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.
Stages
A suggested split into 12 days of about 20 km (13 mi) each. The days are equal shares of the distance, not official stages. Each ends near the town or village named.
- Day 1 Le Puy-en-Velay to Le Brignon 20 km · 20 km from the start
- Day 2 Le Brignon to Pradelles 20 km · 40 km from the start
- Day 3 Pradelles to Luc 20 km · 61 km from the start
- Day 4 Luc to Prévenchères 20 km · 81 km from the start
- Day 5 Prévenchères to Ponteils-et-Brésis 20 km · 101 km from the start
- Day 6 Ponteils-et-Brésis to Portes 20 km · 121 km from the start
- Day 7 Portes to Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues 20 km · 142 km from the start
- Day 8 Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues to Vézénobres 20 km · 162 km from the start
- Day 9 Vézénobres to Sainte-Anastasie 20 km · 182 km from the start
- Day 10 Sainte-Anastasie to La Calmette 20 km · 202 km from the start
- Day 11 La Calmette to Nîmes 20 km · 223 km from the start
- Day 12 Nîmes to Saint-Gilles 20 km · 243 km from the start
Start and finish
Start: near Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire. 45.04316, 3.88244
Finish: near Saint-Gilles, Gard. 43.67713, 4.42971
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Le Puy-en-Velay, Haute-Loire · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Le Brignon, Haute-Loire · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Pradelles, Haute-Loire · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Luc, Lozère · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Prévenchères, Lozère · After day 4 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Ponteils-et-Brésis, Gard · After day 5 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Portes, Gard · After day 6 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Saint-Martin-de-Valgalgues, Gard · After day 7 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Vézénobres, Gard · After day 8 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Sainte-Anastasie, Gard · After day 9 Booking.com → Expedia →
- La Calmette, Gard · After day 10 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Nîmes, Gard · After day 11 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Saint-Gilles, Gard · The finish Booking.com → Expedia →
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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.
