The Walking Pilgrim

Modern Routes - Route Details

Rocroi-Vézelay GR654
Rocroi, Reims, Vitry-le-François, Les Riceys, Tonnerre, Vézelay

Route map

The GR654 officially starts in Namur, running to the French border at Rocroi, and thence via Reims, Vitry-le-François and Auxerre to Vézelay; there is an FFRP topoguide for this, and see radiocamino.net for a detailed description of the Belgian section.
It is however a meandering route that has little to do with historical pilgrimage routes. The Belgian section is now covered by the Via Monastica, and Randonneurs et Pèlerins 51 produce a guide to a shorter route than the GR between Rocroi and Reims; they are also preparing a similar one for Reims-Vézelay.
Hervé Grosdoit-Artur gives more details on the GR654 route in Aube on his site, together with suggestions for links from Troyes and elsewhere in the département.

Detailed mapping for sections (compare with list above):

  • Rocroi-Vézelay
kmcumul kmview on map
Rocroi-Murtin et Bogny28.7228.72
Murtin et Bogny-Signy l'Abbaye21.7550.47
Signy l'Abbaye-Wasigny18.1768.64
Wasigny-Chateau Porcien20.8589.49
Chateau Porcien-Asfeld14.48103.97
Asfeld-Reims26.12130.09
Reims-Verzy24.76154.85
Verzy-Conde sur Marne22.71177.56
Conde sur Marne-Chalons en Champagne20.50198.06
Chalons en Champagne-la Chaussee sur Marne24.06222.12
La Chaussee sur Marne-Vitry le Francois22.42244.54
Vitry le Francois-St Remy en Bouzemont20.90265.44
St Remy en Bouzemont-Lentilles25.05290.49
Lentilles-Brienne le Chateau32.45322.94
Brienne le Chateau-Unienville10.77333.71
Unienville-La Loge aux Chevres14.73348.44
La Loge aux Chevres-Bar sur Seine29.71378.15
Bar sur Seine-Avirey Lingey17.24395.39
Avirey Lingey-Etourvy25.15420.54
Etourvy-Tonnerre24.21444.75
17 Tonnerre - Chablis16.97461.72
18 Chablis - Auxerre21.94483.66
19 Auxerre - Cravant24.13507.79
20 Cravant - Vézelay33.55541.34
aRocroi-Signy l'Abbaye30.9230.92
aSigny l'Abbaye-Chateau Porcien29.3460.26
aChateau Porcien-Bazancourt22.0182.27
aBazancourt-Reims17.1799.44
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