Camino de Santiago · GR 654
La voie de Vézelay
The longest and the quietest: the Morvan, the Bourbonnais bocage, the Limousin, the Périgord and the Landes of Gascony, then the Pyrenees and northern Spain — nearly eighteen hundred kilometres from the eternal hill to Santiago.
Vézelay → Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle · France, Espagne
Where to sleep on La voie de Vézelay
Halta lists 309 places to sleep within 5 km of the route: 246 campsites, 3 mountain huts, 17 bivouac spots, 43 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 72 stages of La voie de Vézelay
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 | Vézelay → Corbigny | 30 km | 425 m |
| 2 | Corbigny → Prémery | 33 km | 331 m |
| 3 | Prémery → La Charité-sur-Loire | 29 km | 264 m |
| 4 | La Charité-sur-Loire → Nevers | 34 km | 316 m |
| 5 | Nevers → Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier | 30 km | 222 m |
| 6 | Saint-Pierre-le-Moûtier → Bourbon-l'Archambault | 35 km | 277 m |
| 7 | Bourbon-l'Archambault → Souvigny | 18 km | 185 m |
| 8 | Souvigny → Montmarault | 42 km | 614 m |
| 9 | Montmarault → Néris-les-Bains | 35 km | 307 m |
| 10 | Néris-les-Bains → Évaux-les-Bains | 23 km | 461 m |
| 11 | Évaux-les-Bains → Chambon-sur-Voueize | 10 km | 70 m |
| 12 | Chambon-sur-Voueize → Gouzon | 23 km | 197 m |
| 13 | Gouzon → Ahun | 20 km | 299 m |
| 14 | Ahun → Guéret | 22 km | 348 m |
| 15 | Guéret → Bénévent-l'Abbaye | 30 km | 578 m |
| 16 | Bénévent-l'Abbaye → Saint-Priest-Taurion | 45 km | 703 m |
| 17 | Saint-Priest-Taurion → Limoges | 16 km | 195 m |
| 18 | Limoges → Flavignac | 31 km | 423 m |
| 19 | Flavignac → Châlus | 11 km | 220 m |
| 20 | Châlus → La Coquille | 16 km | 254 m |
| 21 | La Coquille → Thiviers | 19 km | 196 m |
| 22 | Thiviers → Sorges | 25 km | 233 m |
| 23 | Sorges → Périgueux | 18 km | 227 m |
| 24 | Périgueux → Saint-Astier | 23 km | 202 m |
| 25 | Saint-Astier → Mussidan | 26 km | 312 m |
| 26 | Mussidan → Sainte-Foy-la-Grande | 34 km | 391 m |
| 27 | Sainte-Foy-la-Grande → Duras | 26 km | 288 m |
| 28 | Duras → La Réole | 35 km | 404 m |
| 29 | La Réole → Bazas | 35 km | 341 m |
| 30 | Bazas → Captieux | 18 km | 85 m |
| 31 | Captieux → Roquefort | 34 km | 88 m |
| 32 | Roquefort → Mont-de-Marsan | 29 km | 166 m |
| 33 | Mont-de-Marsan → Hagetmau | 37 km | 254 m |
| 34 | Hagetmau → Orthez | 29 km | 308 m |
| 35 | Orthez → Sauveterre-de-Béarn | 23 km | 399 m |
| 36 | Sauveterre-de-Béarn → Saint-Palais | 16 km | 179 m |
| 37 | Saint-Palais → Ostabat-Asme | 11 km | 401 m |
| 38 | Ostabat-Asme → Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port | 23 km | 324 m |
| 39 | Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port → Roncesvalles | 23 km | 1 040 m |
| 40 | Roncesvalles → Zubiri | 22 km | 324 m |
| 41 | Zubiri → Pamplona | 21 km | 314 m |
| 42 | Pamplona → Puente la Reina | 23 km | 429 m |
| 43 | Puente la Reina → Estella | 22 km | 398 m |
| 44 | Estella → Los Arcos | 22 km | 394 m |
| 45 | Los Arcos → Logroño | 28 km | 368 m |
| 46 | Logroño → Nájera | 28 km | 389 m |
| 47 | Nájera → Santo Domingo de la Calzada | 21 km | 372 m |
| 48 | Santo Domingo de la Calzada → Belorado | 22 km | 305 m |
| 49 | Belorado → San Juan de Ortega | 24 km | 438 m |
| 50 | San Juan de Ortega → Burgos | 24 km | 163 m |
| 51 | Burgos → Hornillos del Camino | 21 km | 116 m |
| 52 | Hornillos del Camino → Castrojeriz | 20 km | 185 m |
| 53 | Castrojeriz → Frómista | 25 km | 215 m |
| 54 | Frómista → Carrión de los Condes | 19 km | 85 m |
| 55 | Carrión de los Condes → Terradillos de los Templarios | 26 km | 111 m |
| 56 | Terradillos de los Templarios → Sahagún | 14 km | 93 m |
| 57 | Sahagún → El Burgo Ranero | 18 km | 96 m |
| 58 | El Burgo Ranero → Mansilla de las Mulas | 19 km | 20 m |
| 59 | Mansilla de las Mulas → León | 19 km | 148 m |
| 60 | León → Hospital de Órbigo | 33 km | 159 m |
| 61 | Hospital de Órbigo → Astorga | 16 km | 123 m |
| 62 | Astorga → Rabanal del Camino | 20 km | 316 m |
| 63 | Rabanal del Camino → Ponferrada | 32 km | 559 m |
| 64 | Ponferrada → Villafranca del Bierzo | 23 km | 247 m |
| 65 | Villafranca del Bierzo → O Cebreiro | 28 km | 833 m |
| 66 | O Cebreiro → Triacastela | 21 km | 276 m |
| 67 | Triacastela → Sarria | 18 km | 317 m |
| 68 | Sarria → Portomarín | 23 km | 371 m |
| 69 | Portomarín → Palas de Rei | 25 km | 553 m |
| 70 | Palas de Rei → Arzúa | 29 km | 457 m |
| 71 | Arzúa → O Pedrouzo | 20 km | 274 m |
| 72 | O Pedrouzo → Santiago de Compostela | 19 km | 307 m |
Frequently asked questions about La voie de Vézelay
How many days does La voie de Vézelay take?
La voie de Vézelay takes about 81 days, split into 72 stages over 1 762 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 de Vézelay?
Halta lists 309 places to sleep within 5 km of La voie de Vézelay: 246 campsites, 3 mountain huts, 17 bivouac spots, 43 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 de Vézelay?
La voie de Vézelay is rated moderate, with 22 282 m of cumulative elevation gain over 1 762 km. Per stage, that works out at roughly 309 m of climbing a day.
Where does La voie de Vézelay go?
La voie de Vézelay runs from Vézelay to Santiago de Compostela, by way of Châlus, Ostabat-Asme, Terradillos de los Templarios, across Vézelay → Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle. It is travelled on foot and totals 1 762 km split into 72 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 Lemovicensis (GR 654) 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).