8 days /7 nights / 6 walking days

The route wanders between Lot and Causses, both offering lanscapes to take the breath away. Handsome rural buildings accompany and then follow the old Roman road to reach Cahors and its famous bridge.

Day 1: Arrive Conques

Day 2: Conques - Decazeville
Altitude at departure: 280m/924ft
After the bridge over the Dourdou, the route climbs up to the charming Chapel of St. Foy. With one last look at Conques. Soon after, you have a choice of a shorter or longer routes to bring you to the old mining town of Decazeville.
Altitude at arrival: 225m/743ft, 17.4 kms/10.9 miles, 4 hours 30 mins Day 3: Decazeville - Figeac
Altitude at departure: 225m/743ft
A short climb to the Saint Roch chapel (353m/1165ft) and then down to the Lot Valley and on to Livinhac (220m/726ft), followed by a fairly strenuous climb into the Lot departement and the aptly-named village of Montredon ('the round mountain'). The route takes you then to the centre of Figeac with its historic centre.
Altitude at arrival: 194m/640ft, 31.5 kms/19.7 miles, 9 hours

Day 4: Figeac – Cajarc
Altitude at departure: 194m/640ft
We reach Carjac by walking on the plateau that separates the Cele and Lot valleys. After Faycelles (319m/1053ft) and Beduer, the landscape changes. Menhirs and dolmens appear, along with charming dry-stone constructions which accompany us to Grealou (374m/1234ft) in the extreme south of the regional park of the Causses du Quercy; and then again into the valley of the Lot.
Altitude at arrival: 160m/528ft, 31.5 kms/19.7 miles, 8 hours 30 mins. Day 5: Cajarc – Limogne en Quercy
Altitude at departure: 160m/528ft
Head southwards to cross a marshy plain in a meander of the River Lot to the lush pastures of Gaillac. Then its up to the Causse de Limogne where stone is used for everything. Before getting to Limogne (famous for its truffle market), we pass by Mas de Pech (339m/1119ft) and the Mas de Borie.
Altitude at arrival: 300m/990ft, 17 kms/10.6 miles, 4 hours 15 mins.

Day 6: Limogne en Quercy – Lalbenque
Altitude at departure: 300m/990ft
Continue across the Causse, skirting the village of Varaire and becomes one with the old Roman road (ancient paving stones remain beneath the earth). At the D55, we leave the path to reach Lalbenque.
Altitude at arrival: 250m/825ft, 22 kms/13.75 miles, 5 hours Day 7: Lalbenque – Cahors
Altitude at departure: 250m/825ft
Back to the GR65 – there are a couple of options. Ourists will return to where they joined the D55, others will continue the D6 or the D10 to join the GR65 further on. Then one more wild plateau before the descent to Cahors.
Altitude at arrival: 122m/403ft, 19 kms/11.9 miles, 4 hours 30 mins Day 8: End of holiday after breakfast.