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Modern Routes - Route Details

Via Tolosana GR653
Arles, Saint-Gilles, Montpellier, Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare, Toulouse, Auch, Maubourguet, Lescar, Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Bedous, Somport

Route map

Waymarked as the GR653, though it differs from the Codex Calixtinus route as it does not go to St Thibéry. For the French side, see the website of the Amis de St Jacques groups in S France, who are also working on extensions from Menton and Montgenèvre/Briancon. See also Languedoc-Roussillon Amis, and overview information on viatolosana.free.fr and chemindarles.free.fr; the latter includes a large photo gallery. The City of Montpellier has waymarked a route Lo Camin Romieu through the city centre.
At the Somport it connects to the Camino Aragonés

Confraternity of St James produces English: guide | factsheet

Detailed mapping for sections (compare with list above):

  • Arles-Somport
kmcumul kmview on map
Arles-St Gilles20.2720.27
St Gilles-Gallargues28.6748.94
Gallargues-Vendargues26.3575.29
Vendargues-Montpellier11.8887.17
Montpellier-Aniane31.45118.62
Aniane-St Jean de la Blaquière31.25149.87
St Jean de la Blaquière-Lodève13.54163.41
Lodève-Lunas26.93190.34
Lunas-St Gervais sur Mare28.19218.53
St-Gervais-sur-Mare - Murat-sur-Vèbre25.86244.39
Murat-sur-Vèbre - la Salvetat sur Agout21.14265.53
la Salvetat sur Agout - le Bouisset27.70293.23
le Bouisset - Castres28.65321.88
Castres-Dourgne22.71344.59
Dourgne-les Cassès32.16376.75
les Cassès-Seuil de Naurouze20.00396.75
Seuil de Naurouze-Baziège31.81428.56
Baziège-Toulouse36.21464.77
Toulouse-Léguevin39.08503.85
Léguevin-Giscaro32.64536.49
Giscaro-Auch38.14574.63
Auch-Montesquiou31.57606.20
Montesquiou-Marsiac23.07629.27
Marsiac-Maubourguet18.31647.58
Maubourguet-Anoye23.35670.93
Anoye-Morlaas14.87685.80
Morlaas-Lescar19.72705.52
Lescar-Oloron Ste Marie33.62739.14
Oloron Ste Marie-Bedous28.59767.73
Bedous-Somport28.95796.68
vItinéraire par le canal21.6321.63
vItinéraire direct22.7144.34
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