The Walking Pilgrim

Modern Routes - Route Details

Via Gebennensis GR65
Geneva, Beaumont, Serrières, Yenne, Valencogne, Gillonnay, Cheyssieu, Le Tracol, Le Puy-en-Velay; Annecy, Serrières; Petit St Bernard, Albertville, Montmélian, Chambéry, Yenne; La Tour du Pin, Valencogne; St Etienne, Le Tracol; Vienne, Cheyssieu; Annemasse, Beaumont; Saint-Gingolph, Geneva; Voiron, Blaune

Route map

Highest point: Queyrières 1150m
The GR65 Le Puy-St Jean Pied de Port has been extended to link the Swiss border near Geneva and Le Puy, the Via Gebennensis. A guidebook in French and German is published by the Association Rhône-Alpes des Amis de St-Jacques, and there is also an FFRP topoguide.
The Amis have also marked a number of spurs: from Annemasse, St Gingolph, Annecy, Col du Petit St Bernard and Chambéry, La Tour du Pin, Voiron, Vienne, St Etienne. See their website for more details.

Confraternity of St James produces English: guide | factsheet

Detailed mapping for sections (compare with list above):

  • Geneva-Le Puy-en-Velay
  • Annemasse-Beaumont
  • Saint-Gingolph-Geneva
  • Annecy-Serrières
kmcumul kmview on map
Via Gebennensis: Genève - Beaumont15.1215.12
Via Gebennensis: Beaumont - Chaumont24.7039.82
Via Gebennensis: Chaumont - Seyssel17.9657.78
Via Gebennensis: Seyssel - Jongieux29.2186.99
Via Gebennensis: Jongieux - Saint-Genix30.86117.85
Via Gebennensis: Saint-Genix - Les Abrets13.82131.67
Via Gebennensis: Les Abrets - Le Pin15.94147.61
Via Gebennensis: Le Pin - Saint-André25.33172.94
Via Gebennensis: Saint-André - Revel-Tourdan20.41193.35
Via Gebennensis: Revel-Tourdan - La Régnie30.85224.20
Via Gebennensis: La Régnie - Saint-Julien25.52249.72
Via Gebennensis: Saint-Julien - Les Setoux23.94273.66
Via Gebennensis: Les Setoux - Montfaucon15.68289.34
Via Gebennensis: Montfaucon - Saint Jeures19.70309.04
Via Gebennensis: St Jeures - St Julien-Chapdeuil20.29329.33
Via Gebennensis: St Julien-Chapdeuil-Puy-En-Velay17.55346.88
aBreltelle Annecy - Mathy34.2234.22
fAnnemase à beaumont 2009-07-0810.3210.32
fAnnemase à beaumont 2009-07-08- Section 25.7016.02
fAnnemase à beaumont 2009-07-08- Section 32.9618.98
gBretelle du Chablais St Gingolph-Genève72.2372.23
vVariante Serrières/Chautagne4.564.56
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