Chemin du Puy/Stage 13 of 29

Chemin du Puy · Stage 13 of 29

Cajarc to Varaire

Gronze calls Varaire a functional end of stage. Limogne-en-Quercy, 5.3 miles earlier, is the bigger village, with a communal gîte (La Halle, €21) and four other gîtes.

Book ahead

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
16.9 miles27.2 km
Climbing
1,470 ft up
Difficulty
Hard
Beds in Varaire
4 placesFew

Map of the stage

Places to stay in Varaire

Also, not on the map: Le Mouton à Deux Pattes; L'Escale de Varaire

The walk12Places to stay: green for dorms, blue for roomsVillages on the way

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 Varaire

4 places · Few

Four gîtes with about 49 dorm beds between them. Three also have a few private rooms, and two are open all year.

Gîte · dorm and private rooms

Gîte d'étape Les Marronniers

Owned by the village, next to the church, with a bar-restaurant. 15 dorm beds and a double. Dorm €20, half board €45, double €50. Open 1 April to 10 November.

Confirmed October 2026

Gîte · dorm

Clos des Escoutilles

660 yards from the centre, with a pool in summer. 18 places in five dorms, dorm €19 to €25. Open 1 April to 31 October.

Confirmed October 2026

Gîte · dorm and private rooms

Le Mouton à Deux Pattes

On the route at the turn to Varaire. Six dorm places plus single and double rooms. Dorm €20, half board €43, double €60. Open all year; book from November to March.

Confirmed October 2026

Gîte · dorm and private rooms

L'Escale de Varaire

0.6 miles out. Ten dorm places plus four rooms. Half board €45 to €48, double €92. Open all year.

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 2.7
    Gaillac
    2 places to stay
  2. Mile 6.2
    Saint-Jean-de-Laur
    2 places to stay
  3. Mile 11.6
    Limogne-en-Quercy
    6 places 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.