Camino de Santiago · GR 653
La voie d’Arles
The southern way: Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, the Lacaune hills, Toulouse and Gascony, crossing the Pyrenees at the Somport rather than in the Basque Country, then the Camino Aragonés to Puente la Reina, where it joins the Francés.
Arles → Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle · France, Espagne
Where to sleep on La voie d’Arles
Halta lists 313 places to sleep within 5 km of the route: 180 campsites, 19 mountain huts, 67 bivouac spots, 47 hotels — across the part of the route our inventory covers, which is centred on France; beyond that, places to sleep are not yet mapped. 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
- Mountain huts
- 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 68 stages of La voie d’Arles
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 | Arles → Saint-Gilles | 21 km | 35 m |
| 2 | Saint-Gilles → Vauvert | 17 km | 108 m |
| 3 | Vauvert → Lunel | 21 km | 48 m |
| 4 | Lunel → Castries | 16 km | 77 m |
| 5 | Castries → Montpellier | 14 km | 86 m |
| 6 | Montpellier → Montarnaud | 22 km | 397 m |
| 7 | Montarnaud → Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert | 20 km | 255 m |
| 8 | Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert → Lodève | 35 km | 1 186 m |
| 9 | Lodève → Ceilhes-et-Rocozels | 24 km | 794 m |
| 10 | Ceilhes-et-Rocozels → Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare | 35 km | 1 289 m |
| 11 | Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare → Murat-sur-Vèbre | 23 km | 772 m |
| 12 | Murat-sur-Vèbre → La Salvetat-sur-Agout | 21 km | 328 m |
| 13 | La Salvetat-sur-Agout → Anglès | 20 km | 361 m |
| 14 | Anglès → Castres | 31 km | 378 m |
| 15 | Castres → Puylaurens | 28 km | 478 m |
| 16 | Puylaurens → Villefranche-de-Lauragais | 42 km | 248 m |
| 17 | Villefranche-de-Lauragais → Baziège | 16 km | 237 m |
| 18 | Baziège → Toulouse | 26 km | 62 m |
| 19 | Toulouse → L'Isle-Jourdain | 36 km | 274 m |
| 20 | L'Isle-Jourdain → Gimont | 22 km | 270 m |
| 21 | Gimont → Aubiet | 13 km | 187 m |
| 22 | Aubiet → Auch | 24 km | 427 m |
| 23 | Auch → Barran | 20 km | 262 m |
| 24 | Barran → Marciac | 36 km | 487 m |
| 25 | Marciac → Maubourguet | 18 km | 212 m |
| 26 | Maubourguet → Morlaàs | 39 km | 623 m |
| 27 | Morlaàs → Lacommande | 28 km | 294 m |
| 28 | Lacommande → Oloron-Sainte-Marie | 28 km | 575 m |
| 29 | Oloron-Sainte-Marie → Sarrance | 24 km | 597 m |
| 30 | Sarrance → Borce | 20 km | 645 m |
| 31 | Borce → Col du Somport | 18 km | 1 389 m |
| 32 | Col du Somport → Canfranc-Estación | 8 km | 396 m |
| 33 | Canfranc-Estación → Jaca | 26 km | 115 m |
| 34 | Jaca → Puente la Reina de Jaca | 26 km | 441 m |
| 35 | Puente la Reina de Jaca → Ruesta | 31 km | 238 m |
| 36 | Ruesta → Sangüesa | 22 km | 410 m |
| 37 | Sangüesa → Monreal | 27 km | 518 m |
| 38 | Monreal → Puente la Reina | 31 km | 444 m |
| 39 | Puente la Reina → Estella | 22 km | 398 m |
| 40 | Estella → Los Arcos | 22 km | 394 m |
| 41 | Los Arcos → Logroño | 28 km | 368 m |
| 42 | Logroño → Nájera | 28 km | 389 m |
| 43 | Nájera → Santo Domingo de la Calzada | 21 km | 372 m |
| 44 | Santo Domingo de la Calzada → Belorado | 22 km | 305 m |
| 45 | Belorado → San Juan de Ortega | 24 km | 438 m |
| 46 | San Juan de Ortega → Burgos | 24 km | 163 m |
| 47 | Burgos → Hornillos del Camino | 21 km | 116 m |
| 48 | Hornillos del Camino → Castrojeriz | 20 km | 185 m |
| 49 | Castrojeriz → Frómista | 25 km | 215 m |
| 50 | Frómista → Carrión de los Condes | 19 km | 85 m |
| 51 | Carrión de los Condes → Terradillos de los Templarios | 26 km | 111 m |
| 52 | Terradillos de los Templarios → Sahagún | 14 km | 93 m |
| 53 | Sahagún → El Burgo Ranero | 18 km | 96 m |
| 54 | El Burgo Ranero → Mansilla de las Mulas | 19 km | 20 m |
| 55 | Mansilla de las Mulas → León | 19 km | 148 m |
| 56 | León → Hospital de Órbigo | 33 km | 159 m |
| 57 | Hospital de Órbigo → Astorga | 16 km | 123 m |
| 58 | Astorga → Rabanal del Camino | 20 km | 316 m |
| 59 | Rabanal del Camino → Ponferrada | 32 km | 559 m |
| 60 | Ponferrada → Villafranca del Bierzo | 23 km | 247 m |
| 61 | Villafranca del Bierzo → O Cebreiro | 28 km | 833 m |
| 62 | O Cebreiro → Triacastela | 21 km | 276 m |
| 63 | Triacastela → Sarria | 18 km | 317 m |
| 64 | Sarria → Portomarín | 23 km | 371 m |
| 65 | Portomarín → Palas de Rei | 25 km | 553 m |
| 66 | Palas de Rei → Arzúa | 29 km | 457 m |
| 67 | Arzúa → O Pedrouzo | 20 km | 274 m |
| 68 | O Pedrouzo → Santiago de Compostela | 19 km | 307 m |
Frequently asked questions about La voie d’Arles
How many days does La voie d’Arles take?
La voie d’Arles takes about 74 days, split into 68 stages over 1 608 km — an average of 22 km a day. The split is indicative: stages stretch or shorten depending on your form and the weather.
Where can you sleep on La voie d’Arles?
Halta lists 313 places to sleep within 5 km of La voie d’Arles: 180 campsites, 19 mountain huts, 67 bivouac spots, 47 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 voie d’Arles?
La voie d’Arles is rated moderate, with 24 631 m of cumulative elevation gain over 1 608 km. Per stage, that works out at roughly 362 m of climbing a day.
Where does La voie d’Arles go?
La voie d’Arles runs from Arles to Santiago de Compostela, by way of Toulouse, Ruesta, Sahagún, across Arles → Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle. It is travelled on foot and totals 1 608 km split into 68 stages.
Figures established on 17 September 2026, from Halta’s own data. How they are calculated.
More routes on foot
Étapes indicatives d'après la via Tolosana (GR 653), le Camino Aragonés et le Camino Francés (balisage FFRandonnée en France, jacquaire en Espagne). Tracé reconstitué par routage (ODbL, openrouteservice.org). Halta 2026-08. Places to sleep: OpenStreetMap, refuges.info and DATAtourisme (ODbL). Photo : Wikimedia Commons (CC).