Le Puy-en-Velay → Conques
Le Puy route · compose your pilgrimage
Sources consulted on 8 November 2026
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My day · Day 1
Le Puy-en-Velay → Saint-Privat-d’Allier
23 km · ≈ 5 h 45 min
Daily difficulty
Not assessed
To confirmRelief unavailable: distance-only estimate.
Preparation estimate, excluding detours. Sparse samples can miss climbs: ascent, descent, slopes and path surfaces still need checking. Check weather and access before departure.
Saintié scale · indicative
Easy: up to 15 km with no demanding relief detected. Difficult: over 15 to 25 km, or an observed altitude range of at least 300 m. Strenuous: over 25 km, or a range of at least 600 m. The most demanding criterion applies.
Estimated walking time, excluding breaks and visits; terrain and conditions may increase it.
A moment of silence
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9 days · 203 km · Official source ↗
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Route map
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Walking track and elevation profile are being verified. Markers are not a navigation itinerary.
Elevation profile
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Suggested stage landmarks
Le Puy-en-Velay → Saint-Privat-d’Allier
23 km · Walking ≈ 5 h 45 min
Estimated walking time, excluding breaks and visits; terrain and conditions may increase it.
Villages and towns : Le Puy-en-Velay → Saint-Christophe-sur-Dolaison → Montbonnet → Saint-Privat-d’Allier
6 sacred places · This stage
W. Bulach · CC BY-SA 4.0 Le Puy-en-Velay · Sacred places
Chapelle Saint-Michel d’Aiguilhe
Estimated walking detour · +1.1 km return trip · ≈ 17 min
From Le Puy · Along mapped pedestrian ways; confirm final access and conditions. Excludes visits and breaks.
OpenStreetMap · FOSSGIS · 08/11/2026 ↗Consecrated to Saint Michael in 961, this pre-Romanesque and Romanesque chapel stands on a volcanic pinnacle reached by 268 steps.
Mass times
No verified regular Mass times for this building. Contact the parish before visiting.
Le Puy-en-Velay · Sacred places
Sanctuaire Saint-Joseph de Bon Espoir
Estimated walking detour · +3.6 km return trip · ≈ 55 min
From Le Puy · Along mapped pedestrian ways; confirm final access and conditions. Excludes visits and breaks.
OpenStreetMap · FOSSGIS · 08/11/2026 ↗This sanctuary dedicated to Saint Joseph includes a monumental statue, grotto chapels and a fortress-shaped church.
Mass times
No verified regular Mass times for this building. Contact the parish before visiting.
Saint-Privat-d’Allier · Sacred places
Église Saint-Privat
Visit in a route locality; confirm building access.
Linked to a priory founded in 1046 and later dependent on La Chaise-Dieu, this church was altered over the centuries.
Mass times
No verified regular Mass times for this building. Contact the parish before visiting.
Marmontel · CC BY 2.0 Le Puy-en-Velay · Sacred places
Cathédrale Notre-Dame du Puy
A Marian sanctuary on the Le Puy route, with a Black Madonna on the pilgrims’ altar. Its Romanesque architecture and great staircase mark the welcome of pilgrims on Mount Anis.
Mass times
- Monday
- 07:30(Conditional · please confirm)07:00(Conditional · please confirm)18:00(Conditional · please confirm)
- Tuesday
- 07:30(Conditional · please confirm)07:00(Conditional · please confirm)18:00(Conditional · please confirm)
- Wednesday
- 07:30(Conditional · please confirm)07:00(Conditional · please confirm)18:00(Conditional · please confirm)
- Thursday
- 07:30(Conditional · please confirm)07:00(Conditional · please confirm)18:00(Conditional · please confirm)
- Friday
- 07:30(Conditional · please confirm)07:00(Conditional · please confirm)18:00(Conditional · please confirm)
- Saturday
- 07:00(Conditional · please confirm)12:00(Conditional · please confirm)
- Sunday
- 10:3007:00(Conditional · please confirm)
Confirm times with the church, especially on feast days.
Recorded on 08/11/2026.
Source note (French) : Programme saisonnier. Samedi en hiver : deux pages officielles indiquent respectivement 8 h 30 et 12 h ; cet horaire reste non confirmé. Les messes de 7 h 30 sont célébrées dans la chapelle des reliques de la cathédrale.
- Source note (French) : 07:30 · Du 1er novembre au 31 mars, dans la chapelle des reliques de la cathédrale. Bénédiction ensuite si des pèlerins sont présents.
- Source note (French) : 10:30 · Dimanche, à la cathédrale ; changements exceptionnels à confirmer.
- Source note (French) : 07:00 · Du 1er avril au 31 octobre. Pas de messe à cette heure les matins du Jeudi saint, Vendredi saint et Samedi saint (bénédiction uniquement).
- Source note (French) : 12:00 · Samedi du 1er avril au 31 octobre uniquement. Horaire hivernal non confirmé.
- Source note (French) : 18:00 · Du 15 juillet au 17 août, du lundi au vendredi.
Tournasol7 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Saint-Christophe-sur-Dolaison · Sacred places
Église Saint-Christophe
Mentioned in 1161, this church is built of reddish volcanic rock and has a bell gable. Its arcaded apse and liturgical furnishings reflect the village’s long religious history.
Mass times
No verified regular Mass times for this building. Contact the parish before visiting.
Recorded on 08/11/2026.
Source note (French) : Aucun programme régulier vérifié pour cet édifice. Les annonces ponctuelles ne sont pas transformées en horaires hebdomadaires.
Official schedule ↗
Flaurentine · CC BY-SA 3.0 Montbonnet · Sacred places
Chapelle Saint-Roch de Montbonnet
This chapel on the Saint James route is recorded from the early thirteenth century. Originally dedicated to Saint Bonnet, it was later dedicated to Saint Roch.
Mass times
No verified regular Mass times for this building. Contact the parish before visiting.
Recorded on 08/11/2026.
Source note (French) : Aucun programme régulier vérifié pour cet édifice. Les annonces ponctuelles ne sont pas transformées en horaires hebdomadaires.
Official schedule ↗Saint-Privat-d’Allier · Stay
La Vieille Auberge
Accommodation listed by its owner or tourism office.
Rates & booking
- €62.00 – €100.00 / room / night · Accommodation only · Rate year unspecifiedRate source ↗
Checked on 11/8/2026
Published indicative rate, not a live price or availability. Confirm dates, inclusions, tourist tax and cancellation with the host.
Booking with the host; no payment or confirmation in Saintié.
Saint-Privat-d’Allier · Eat
Restaurant La Vieille Auberge
Restaurant listed by its owner or tourism office.
Le Puy-en-Velay · Tent
Camping du Puy-en-Velay · Aiguilhe
Listed campsite near the start. Confirm tent pitches, opening dates and access with the campsite.
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