Via Tolosana – from Arles over the Somport
Arles → Col du Somport · approx. 800 km
- Distance
- approx. 800 km
- Days
- 35–40 days
- Route
- Arles → Col du Somport
The southernmost French pilgrim route: from Arles via Montpellier, Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, Castres, Toulouse, Auch and Oloron-Sainte-Marie up through the Aspe valley to the Somport pass (1 632 m). On the other side the Camino Aragonés continues via Jaca to Puente la Reina, where it meets the Camino Francés.
TipsMuch quieter than the Via Podiensis. The stage through the Aspe valley to the Somport is one of the most beautiful on any pilgrim route.
Along the trail in the guide
Long-distance trails
- GR 10 – the Pyrenees on the French sideapprox. 900 km · 50–60 days
- GR 11 – Senda Pirenaica on the Spanish sideapprox. 820 km · 40–50 days
- HRP – Haute Randonnée Pyrénéenneapprox. 800 km · 40–45 days
- Sentier Cathare – the Cathar Trailapprox. 250 km · 12 days
- Chemin des Bonshommes – the Path of the Good Menapprox. 200 km · 8–10 days
- Via Podiensis – from Le Puy to the Pyreneesapprox. 740 km · 30–35 days
- Camino Francés – across the Pyrenees to Santiagoapprox. 770 km · 30–35 days
- Camino Aragonés – from the Somport to Puente la Reinaapprox. 165 km · 6–7 days
- The Piémont route – along the foot of the Pyreneesapprox. 600 km · 25–30 days