France · Long-distance path

GR 65 – Via Podiensis

A long-distance path in France: 1,104 km (686 mi) with 25,950 m of ascent, about 50 days on foot.

Distance
1,104 km (686 mi)
Ascent
25,950 m
Days
50
High point
1,434 m

The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.

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Stages

The trail takes about 50 days. Here it is in 30 equal parts of about 37 km (23 mi) each: a guide for planning, not official stages. Each part ends near the town or village named.

  1. Part 1 Geneva to Contamine-Sarzin 37 km · 37 km from the start
  2. Part 2 Contamine-Sarzin to Chanaz 37 km · 74 km from the start
  3. Part 3 Chanaz to Aoste 37 km · 110 km from the start
  4. Part 4 Aoste to Colombe 37 km · 147 km from the start
  5. Part 5 Colombe to Revel-Tourdan 37 km · 184 km from the start
  6. Part 6 Revel-Tourdan to Saint-Prim 37 km · 221 km from the start
  7. Part 7 Saint-Prim to Burdignes 37 km · 258 km from the start
  8. Part 8 Burdignes to Tence 37 km · 294 km from the start
  9. Part 9 Tence to Saint-Germain-Laprade 37 km · 331 km from the start
  10. Part 10 Saint-Germain-Laprade to Saint-Privat-d'Allier 37 km · 368 km from the start
  11. Part 11 Saint-Privat-d'Allier to Chanaleilles 37 km · 405 km from the start
  12. Part 12 Chanaleilles to Prinsuéjols 37 km · 442 km from the start
  13. Part 13 Prinsuéjols to Castelnau-de-Mandailles 37 km · 478 km from the start
  14. Part 14 Castelnau-de-Mandailles to Golinhac 37 km · 515 km from the start
  15. Part 15 Golinhac to La Bessenoits 37 km · 552 km from the start
  16. Part 16 La Bessenoits to Faycelles 37 km · 589 km from the start
  17. Part 17 Faycelles to Saint-Jean-de-Laur 37 km · 626 km from the start
  18. Part 18 Saint-Jean-de-Laur to Cieurac 37 km · 662 km from the start
  19. Part 19 Cieurac to Lendou-en-Quercy 37 km · 699 km from the start
  20. Part 20 Lendou-en-Quercy to Durfort-Lacapelette 37 km · 736 km from the start
  21. Part 21 Durfort-Lacapelette to Bardigues 37 km · 773 km from the start
  22. Part 22 Bardigues to Marsolan 37 km · 810 km from the start
  23. Part 23 Marsolan to Montréal 37 km · 847 km from the start
  24. Part 24 Montréal to Cravencères 37 km · 883 km from the start
  25. Part 25 Cravencères to Aire-sur-l'Adour 37 km · 920 km from the start
  26. Part 26 Aire-sur-l'Adour to Louvigny 37 km · 957 km from the start
  27. Part 27 Louvigny to Maslacq 37 km · 994 km from the start
  28. Part 28 Maslacq to Menditte 37 km · 1,031 km from the start
  29. Part 29 Menditte to Iholdy 37 km · 1,067 km from the start
  30. Part 30 Iholdy to Orreaga / Roncesvalles 37 km · 1,104 km from the start

Start and finish

Start: near Geneva. 46.20559, 6.13975

Finish: near Orreaga / Roncesvalles, Pirinioak. 43.00864, -1.31979

Directions to the start Directions to the finish

Places to stay

Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:

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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.

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