The Piémont route – along the foot of the Pyrenees
Carcassonne → Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port · approx. 600 km
- Distance
- approx. 600 km
- Days
- 25–30 days
- Route
- Carcassonne → Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port
A quiet pilgrim route along the Pyrenean foothills, past Cathar country, Saint-Lizier, Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges, Lourdes and Oloron. The mountains are always to the south, and you pass several of the places in the guide.
TipsAccommodation is sparse on some sections – plan your nights in advance.
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
- Via Tolosana – from Arles over the Somportapprox. 800 km · 35–40 days
- Camino Aragonés – from the Somport to Puente la Reinaapprox. 165 km · 6–7 days