Via Gebennensis
Description
- Name Via Gebennensis (GR65)
- Length of trail 350 km, 217 miles
- Length in days 14 days
- Start of trail Geneva
- End of trail Le Puy-en-Velay
- Traildino grading MW, Moderate walk, backpacking trail
- Hut tour grading T1, Walk


Via Gebennensis, Geneva - Le Puy-en-Velay, 330 km, 13 days
Pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela, coming from Switzerland, will most likely follow this Way. From Geneva, it is about two weeks walking to Le Puy-en-Velay. The trail is marked red and white as GR65, and also with the blue and yellow coquilles Saint Jacques. This Way of St. James is very attractive as it traverses the Alps and is yet a quiet trail.
From Le Puy, pilgrims continue on the well known Via Podiensis to the Pyrenees. This part is also marked as GR65, and the FFRP issues a topoguide.
Visit Traildino's overview page for the Way of Saint James / Camino de Santiago.
Links
Facts
- Via Gebennensis (German)
Detailed day to day description with map and GPX.
- Overview: Geneva to le Puy
The confraternity of Saint James issued many guides. Some are available on-line. Their website gives useful to the point information per route.
- The Walking Pilgrim - Via Gebennensis GR65
The ultimate pilgrimage reference site by Peter Robins.
Reports
- The Solitary Walker: Via Gebennensis
Report of the Solitary Walker!
- Wir Pilgern auf dem Jakobusweg (German)
Short descriptions by Thekla Schrange and Aloys Schafer of their walks along the Camino over the years.
Guides and maps
Lodging
Organisations
Tour operators
GPS
Other
Books

United Kingdom
- Compostelle - Routes De Compostelle En France 2010
- A la rencontre du patrimoine sur les voies de Tours et du PuyDu milieu des années 1980 à aujourd'hui, les pèlerins allant à Compostelle sont passés de quelques centaines à 180 000 par an ! Si la plupart d'entre eux s'y rendent à pied, on y compte des croyants, des athées, agnostiques,... Read more

United Kingdom
2016
- St-Jacques-de-Compostelle / Puy-en-Velay - Moissac GR65-1 2016
- St-Jacques de Compostelle : du Puy à MoissacUne nouvelle série de cartes IGN pour découvrir les chemins mythiques, réalisée en partenariat avec les associations dédiées à ces chemins exceptionnels. Read more
- Also available from:
- Stanfords, United Kingdom
- De Zwerver, Netherlands

United Kingdom
2016
- St-Jacques-de-Compostelle - Puy-en-Velay to Moissac GR65-1 IGN 89020
- Chemin de St-Jacques - the Way of St James in France along the GR65 between Le Puy-en-Velay and Moissac presented at 1:100,000 on a double-sided, waterproof and tear-resistant map from IGN with cartography from their highly popular TOP100 series. The route is prominently highlighted on contoured mapping and annotated with hiking distances.... Read more

Netherlands
2016
- Wandelkaart - Pelgrimsroute (kaart) St-Jacques-de-Compostela GR 65-1, St Jacobsroute | IGN - Institut Géographique National
- St-Jacques de Compostelle : du Puy à MoissacUne nouvelle série de cartes IGN pour découvrir les chemins mythiques, réalisée en partenariat avec les associations dédiées à ces chemins exceptionnels. Read more

United Kingdom
2016
- St-Jacques-de-Compostelle / Moissac - Roncevaux GR65-2 2016
- St Jacques de Compostelle : de Moissac à RoncevauxUne nouvelle série de cartes IGN pour découvrir les chemins mythiques, réalisée en partenariat avec les associations dédiées à ces chemins exceptionnels. Read more
- Also available from:
- Stanfords, United Kingdom
- De Zwerver, Netherlands

United Kingdom
2016
- St-Jacques-de-Compostelle - Moissac to Roncevaux / Roncesvalles GR65-2 IGN 89021
- Chemin de St-Jacques - the Way of St James in France along the GR65 between Moissac and Roncevaux/Roncesvalles in the Spanish Pyrenees presented at 1:100,000 on a double-sided, waterproof and tear-resistant map from IGN with cartography from their highly popular TOP100 series. The route is prominently highlighted on contoured mapping and... Read more

Netherlands
2016
- Wandelkaart - Pelgrimsroute (kaart) St-Jacques-de-Compostela GR 65-2, St Jacobsroute | IGN - Institut Géographique National
- St Jacques de Compostelle : de Moissac à RoncevauxUne nouvelle série de cartes IGN pour découvrir les chemins mythiques, réalisée en partenariat avec les associations dédiées à ces chemins exceptionnels. Read more

United Kingdom
2018
- Sentier St-Jacques - Le Puy-Figeac GR65 2018
- Uitstekende routegids met gedetailleerde kaarten en een routebeschrijving. Fout lopen wordt op deze manier wel erg moeilijk. Met symbolen is weergegeven welke voorzieningen (openbaar vervoer / winkels / overnachtingen) er zijn langs of bij de route. De gids bevat een lijst met overnachtingsadressen inclusief telefoonnummers en soms aangevuld... Read more
- Also available from:
- Stanfords, United Kingdom
- De Zwerver, Netherlands

United Kingdom
2018
- Sentiers de St-Jacques via le Puy - Le Puy to Figeac GR65
- Chemins de St-Jacques: Le Puy - Figeac, FFRP topoguide Ref. no. 651, covering a 252km section of the Way of St. James across the Massif Central from Le Puy-en-Velay to Figeac along the GR 65. Current edition of this title was published in August 2014.ABOUT THE FFRP (Fédération française de la randonnée pédestre) TOPOGUIDES: published in a handy... Read more

Netherlands
2018
- Wandelgids - Pelgrimsroute 651 GR 65 Le Chemin du Puy: Le Puy - Figeac (Santiago de Compostela - Sint Jacobsroute) | FFRP
- Uitstekende routegids met gedetailleerde kaarten en een routebeschrijving. Fout lopen wordt op deze manier wel erg moeilijk. Met symbolen is weergegeven welke voorzieningen (openbaar vervoer / winkels / overnachtingen) er zijn langs of bij de route. De gids bevat een lijst met overnachtingsadressen inclusief telefoonnummers en soms aangevuld... Read more

United Kingdom
2016
- GR65 Chemins de Saint Jacques: Figeac - Moissac FFRP Topo-guide No. 652
- The most medieval route of the Puy road, from Figeac to Moissac and Rocamadour to Romieu. More than 20 days of hiking and 524 km of routes.Chemins de Saint Jacques: Figeac - Moissac, FFRP topoguide Ref. no. 652, covering one of the sections of the Way of St. James in France between Le Puy-en-Velay and the Pyrenees. The guide covers the main... Read more

United Kingdom
2019
- Tour des Monts d`Aubrac GRP/GR60/GR6
- Tour des Monts d`Aubrac, FFRP topoguide Ref. No. 616, covering 259kms of hiking circuits in the Massif Central along the GR6, GR60 and GR65. Current edition of this title was published in May 2016.ABOUT THE FFRP (Fédération française de la randonnée pédestre) TOPOGUIDES: published in a handy A5 paperback format, the guides are the best... Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands

United Kingdom
2019
- Sentiers de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle - Via Le Puy - Geneve - Le Puy GR65
- Chemins de St-Jacques: Geneva - Le Puy-en-Velay, FFRP topoguide Ref. No. 650, covering a 360km section of the GR65 along one of the routes of the Way of St. James across France. Current edition of this title was published in March 2016.ABOUT THE FFRP (Fédération française de la randonnée pédestre) TOPOGUIDES: published in a handy A5 paperback... Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands

Netherlands
2019
- Wandelgids - Pelgrimsroute 253 Französischer Jakobsweg GR65 | Rother
- Via Podiensis von Le Puy-en-Velay bis zu den Pyrenäen. 33 Etappen Rother Wanderführer. 4., aktualisierte Auflage. Read more

Netherlands
2018
- Wandelgids - Pelgrimsroute 128 Frankrijk - Frankreich: Jakobsweg Via Podiensis GR65 | Conrad Stein Verlag
- Handzaam boekje met de routebeschrijving inclusief een heleboel praktische informatie. De beschrijving is uitstekend, maar kaarten zijn beperkt en schetsmatig aanwezig. Duits. Von Le Puy-en-Velay führt der französische Jakobsweg Via Podiensis über gut 754 km nach Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, wo die Wanderung auf den spanischen Jakobswegen... Read more

Netherlands
2016
- Wandelgids - Pelgrimsroute Frankreich: Jakobsweg, Via Gebennensis | Conrad Stein Verlag
- von Genf nach Le Puy-en-Velay Read more

United Kingdom
2017
- Sentiers de St- Jacques via le Puy - Moissac to Roncevaux GR65
- Continuation and end of the Puy road, through Quercy, Béarn and Basque Country. More than 15 days of hiking.Chemins de St- Jacques: Moissac - Roncevaux (Roncesvalles), FFRP topoguide Ref. no. 653, covering the last, 345-km long section of the Way of St. James in France along the GR65 between Le Puy-en-Velay to the Spanish border. Current... Read more
- Also available from:
- De Zwerver, Netherlands

Netherlands
2017
- Wandelgids 653 Moissac - Roncevaux (Santiago de Compostela - Sint Jacobsroute) | FFRP
- Uitstekende routegids met gedetailleerde topografische kaarten en een routebeschrijving. Fout lopen wordt op deze manier wel erg moeilijk. Met symbolen is weergegeven welke voorzieningen (openbaar vervoer / winkels / overnachtingen) er zijn langs of bij de route. De gids bevat een lijst met overnachtingsadressen inclusief telefoonnummers en... Read more

United Kingdom
2018
- The Way of St James - Le Puy to the Pyrenees
- GR65: The Chemin de Saint Jacques Read more
- Also available from:
- Bol.com, Netherlands
- Bol.com, Belgium
- De Zwerver, Netherlands

Netherlands
2018
- The Way of St James - Le Puy to the Pyrenees
- This comprehensive guidebook describes the Way of St James (Camino de Santiago) pilgrim route through France. Also known as the Chemin de St Jacques or GR65, the 730km (454 mile) route runs from Le Puy-en-Velay in central France to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in the Pyrenees. People have been walking it as a pilgrimage route for over 1000 years,... Read more

Belgium
2018
- The Way of St James - Le Puy to the Pyrenees
- This comprehensive guidebook describes the Way of St James (Camino de Santiago) pilgrim route through France. Also known as the Chemin de St Jacques or GR65, the 730km (454 mile) route runs from Le Puy-en-Velay in central France to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in the Pyrenees. People have been walking it as a pilgrimage route for over 1000 years,... Read more

Netherlands
2018
- Wandelgids The Way of St. James France GR65 | Cicerone
- Guidebook to the Way of St James pilgrim route, describing the 730km French section of the Camino de Santiago route from Le Puy-en-Valey in central France to Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port in the Pyrenees, including pilgrimage history, points of interest, links to other routes and accommodation. Suitable for all abilities but basic fitness is required. Read more
Maps

Netherlands
- Wandelatlas - Pelgrimsroute (kaart) 161 Chemins de Compostelle GR65 | Michelin
- Véritable petit atlas détaillant chaque étape avec indications précises concernant les villes de départ et d'arrivée ainsi que pour les localités traversées (auberges, refuges, restaurants, pharmacies, gare, épiceries, Km parcourus, Km restants....).Ce petit atlas suit le chemin du... Read more