Mas-de-Vers › Cahors

🗺️ Stage Map

📖 Stage Description

A gentle descent from the causses into Cahors, capital of the Lot département. Arriving via the legendary Pont Valentré (14th century, UNESCO-listed) is one of the great highlights of the entire pilgrimage route. Cahors has everything you need for a proper rest day.

This stage crosses the Lot region over 11.8 km with 130 m of elevation gain. The main villages along the way are: Vaylats (km 5, 290 m), Labastide-Marnhac (km 11, 260 m).

🌄 Walking Conditions

Sun exposure and terrain type over 17,7 km

☀ Sun Exposure

🥾 Terrain

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📍 Villages and Waypoints

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  Mas-de-Vers · Start

  Starting point of stage 16. Altitude: 130 m.

  💧 Water🏕️ Accommodation
• 3.9km

  Vaylats

  Village on stage 16.

  💧 Water🏕️ Accommodation
• 11.0km

  Labastide-Marnhac

  Village on stage 16.

  💧 Water🏕️ Accommodation
• 11.8km

  Cahors · End

  End point of stage 16.

  💧 Water🛒 Shops🏕️ Accommodations

⚠️ Practical Information

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  Difficulty

  Gentle, steady descent into Cahors — the gradient is manageable throughout.

  Final 5 km along pavements and the banks of the Lot through urban surroundings.

  A beautiful pedestrian approach to the Pont Valentré along the riverbank.
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  Water points

  Mas-de-Vers (start)

  Labastide-Marnhac (km 11)

  Cahors (km 17.7)
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  Supplies

  Cahors km 17.7 · Supermarket · Bakery
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  AccommodationGîtes, B&Bs and campsites available at the end of the stage.
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  Monuments & heritage

  AOC Cahors vineyards km 5 · Malbec (Côt) vines on terraces and causses — a world-renowned appellation

  Pont Valentré km 17.3 · 14th-century fortified bridge with three crenellated towers, UNESCO-listed — the emblem of Cahors

  Cahors Cathedral (Saint-Étienne) km 17.7 · 12th-century Romanesque-Byzantine cathedral with two great domes and a Gothic cloister

  Fontaine des Chartreux km 17 · A spring tapped since Antiquity, a traditional water stop on the pilgrimage road
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  Taxi / Bail-out

  Taxi Cahors — 05 65 22 33 44

  Taxi Pradines — 05 65 22 61 61

  Cahors SNCF station (town centre)