Cahors › Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc

🗺️ Stage Map

📖 Stage Description

A crossing of the Cahors countryside into the Quercy Blanc. Malbec vineyards, rounded hills and limestone slopes set the scene. Montcuq, a picturesque village crowned by a medieval tower, rewards those who arrive early enough to explore it.

This stage crosses the Lot region over 28.9 km with 580 m of elevation gain. The main villages along the way are: Lascabanes (km 14, 250 m) — ★ Possible split here, Montlauzun (km 22, 320 m).

🌄 Walking Conditions

Sun exposure and terrain type over 33,7 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

  Cahors · Start

  Starting point of stage 17. Altitude: 130 m.

  💧 Water🏕️ Accommodation
• 9.6km

  Lascabanes — ★ Scission possible ici

  Village on stage 17.

  💧 Water🏕️ Accommodation
• 19.3km

  Montlauzun

  Village on stage 17.

  💧 Water🏕️ Accommodation
• 28.9km

  Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc · End

  End point of stage 17.

  💧 Water🛒 Shops🏕️ Accommodations

⚠️ Practical Information

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  Difficulty

  ⚠️ Very long stage (34 km) with significant cumulative elevation despite modest altitude.

  Can be split at Lascabanes (km 14) — accommodation available, taxi connection possible.

  Allow 8–9 hours of actual walking; start before 7:30 a.m.
• 💧
  Water points

  Cahors (start)

  Lascabanes (km 14)

  Montcuq (km 33.9)
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  Supplies

  Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc km 33.9 · Supermarket · Bakery
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  AccommodationGîtes, B&Bs and campsites available at the end of the stage.
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  Monuments & heritage

  Chartreuse du Colombier km 2 · 15th-century Carthusian monastery, restored chapel, vineyard and avenue of plane trees

  Lot meanders from the causses km 11 · Exceptional viewpoint over the deeply entrenched meanders of the Lot, 180° panorama across the cliff faces

  Oppidum of Luzech km 22.5 · Gaulish then Gallo-Roman site on a peninsula of the Lot, with remains and a Romanesque church at its foot

  Tower of Montcuq km 33.9 · 12th-century cylindrical tower, remnant of the medieval castle, commanding views over the Quercy plain
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  Taxi / Bail-out

  Taxi Montcuq — 05 65 21 98 76

  Taxi Cahors — 05 65 22 33 44

  Cahors SNCF station (start) or Montauban (end)