Adventure · V87
La Vagabonde
Crossing the emptiest countryside in France: the tapestries of Aubusson, Lake Vassivière, the Millevaches plateau, Rocamadour and the Quercy causses.
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes → Occitanie
Where to sleep on La Vagabonde
Halta lists 224 places to sleep within 5 km of the route: 186 campsites, 9 bivouac spots, 29 hotels. For each one, the app shows the real detour from your stage — and it is that distance, not the straight line, that decides how a day ends.
- Campsites
- Bivouac spots
- Hotels
Alongside the campsites, mountain huts and bivouac spots drawn from open data, there are the hosts of the Halta community: travellers who welcome others into their homes, usually for free. You write to them before you come; you do not book a slot.
The 10 stages of La Vagabonde
An indicative split, drawn on real roads: distances and elevation come from route calculation, not from an estimate. In the app every stage can be adjusted — stretched, cut short, or pushed back a day.
| # | Stage | Distance | Elevation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Montluçon → Évaux-les-Bains | 29 km | 568 m |
| 2 | Évaux-les-Bains → Aubusson | 52 km | 458 m |
| 3 | Aubusson → Peyrat-le-Château | 58 km | 821 m |
| 4 | Peyrat-le-Château → Meymac | 64 km | 786 m |
| 5 | Meymac → Égletons | 20 km | 256 m |
| 6 | Égletons → Argentat | 52 km | 548 m |
| 7 | Argentat → Rocamadour | 60 km | 648 m |
| 8 | Rocamadour → Cahors | 62 km | 914 m |
| 9 | Cahors → Montauban | 68 km | 483 m |
| 10 | Montauban → Montech | 17 km | 55 m |
Frequently asked questions about La Vagabonde
How many days does La Vagabonde take?
La Vagabonde takes about 13 days, split into 10 stages over 482 km — an average of 37 km a day. The split is indicative: stages stretch or shorten depending on your form and the weather.
Where can you sleep on La Vagabonde?
Halta lists 224 places to sleep within 5 km of La Vagabonde: 186 campsites, 9 bivouac spots, 29 hotels. On top of those are the hosts of the Halta community, travellers who welcome others into their homes, usually for free.
How hard is La Vagabonde?
La Vagabonde is rated hard, with 5 537 m of cumulative elevation gain over 482 km. Per stage, that works out at roughly 554 m of climbing a day.
Where does La Vagabonde go?
La Vagabonde runs from Montluçon to Montech, by way of Peyrat-le-Château, Argentat, Cahors, across Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes → Occitanie. It is travelled by bike and totals 482 km split into 10 stages.
Figures established on 17 September 2026, from Halta’s own data. How they are calculated.
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Étapes indicatives d'après la véloroute V87 « La Vagabonde ». Tracé reconstitué par routage (ODbL, openrouteservice.org). Halta 2026-07. Places to sleep: OpenStreetMap, refuges.info and DATAtourisme (ODbL). Photo : Wikimedia Commons (CC).