Tag: GR65
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Day 24: Lascabanes to Montcuq (final day)
~7 miles, rolling hills, sunflowers, final day of walking! Today was truly a magical last day of walking! It was cloudy and cool with a lovely light breeze; we could not have asked for nicer weather or more beautiful landscapes. We left mid morning, as we only had 7 miles to walk, so there was…
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Day 23: Cahors to Lascabanes
~15 miles, a few hills, lots of sun and very hot The last two days were long days, and today was long and very hot and probably one of the more challenging days we have had yet. Despite the high temperatures (into the 90s), we decided we would walk and do our best to stay…
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Day 22: Saint-Géry to Cahors
~15 miles, relatively flat and no services Today was a big day of walking! Even after 3 weeks, 15 miles is hard. We made our way through relatively flat terrain, mostly following the Lot River. Our day ended in Cahors, the largest town we had been in since Figeac. It’s always a little strange walking…
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Day 16: Figeac to Espagnac-Saint-Eulalie
~16 miles, rolling hills, beginning of the Célé Valley Today we got back to walking and did one of our longest days yet! I felt much stronger than I had before the break, so I’m glad I listened to my body and let it rest and recuperate. The hike out of Figeac was tough (uphill),…
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Day 14 & 15: Livinhac-le-Haut to Figeac & Rest Day in Figeac
~15 miles (11 by car, 4 walking) Another short day of walking. Our gracious host was heading our direction and offered to drive us. We still wanted to walk some so asked to be dropped off along the way. One rest day has turned into many, but we start walking again tomorrow, so hopefully we…
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Day 13: Conques to Livinhac-le-Haut
~15 miles (bus from Conques to Decazeville and then we walked ~4 miles from Decazeville to Livinhac-le-Haut) Today was a simple day and mostly a rest day. We spent the morning in Conques and then took the Malle Postal bus to Decazville, where we walked about 4 miles to Livinhac-le-Haut. We thought a short day…
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Day 10, 11, & 12: Permission to Rest
~33 miles (by bus), from Saint-Côme d’Olt to Estaing to Conques On the Camino, people always say, “listen to your body,” and while some people take that advice, we have met many who keep walking despite clear messages from their body to take a break. For us, we always said we would take each day…
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Day 9: Saint-Chély-d’Aubrac to Saint-Côme-d’Olt
~11 miles, lots of downhill Another very challenging day. It started off quite lovely, with some of the best trail we have walked so far, but ended on rough, sun exposed trail, and very hot temperatures (over 90 degrees). We also met an adorable donkey being walked by a French couple and their dog (walking…
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Day 8: Montgros to Saint-Chély-d’Aubrac
~13 miles, long difficult descent Today was a long hard day that included about 1500 ft of elevation loss on steep, rocky paths. As we descended into the valley, the temperature rose and the wide open plateau was replaced by basalt spires, green grass, and dense forest. Before the long descent, we had an amazing…
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Day 7: Aumont-Aubrac to Montgros
~15 miles, across the Aubrac Plateau, rolling hills and very little shade Wow, wow, wow! What an absolutely stunning place this is! I think it took us two hours longer that anticipated because we stopped to take so many photos (that of course do no justice to this place). The area is a high plateau…
It Could Be Sunshine 