Le chemin Conques -Toulouse (itinéraire de liaison jacquaire)
The Chemin de Conques à Toulouse (GR® 65, GR® 62B, GR® 36, GR®46) is an itinerary that links the route from Le Puy en Velay (GR® 65) to Conques and Toulouse, where the Chemin d'Arles (GR® 653) passes through.
- Distance : 225 km
- Duration : 12 days
- Marking : White / Red GR
- Altitude : from 100 to 575 m
- Recommended period : from April to October
Stage Conques - Cransac les Thermes
From Conques you will follow the Via Podiensis on 13 km before branching off on the GR 62 B and joining the cities of Firmi and Cransac-les-Thermes (with its biggest forest of Robiniers in Europe and its thermal baths) in the heart of the coalfield.
Departure : Conques
Difficulty : Medium
Distance : 23.5 km
Type of ground : Path / road
Stage Cransac les Thermes - Peyrusse le Roc
From Cransac-les-Thermes, the route goes back in time through a landscape marked by coal mining, but not only. Take a trip to the plateau of Montbazens, Valzergues and discover the medieval town and the warmth of the old stones of Peyrusse le Roc...
Departure : Cransac-les-Thermes
Difficulty : Medium
Distance : 21 km
Type of ground : Path / road
Stage Peyrusse le Roc - Villeneuve d'Aveyron
The route winds its way through the countryside irrigated by numerous streams in the Diège valley, before rising modestly, step by step, on the paths of the causse of Villeneuve d'Aveyron, which combines medieval times with the world of the stars of Yéyé at the Maison de la Photo.
Departure : Peyrusse le Roc
Difficulty : Medium
Distance : 16,5 km
Type of ground : Path / road
Stage Villeneuve d'Aveyron - Villefranche de Rouergue
This is the domain of caselles, gariottes, fountain-lavoirs and exceptional flora. You will let yourself be guided by the old drailles to reach the "pearl of Rouergue" and you will wander through the streets huddled around the collegiate church Notre Dame in Villefranche de Rouergue.
Departure : Villeneuve d'Aveyron
Difficulty : Medium
Distance : 14 km
Type of ground : Path / road
Stage Villefranche de Rouergue - Najac
The river and the path, that's what unites these two cities. You will be in the Aveyron Gorges with an impression of being at the end of the world, in the middle of nowhere before reaching the medieval fortress of Najac.
Departure : Villefranche de Rouergue
Difficulty : Medium
Distance : 22.5 km
Type of ground : Path / road
