Figeac › Cajarc

🗺️ Stage Map

📖 Stage Description

The longest official stage of the GR65, crossing the limestone causses of Quercy. White-rock landscapes, lavognes (natural ponds), juniper bushes and downy oaks accompany you throughout. Cajarc is a charming small town on the Lot with a welcoming village atmosphere.

This stage crosses the Lot region over 26.8 km with 630 m of elevation gain. The main villages along the way are: Faycelles (km 5, 430 m), Gréalou (km 16, 450 m) — ★ Possible split here, Bach (km 23, 380 m).

🌄 Walking Conditions

Sun exposure and terrain type over 31,2 km

☀ Sun Exposure

🥾 Terrain

⏱️ Your Estimated Duration

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

📍 Villages and Waypoints

• 0km

  Figeac · Start

  Starting point of stage 13. Altitude: 150 m.

  💧 Water🏕️ Accommodation
• 5.0km

  Faycelles

  Village on stage 13.

  💧 Water🏕️ Accommodation
• 13.4km

  Gréalou — ★ Scission possible ici

  Village on stage 13.

  💧 Water🏕️ Accommodation
• 23.0km

  Bach

  Village on stage 13.

  💧 Water🏕️ Accommodation
• 26.8km

  Cajarc · End

  End point of stage 13.

  💧 Water🛒 Shops🏕️ Accommodations

⚠️ Practical Information

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  Difficulty

  ⚠️ Long stage (31 km) across limestone causses with very little shade.

  Can be split at Gréalou (km 16) — gîte available on site.

  Carry at least 1.5 L of water from the start; resupply is scarce between km 5 and km 16.
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  Water points

  Figeac (start)

  Faycelles (km 5)

  Gréalou (km 16)

  Bach (km 23)

  Cajarc (km 31.1)
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  Supplies

  Cajarc km 31.1 · Supermarket · Bakery
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  AccommodationGîtes, B&Bs and campsites available at the end of the stage.
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  Monuments & heritage

  Aiguilles de Figeac km 0 · Two naturally eroded sandstone obelisks, visual landmarks of Figeac since the Middle Ages

  Dolmens of the Causse de Limogne km 10.4 · Neolithic megaliths (3000 BC) scattered across the limestone plateau

  Causse de Limogne km 15 · Limestone plateau at 350 m, garrigue scrub, wild lavender and a vast sky — an almost lunar landscape

  Chapelle de la Pistoule km 20.8 · Isolated chapel on the causse with a cool spring and a shaded rest stop

  Viewpoint over the Lot at Cajarc km 31.1 · Plunging view over the deeply incised meander of the Lot and the golden-cream limestone cliffs
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  Taxi / Bail-out

  Taxi Cajarc — 05 65 40 60 61

  Taxi Figeac — 05 65 34 17 18

  Taxi Cahors (50 km) — 05 65 22 33 44