Camino de Santiago · GR 78
La voie du Piémont pyrénéen
The path that follows the Pyrenees along their first tier: Mirepoix, Foix, Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, Lourdes and Béarn — the range always on your left — before crossing it and joining the Camino Francés to Santiago.
Carcassonne → Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle · France, Espagne
Where to sleep on La voie du Piémont pyrénéen
Halta lists 279 places to sleep within 5 km of the route: 192 campsites, 4 mountain huts, 36 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 56 stages of La voie du Piémont pyrénéen
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 | Carcassonne → Montréal | 25 km | 341 m |
| 2 | Montréal → Fanjeaux | 12 km | 266 m |
| 3 | Fanjeaux → Mirepoix | 26 km | 340 m |
| 4 | Mirepoix → Camon | 13 km | 199 m |
| 5 | Camon → Lavelanet | 23 km | 560 m |
| 6 | Lavelanet → Roquefixade | 13 km | 612 m |
| 7 | Roquefixade → Foix | 17 km | 430 m |
| 8 | Foix → La Bastide-de-Sérou | 20 km | 853 m |
| 9 | La Bastide-de-Sérou → Saint-Lizier | 30 km | 351 m |
| 10 | Saint-Lizier → Salies-du-Salat | 23 km | 111 m |
| 11 | Salies-du-Salat → Saint-Gaudens | 25 km | 252 m |
| 12 | Saint-Gaudens → Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges | 21 km | 227 m |
| 13 | Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges → Capvern | 30 km | 506 m |
| 14 | Capvern → Bagnères-de-Bigorre | 24 km | 699 m |
| 15 | Bagnères-de-Bigorre → Lourdes | 30 km | 1 168 m |
| 16 | Lourdes → Lestelle-Bétharram | 19 km | 469 m |
| 17 | Lestelle-Bétharram → Arudy | 26 km | 478 m |
| 18 | Arudy → Oloron-Sainte-Marie | 23 km | 228 m |
| 19 | Oloron-Sainte-Marie → Mauléon-Licharre | 35 km | 453 m |
| 20 | Mauléon-Licharre → Saint-Palais | 25 km | 627 m |
| 21 | Saint-Palais → Ostabat-Asme | 11 km | 401 m |
| 22 | Ostabat-Asme → Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port | 23 km | 324 m |
| 23 | Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port → Roncesvalles | 23 km | 1 040 m |
| 24 | Roncesvalles → Zubiri | 22 km | 324 m |
| 25 | Zubiri → Pamplona | 21 km | 314 m |
| 26 | Pamplona → Puente la Reina | 23 km | 429 m |
| 27 | Puente la Reina → Estella | 22 km | 398 m |
| 28 | Estella → Los Arcos | 22 km | 394 m |
| 29 | Los Arcos → Logroño | 28 km | 368 m |
| 30 | Logroño → Nájera | 28 km | 389 m |
| 31 | Nájera → Santo Domingo de la Calzada | 21 km | 372 m |
| 32 | Santo Domingo de la Calzada → Belorado | 22 km | 305 m |
| 33 | Belorado → San Juan de Ortega | 24 km | 438 m |
| 34 | San Juan de Ortega → Burgos | 24 km | 163 m |
| 35 | Burgos → Hornillos del Camino | 21 km | 116 m |
| 36 | Hornillos del Camino → Castrojeriz | 20 km | 185 m |
| 37 | Castrojeriz → Frómista | 25 km | 215 m |
| 38 | Frómista → Carrión de los Condes | 19 km | 85 m |
| 39 | Carrión de los Condes → Terradillos de los Templarios | 26 km | 111 m |
| 40 | Terradillos de los Templarios → Sahagún | 14 km | 93 m |
| 41 | Sahagún → El Burgo Ranero | 18 km | 96 m |
| 42 | El Burgo Ranero → Mansilla de las Mulas | 19 km | 20 m |
| 43 | Mansilla de las Mulas → León | 19 km | 148 m |
| 44 | León → Hospital de Órbigo | 33 km | 159 m |
| 45 | Hospital de Órbigo → Astorga | 16 km | 123 m |
| 46 | Astorga → Rabanal del Camino | 20 km | 316 m |
| 47 | Rabanal del Camino → Ponferrada | 32 km | 559 m |
| 48 | Ponferrada → Villafranca del Bierzo | 23 km | 247 m |
| 49 | Villafranca del Bierzo → O Cebreiro | 28 km | 833 m |
| 50 | O Cebreiro → Triacastela | 21 km | 276 m |
| 51 | Triacastela → Sarria | 18 km | 317 m |
| 52 | Sarria → Portomarín | 23 km | 371 m |
| 53 | Portomarín → Palas de Rei | 25 km | 553 m |
| 54 | Palas de Rei → Arzúa | 29 km | 457 m |
| 55 | Arzúa → O Pedrouzo | 20 km | 274 m |
| 56 | O Pedrouzo → Santiago de Compostela | 19 km | 307 m |
Frequently asked questions about La voie du Piémont pyrénéen
How many days does La voie du Piémont pyrénéen take?
La voie du Piémont pyrénéen takes about 58 days, split into 56 stages over 1 262 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 du Piémont pyrénéen?
Halta lists 279 places to sleep within 5 km of La voie du Piémont pyrénéen: 192 campsites, 4 mountain huts, 36 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 du Piémont pyrénéen?
La voie du Piémont pyrénéen is rated moderate, with 20 690 m of cumulative elevation gain over 1 262 km. Per stage, that works out at roughly 369 m of climbing a day.
Where does La voie du Piémont pyrénéen go?
La voie du Piémont pyrénéen runs from Carcassonne to Santiago de Compostela, by way of Lourdes, Logroño, León, across Carcassonne → Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle. It is travelled on foot and totals 1 262 km split into 56 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 voie du Piémont pyrénéen (GR 78) 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).