Golinhac › Conques

🗺️ Stage Map

📖 Stage Description

You walk from Golinhac through the woods, descend toward the valley of the Dourdou, and then — around a bend in the path — Conques is there. Complete. The medieval village in its green amphitheatre, the towers of the abbey church pointing above the slate rooftops. It is one of those moments you never forget.

The abbey church of Sainte-Foy dates from the 11th century. Its tympanum of the Last Judgement, with 124 sculpted figures, is one of the finest works of Romanesque art. You can spend an hour deciphering its details — the damned piled into hell on the right, the serene elect on the left, Christ in majesty at the centre. Medieval art was not decorative: it had something to say.

Spend the night in Conques if you can. The village empties after 6pm, the tour buses have gone, and the lanes take on their true character. That is when you understand why medieval pilgrims walked hundreds of kilometres to come here.

This stage crosses the Aveyron region over 16.8 km with 350 m of ascent. Main villages: Sénergues (km 5, 650m), Noailhac (km 12, 600m), Moulin de Cambelong (km 18, 310m).

🌄 Walking Conditions

Sun exposure and terrain type over 21 km

☀ Sun Exposure

🥾 Terrain

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Estimez votre temps de marche selon votre profil — calcul basé sur la règle de Naismith et le dénivelé de l’étape.

📍 Villages and Waypoints

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  Golinhac · Start

  Starting point of stage 10. Altitude: 280 m.

  💧 Water🏕️ Accommodation
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  Sénergues

  Village on stage 10.

  💧 Water🏕️ Accommodation
• 12.0km

  Noailhac

  Village on stage 10.

  💧 Water🏕️ Accommodation
• 16.8km

  Conques · End

  Arrival point of stage 10.

  💧 Water🛒 Shops🏕️ Accommodations

⚠️ Practical Information

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  Difficulty

  Gradual climb out of Golinhac around 650 m altitude, then rolling terrain to Noailhac.

  Steep final descent to Conques — 4 km, −400 m elevation.

  Rocky path, slippery when wet — poles strongly advised.
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  Water Points

  Golinhac (start)

  Sénergues (km 5)

  Noailhac (km 12)

  Conques (km 16.8)
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  Supplies

  Conques km 16.8 · Supermarket · Bakery
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  AccommodationGîtes, chambres d'hôtes and campsites available on arrival.
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  Monuments & Heritage

  Abbatiale Sainte-Foy de Conques km 16.8 · 12th-century Romanesque abbey, Last Judgement tympanum, UNESCO listed

  Trésor de Conques km 16.8 · Medieval goldsmithing including the Majesty of Sainte-Foy (10th c.), one of Europe's richest treasuries

  Village de Conques km 16.8 · Medieval village listed "Most Beautiful Villages of France", timber-framed houses above the Dourdou valley

  Église Saint-Georges de Sénergues km 5 · 12th-century Romanesque church, characteristic comb bell tower of the Rouergue
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  Taxi / Bail-out

  Taxi Conques — 05 65 69 84 46

  Taxi Decazeville (15 km) — 05 65 43 03 12

  Taxi Rodez (35 km) — 05 65 42 11 11