France · Camino de Santiago

Via Lemovicensis (Voie de Vézelay)

A way of the Camino de Santiago in France: 880 km (547 mi) with 12,681 m of ascent, about 37 days on foot.

Distance
880 km (547 mi)
Ascent
12,681 m
Days
37
High point
668 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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Via Lemovicensis (Voie de Vézelay)
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The trail

The Vézelay way by Bourges, Limoges and Périgueux to the meeting of the French ways near Ostabat, then on the GR 65 to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port; for the Compostela the walk continues into Santiago.

Map sections

About 37 days at about 24 km (15 mi) a day, an estimate from the length. Too many to list day by day, so here the line is in 30 sections, each ending at a town or village it passes, to help you find your way along it. They are not daily stages, and they vary from 25 km to 36 km: plan your days and nights from the trail's own guide.

  1. Section 1 Vézelay to Cuncy-lès-Varzy 30 km · 30 km from the start
  2. Section 2 Cuncy-lès-Varzy to Arbourse 30 km · 60 km from the start
  3. Section 3 Arbourse to Sancergues 30 km · 90 km from the start
  4. Section 4 Sancergues to Brécy 31 km · 121 km from the start
  5. Section 5 Brécy to La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin 29 km · 150 km from the start
  6. Section 6 La Chapelle-Saint-Ursin to Issoudun 33 km · 182 km from the start
  7. Section 7 Issoudun to Châteauroux 35 km · 218 km from the start
  8. Section 8 Châteauroux to Saint-Marcel 36 km · 254 km from the start
  9. Section 9 Saint-Marcel to Éguzon-Chantôme 26 km · 280 km from the start
  10. Section 10 Éguzon-Chantôme to La Souterraine 33 km · 312 km from the start
  11. Section 11 La Souterraine to Arrènes 29 km · 342 km from the start
  12. Section 12 Arrènes to Le Châtenet-en-Dognon 30 km · 372 km from the start
  13. Section 13 Le Châtenet-en-Dognon to Feytiat 27 km · 399 km from the start
  14. Section 14 Feytiat to Saint-Martin-le-Vieux 28 km · 427 km from the start
  15. Section 15 Saint-Martin-le-Vieux to Firbeix 27 km · 454 km from the start
  16. Section 16 Firbeix to Thiviers 28 km · 481 km from the start
  17. Section 17 Thiviers to Fontnovias 25 km · 506 km from the start
  18. Section 18 Fontnovias to Annesse-et-Beaulieu 32 km · 538 km from the start
  19. Section 19 Annesse-et-Beaulieu to Saint-Louis-en-l'Isle 29 km · 566 km from the start
  20. Section 20 Saint-Louis-en-l'Isle to Monfaucon 28 km · 594 km from the start
  21. Section 21 Monfaucon to Pellegrue 33 km · 627 km from the start
  22. Section 22 Pellegrue to La Réole 27 km · 655 km from the start
  23. Section 23 La Réole to Brouqueyran 26 km · 681 km from the start
  24. Section 24 Brouqueyran to Captieux 29 km · 710 km from the start
  25. Section 25 Captieux to Retjons 25 km · 734 km from the start
  26. Section 26 Retjons to Bougue 30 km · 765 km from the start
  27. Section 27 Bougue to Saint-Sever 30 km · 795 km from the start
  28. Section 28 Saint-Sever to Argelos 25 km · 820 km from the start
  29. Section 29 Argelos to L'Hôpital-d'Orion 29 km · 849 km from the start
  30. Section 30 L'Hôpital-d'Orion to Elhordoï 30 km · 880 km from the start

Start and finish

Start: near Vézelay, Yonne. 47.46603, 3.74713

Finish: near Elhordoï, Pyrénées-Atlantiques. 43.29898, -1.03479

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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