GR78 in 24 stages: distances, ascent and accommodation

Stage	Route	Distance	Ascent	Descent	Walking time	High point
1	Carcassonne → Montréal	26.1 km	300 m	160 m	6h – 7h15	284 m
2	Montréal → Fenouillet-du-Razès	18.6 km	340 m	190 m	4h30 – 5h30	402 m
3	Fenouillet-du-Razès → Manses	28.5 km	490 m	510 m	7h15 – 8h30	454 m
4	Manses → Pamiers	26.3 km	260 m	360 m	6h15 – 7h15	417 m
5	Pamiers → Monesple	22.7 km	590 m	360 m	6h – 7h	534 m
6	Monesple → Maury	23 km	530 m	710 m	6h15 – 7h15	530 m
7	Maury → Perry Hameau	21.5 km	470 m	370 m	5h30 – 6h30	519 m
8	Perry Hameau → Sor	23.8 km	430 m	320 m	6h – 7h	592 m
9	Sor → Portet-d'Aspet	20 km	840 m	520 m	6h – 7h	906 m
10	Portet-d'Aspet → Cazaunous	18.4 km	530 m	860 m	5h30 – 6h15	1,194 m
11	Cazaunous → Barbazan	17.6 km	730 m	730 m	5h30 – 6h15	968 m
12	Barbazan → Anères	21.6 km	330 m	350 m	5h15 – 6h15	572 m
13	Anères → Esparros	19.4 km	630 m	670 m	5h30 – 6h30	732 m
14	Esparros → Bourg-de-Bigorre	13.7 km	270 m	390 m	3h45 – 4h15	621 m
15	Bourg-de-Bigorre → Bagnères-de-Bigorre	20.6 km	750 m	530 m	6h – 7h	862 m
16	Bagnères-de-Bigorre → Germs-sur-l'Oussouet	17.5 km	830 m	540 m	5h15 – 6h15	1,130 m
17	Germs-sur-l'Oussouet → Lourdes	16.3 km	370 m	810 m	4h45 – 5h30	950 m
18	Lourdes → Rigal	23.8 km	260 m	360 m	5h45 – 6h45	415 m
19	Rigal → Sévignacq	19.8 km	450 m	270 m	5h – 6h	539 m
20	Sévignacq → Bidos	24.1 km	190 m	400 m	5h45 – 6h45	567 m
21	Bidos → L'Hôpital-Saint-Blaise	24.5 km	210 m	330 m	5h45 – 6h45	288 m
22	L'Hôpital-Saint-Blaise → Arguaga	18.7 km	540 m	510 m	5h15 – 6h	436 m
23	Arguaga → Arla	17.5 km	640 m	580 m	5h – 6h	564 m
24	Arla → Saint-Jean-le-Vieux	19.6 km	510 m	480 m	5h15 – 6h15	566 m

Our stage plan aims for days of around 6h of actual walking and always stops where you can sleep. Nothing stops you from combining or splitting stages: all the accommodation is listed.

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The stages of the GR78