac and Conques: 21 km
This last day of hiking takes us to Conques, an essential stop on the trail of Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle! You will have the leisure to visit its treasures and stroll through one of the most beautiful villages in France.
Duration: 7 hours of walking
DAY 12
End of stay after breakfast.
*The stages may change depending on the availability of accommodation.
Mandatory reservation.
Arrival at Puy en Velay.
DAY 2
GR65 hike between Le Puy-en-Velay and Saint-Privat-d'Allier: 23.5 km
Leaving Le Puy, magnificent panorama with a view over the entire basin, then crossing Velay: land of lentils and black sheep.
Duration: 5 to 6 hours of walking
DAY 3
GR65 hike between Saint-Privat-d'Allier and Saugues: 18 km
Hike from the small stony path through the gorges at Monistrol d'Allier to finally reach the Margeride plateau.
Duration: 4 to 5 hours of walking
DAY 4
GR65 hike between Saugues and Lajo: 26 km
Discovery stage of the Margeride plateau, with its typical villages, its lost hamlets and its pastures surrounded by stone walls.
Duration: 6 to 7 hours of walking
DAY 5
GR65 hike between Lajo and Aumont-Aubrac: 21 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.
Duration: 5 to 6 hours of walking
DAY 6
GR65 hike between Aumont-Aubrac and Nasbinals: 26 km
Crossing the Aubrac Plateau: large plateau occupied by pastures, burons, dry stone walls and expanses of flowers depending on the time of year!!
Duration: 7 to 8 hours of walking
DAY 7
GR65 hike between Nasbinals and Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac: 17 km
This stage leaves the Aubrac Plateau and takes us towards the Lot valley.
Duration: 4 to 5 hours of walking
DAY 8
GR65 hike between Saint-Chély-d'Aubrac and Saint-Côme-d'Olt: 16 km
This day takes us to Saint-Côme-d'Olt: one of the most beautiful villages in France.
Duration: 4 to 5 hours of walking
DAY 9
GR65 hike between Saint-Côme-d'Olt and Estaing: 20.5 km
A relatively short hiking stage allowing you to visit Estaing, a most picturesque medieval town.
Duration: 4 to 5 hours of walking
DAY 10
GR65 hike between Estaing and Golinhac: 16 km
Stage with a difference in altitude with the climb to Golinhac, before reaching Espeyrac, its stepped alleys and steep streets.
Duration: 4 to 5 hours of walking
DAY 11
GR65 hike between Golinhac and Conques: 21 km
This last day of hiking takes us to Conques, an essential stop on the trail of Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle! You will have the leisure to visit its treasures and stroll through one of the most beautiful villages in France.
Duration: 7 hours of walking
DAY 12
End of stay after breakfast.
*The stages may change depending on the availability of accommodation.
Mandatory reservation.
Admission fees
Adult: from €1.
Per person. double room basis.
Per person. double room basis.
What is included
The price includes
Half-board, luggage transfer between each stage of the walk (depending on the option chosen), provision of the topo-guide (1 topo-guide per room booked), tourist tax
The price does not include
Insurance, drinks and personal expenses, transfers from your home to the meeting point and dispersal, picnic lunch, shuttles or taxis to collect your car or to shorten certain stages and parking fees, registration fees and shipping costs abroad.
Pratical information
1, 2 and 3*** hotels and guest rooms.
- Mandatory reservation
- Shuttle
- Half board
Opening period
From 01 / 04 to 31 / 10.
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