Self-guided hiking on the Camino de Santiago : from Aumont-Aubrac to Conques

Welcome to Aumont-Aubrac

Arrive in Aumont-Aubrac during the day and settle into your accommodation in the late afternoon.
Take advantage of the day to visit the village and surrounding area.

Dinner and overnight in Aumont-Aubrac.

7 to 8h walking. Ascent/descent : +250m/-150m

Through the typical vegetation of the "Terre de Peyre" (land of stone), you now reach the Aubrac plateau, with its horizon of green pastures surrounded by trees, and straw or slate burons (shepherds' huts). At the end of the day, you arrive in Nasbinals, where you can visit its magnificent Romanesque church.

Dinner and overnight in Nasbinals.

4 to 5h walking. Ascent/descent : +200m/-650m

Today you enter the land of Aubrac: the opportunity to take your taste buds and your palate on a journey through the local gastronomy and its typical dishes such as aligot or omelette with porcini mushrooms. Land of transhumance, with luck you can see the herds leaving the valley and going up the drailles, these paths lined with low walls, and thus reach the large pastures.

Dinner and overnight in Saint-Chély d'Aubrac.

4 to 4h30 walking. Ascent/descent : +200m/-650m

This stage takes you along the rivers flowing down from the Aubrac to the Lot, through landscapes as green as ever. At the end of the day, you arrive in Saint-Côme d'Olt, classified as one of the "most beautiful villages in France". Lose yourself in the old streets and visit medieval buildings such as the Château de Castelnau, now the town hall, or the Chapelle des Pénitents, a former hospice now used as an exhibition hall.

Dinner and overnight in Saint-Côme d'Olt.

5 to 5h30 walking. Ascent/descent : +550m/-250m

Still following the course of the river, you descend inland to the medieval village of Estaing, which has been celebrating the feast of Saint Fleuret on the first Sunday in July since the 14th century. During this festival, you'll see a huge procession of 150 people dressed up as characters from the village's history. If you're looking for a little more peace and quiet, the village is surrounded by the castles of the Counts of Estaing, with their own 16th-century Gothic bridge, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Dinner and overnight in Estaing.

4 to 5h walking. Ascent/descent : +400m/-100m

This day's hike takes you to Golinhac, a village overlooking the deep gorges of the Lot river that has followed you this far. Of course, a detour to its half-Romanesque of the 11th-century and half-Gothic of the 16th-century church is highly recommended to better understand this unusual architecture.

Dinner and overnight in Golinhac.

6 to 7h walking. Ascent/descent : +250m/-600m

On this last stage, you wind your way through the steep-sided combe de l'Ouche to reach another river, the Dourdou, and discover Conques, the village with its pointed roofs, where the three abbey towers of Foy Abbey undoubtedly stand out. Foy Abbey is a Unesco World Heritage Site for its medieval architecture, and we recommend you cross the Dourdou River via the "Pont des Pèlerins" (Pilgrims' Bridge) to visit the abbey.

Dinner and overnight in Conques.

End of the trip

End of services after breakfast.