Conques en Rouergues - Livinhac le Haut

Twenty-fifth stage of the Way of St James. This challenging stage, starting from Conques, takes you to Livinhac-le-Haut via Decazeville, along a path known as "Lou Camin Conquet". After a long climb at the start, you will discover picturesque and varied landscapes as well as diverse architecture.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 14.43 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 8h 40 
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    Difficulty: Difficult

  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
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    Ascent: + 2,326 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 2,431 ft

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    Highest point: 2,083 ft
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    Lowest point: 610 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐
  • ⚐ City: Conques (12320)
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    Start: N 44.600078° / E 2.390654°
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    End: N 44.588431° / E 2.221657°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 2338E, 2338O
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Description of the walk

(S) From the campsite, head south-east along the Moulinols road until you reach the crossroads.

(1) Cross the small stone bridge on your right over the River Dourdou. Walk along the D232 to the hairpin bend, then take the path that leads into the woods to begin a steep climb. Cross the D232 to continue the ascent to the Sainte-Foy Chapel.

(2) Continue along the GR®65, following the red and white markings.

(3) At the T-junction, turn left until you reach the next T-junction with the D606.

(4) Turn left again to reach the highest point at the hamlet of Puech Long. Continue south-east on the D606 until you reach the junction with the D580.

(5) Turn left towards Noailhac, take the hairpin bend and head down to the village on the D580.

(6) Turn right onto Impasse des Pèlerins towards Combarel, pass the village lodge before reaching Place de la Foire, then head straight on to the right. Pass the church and then the town hall before reaching the junction with the D502. At the signpost, follow the signs for Decazeville.

(7) Just before the last house, turn right onto Chemin de Saint-Roch towards La Merlaterie. At the hairpin bend, carry on straight ahead, heading north-west, until you reach the junction with the D580 and the Chapelle Saint-Roch.

(8) Turn left onto the D580. Carry on to the crossroads situated about a hundred metres past a large mobile phone mast.

(9) Carry on straight ahead towards La Bessenoits.

(10) Shortly after the junction for Fagegaltier, turn left onto the stony track to cross vast meadows and rejoin the D580 at a picnic area.

(11) Carry on south-west, following the red and white markings, until you reach a stony track marked by a green boundary stone.

(12) Turn left onto the tree-lined path heading south-west and carry on until you reach the junction with theGR®®62B.

(13) Ignore thisGR®® and carry on along theGR®®65to the hamlet of Laubarède.

(14) Pass through this hamlet, keeping in the same direction, until you reach the Chemin de Saint-Michel. Walk through the hamlet of Les Fromentels and carry on to the hamlet of La Combe.

(15) Walk through the hamlet and carry on until you reach the picnic area at a place called Vivioles.

(16) Continue along the Route de Vivioles until you reach the junction with the Route de Montarnal.

(17) Carry on to the left along the Route de Montarnal until you reach the junction with the Route de Lestrade.

(18) Turn left to stay on Route de Montanal and you’ll reach the Stop sign in the town of Decazeville, near the Le Phoenix snack bar. Turn left, then right against the one-way flow, and you’ll arrive on Rue Camille Douls: follow the ‘All Directions’ signs. At the Stop sign (you can stock up on supplies at Carrefour Contact by turning left towards the roundabout and then heading towards the town centre), turn right onto Avenue Laromiguière towards Aurillac. Continue for a few dozen metres until you reach a picnic area.

(19) Head left onto the Route de Natuech. Stay on this fairly steep road for about 1.2 km until you reach house number 1210.

(20) Turn left onto Chemin du Boutigou and carry on to the cemetery in the hamlet of Saint-Roch.

(21) Turn left towards the chapel and carry on along the D157 heading north-west. Pass two huge concrete cisterns, then go under the power line. At a place called Pomayrol, pass the mobile phone mast on your left and carry on until you reach the ‘no entry’ sign.

(22) Turn right onto the small grassy path lined with trees towards Livinhac. Follow this path downhill until you reach the D21 at the Livinhac Bridge.

(23) Turn left and head towards Boisse-Ponchot, taking care on the D21, until, 700 metres further on, you reach the hamlet of La Combe Nègre and the entrance to the Rocquelongue campsite (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : mi 0 - alt. 722 ft - Le Temps d’une Pause Campsite
  2. 1 : mi 0.22 - alt. 741 ft - Pont des Pélerins - Dourdou de Conques (rivière)
  3. 2 : mi 0.59 - alt. 1,214 ft - Sainte-Foy Chapel
  4. 3 : mi 1.54 - alt. 1,798 ft - T-junction
  5. 4 : mi 2.4 - alt. 1,952 ft - D606
  6. 5 : mi 3.71 - alt. 1,913 ft - D580
  7. 6 : mi 3.99 - alt. 1,768 ft - Noailhac
  8. 7 : mi 4.2 - alt. 1,716 ft - Towards Decazeville
  9. 8 : mi 4.69 - alt. 1,975 ft - Saint-Roch Chapel
  10. 9 : mi 5.65 - alt. 2,021 ft - Large mobile phone mast
  11. 10 : mi 6.43 - alt. 1,949 ft - Towards La Bessenoits
  12. 11 : mi 6.91 - alt. 1,837 ft - D580 picnic area
  13. 12 : mi 7.14 - alt. 1,873 ft - Green signpost
  14. 13 : mi 8.05 - alt. 1,686 ft - Junction with the GR°°®°°62B
  15. 14 : mi 8.54 - alt. 1,558 ft - The hamlet of Laubarède
  16. 15 : mi 9.8 - alt. 1,109 ft - La Combe hamlet
  17. 16 : mi 10.54 - alt. 1,155 ft - Picnic area at a place called Vivioles
  18. 17 : mi 11.07 - alt. 869 ft - Route de Montarnal
  19. 18 : mi 11.27 - alt. 741 ft - Route de Lestrade
  20. 19 : mi 11.56 - alt. 686 ft - Picnic area, near the - Riou Mort (rivière) - Affluent du Lot
  21. 20 : mi 12.35 - alt. 961 ft - House No. 210
  22. 21 : mi 12.77 - alt. 1,161 ft - Cemetery.
  23. 22 : mi 13.41 - alt. 1,073 ft - No Entry
  24. 23 : mi 13.98 - alt. 617 ft - Livinhac Bridge - Lot (rivière)
  25. E : mi 14.43 - alt. 610 ft - Rocquelongue Campsite

Notes

Worth a visit

(1) Pont des Pèlerins in Conques-en-Rouergues: a magnificent medieval bridge.

Saint-Foy Chapel in Livinhac (2).

Decazeville (19): an artistic town home to the Church of Notre-Dame, which houses a priceless treasure: Gustave Moreau’s Way of the Cross, the only Symbolist Way of the Cross in the world (19th century).

(E) Livinhac-le-Haut: nicknamed the ‘Gardens of the Aveyron’, Livinhac-le-Haut is now renowned for its market gardening and horticultural produce, situated within the meander of the River Lot.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

5 / 5
Based on 2 reviews

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
5 / 5
alainc5939
alainc5939

Hello.
If you download your maps before you leave, there's no problem with the app, which only needs the location function. I crossed the Pyrenees to get to Compostela and never had any problems. However, you need a network connection to download your maps.
Have a good trip.
Best regards.
Alain

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User 4099121

Hello
I would like to use Visorando in the Pyrenees, but what happens to the application when there is no network coverage?

Kind regards

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Jean-Pierre Ducasse
Jean-Pierre Ducasse

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 14, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

The site is very easy to use.

I have one comment:
I think it would be useful if, when a hike is classified in a specific category, it disappears from the general classification: this would make it easier to navigate.
Thank you and well done on your website.

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Haanappel
Haanappel

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 13, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Quite busy as it is on the Way of St James

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