Chemin du Puy/Stage 14 of 29

Chemin du Puy · Stage 14 of 29

Varaire to Cahors

Gronze warns there are no services for 17 miles after Bach, only water points, so carry lunch. Cahors, with about 20,000 people, is the biggest town on the route: the Pont Valentré, the cathedral and an old town in a loop of the Lot.

Long dayGood rest-day stop

Basic details only. The Chemin du Puy’s stages haven’t been researched in detail yet, so this page has what the trail page held: the places to stay, the day’s distance and climbing, and the planning notes.

Distance
20.1 miles32.4 km
Climbing
1,080 ft up
Difficulty
Hard
Beds in Cahors
20 placesPlenty

Map of the stage

Places to stay in Cahors

Also, not on the map: La Maison des Pèlerins; Eight hotels and two chambres d'hôtes

The walk12Places to stay: green for dorms, blue for rooms

The line is the waymarked route as OpenStreetMap has it. Places to stay are where OpenStreetMap has them, matched by name; the ones it doesn't have are listed beside the map, without a marker. Tap a marker for details; the numbers match the cards below.

Where to sleep in Cahors

20 places · Plenty

Ten gîtes and hostels, two chambres d'hôtes and eight hotels. Only L'Étoile Flamboyante says it's open all year.

Hostel · dorm and rooms

Auberge de Jeunesse HI Cahors

By the Pont Valentré, on the way out of town. 94 beds in 38 rooms of one to three beds, from €24 with breakfast. Open 1 March to 30 November.

Booking
Booking.com, phone or email

Confirmed October 2026

Pilgrim house · dorm

La Maison des Pèlerins

Pilgrims only, 550 yards from the centre. 10 places in three rooms. Dorm with breakfast €22 to €27, half board €39 to €44. Open 1 April to 31 October.

Confirmed October 2026

Pilgrim house · dorm

Le Relais des Jacobins

Pilgrims only, across the Cabessut bridge. 15 beds in five dorms. Dorm €20, half board €40. Open 1 April to 15 October.

Confirmed October 2026

More places

Eight hotels and two chambres d'hôtes

Hôtel Jean XXII by the old town among them. Chambre d'hôtes Chez Pierre has doubles from €60.

Confirmed October 2026

The walk

HardRated from the distance and climbing alone; this stage hasn’t been researched in detail yet.

Along the way

  1. Mile 3.5
    Bach
    3 places to stay
  2. Vaylats convent
    2 places to stay (0.7 miles off the route)
  3. Mile 8.8
    Mas de Vers
    1 place to stay

Maps and route guides

Notes

Confirmed October 2026. Each place to stay shows when its own details were confirmed. Phone numbers, prices and opening seasons change from year to year, so confirm them before you rely on them.