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Maps and trails
The 10 most beautiful pilgrim walks in the Massif Central region
Pilgrim Walk
· Spain
Via Tolosana
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Difficulty
moderate
937.4 km
268:00 h
14,328 m
13,917 m
The Via Tolosana is one of the four major French pilgrimage routes to Santiago and is considered the wildest and most adventurous of the four routes.
Pilgrim Walk
· France
Via Lemovicensis
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Difficulty
moderate
922.3 km
250:00 h
9,576 m
9,686 m
The Via Lemovicensis is one of the classic pilgrimage routes in France and runs as part of the "First Cultural Route of Europe" through central and southwest France.
Pilgrim Walk
· France
GR 65: Via Gebennensis
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Difficulty
moderate
347.1 km
105:00 h
7,168 m
6,859 m
The Via Gebennensis is the continuation of the Swiss Way of St. James and runs from Geneva to Le Puy-en-Velay.
Pilgrim Walk
· France
GR 65: Via Podiensis
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Difficulty
moderate
742 km
215:00 h
11,957 m
12,454 m
The Via Podiensis, as one of the four historic pilgrimage routes in France, passes through the regions of Auvergne, Languedoc-Roussillon, Midi-Pyrénées, and Aquitaine.
Pilgrim Walk
· Lozère
Via Podiensis: Nasbinals - Saint-Chély d'Aubrac
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 6
16.5 km
4:32 h
217 m
588 m
The Via Podiensis begins in Le Puy-En-Velay and leads us to St. Jean Pied de Port. It corresponds to the long-distance hiking trail 65 and is marked with the shell and with red-white bars.
Pilgrim Walk
· Saône-et-Loire
Burgundy Route: Saint-Gengoux-Le-National - Cluny
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 18
24.7 km
6:15 h
132 m
130 m
From the D/CH/F border triangle, the Burgundy Route northwest of the Jura arc is the classic route to Le-Puy-En-Velay. Compared to the more direct routes through Switzerland, it is flatter but also longer.
Pilgrim Walk
· France
Via Tolosana: St- Jean-de-la-Blaquière - Lodève
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 9
14.3 km
4:10 h
325 m
319 m
This route takes us from Arles in France to the Pyrenean pass "Col du Somport". The Via Tolosana is also called "chemin d'Arles" in France.
Pilgrim Walk
· France
Via Tolosana: Montarnaud - St- Guilhem-le-Désert
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
Stage 7
21.6 km
5:38 h
301 m
325 m
This hike takes us from Arles in France to the Pyrenees pass "Col du Somport". The Via Tolosana is also called the "chemin d'Arles" in France.
Pilgrim Walk
· Corrèze
A road to Santiago de Compostela, the Rocamadour route in Limousin and Haut-Quercy
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
263.3 km
73:15 h
5,579 m
5,812 m
260 km, 12 to 14 days walking through Creuse, Haute-Vienne, Corrèze, Lot and the Dordogne valley.
Pilgrim Walk
· Lozère
Via Podiensis: Aumont-Aubrac - Nasbinals
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
Stage 5
26.2 km
6:51 h
421 m
290 m
The Via Podiensis begins in Le Puy-En-Velay and leads us to St. Jean Pied de Port. It corresponds to the long-distance hiking trail 65 and is marked with the shell and with red-white stripes.
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Mein Weg nach Santiago de Compostela by Anke
Photo: Anke Brueske, Community
February 14, 2025
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Danke für die Karte, hilft beim Wandern sehr!!!!
Von Berlin bis Vezelay haben wir es geschafft, bald geht es weiter in Richtung Süden.
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Route done on February 14, 2025
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Via Gebennensis: Montfaucon-en-Velay - Saint-Jeures by Daniel
Photo: Daniel Winzenried, Community
Photo: Daniel Winzenried, Community
Photo: Daniel Winzenried, Community
Photo: Daniel Winzenried, Community
August 20, 2023
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Community
Beautiful path, to be recommended to start early in the morning as the last ascending part to St. Jeures is at the end and temperatures can easily be around 34C at this time of year.
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