Gîte des Capucins
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High plateau in autumn, russet beech trees and golden meadows
Illustrative photo
The granite church of Chanaleilles with its comb bell-gable
Chanaleilles church
Wood-panelled room with a white-linen bed
Illustrative photo
Burgundy and cream balls of wool
Illustrative photo
Granite interior and timber roof of the Le Fraisse bread oven
Le Fraisse bread oven, Chanaleilles

A GR65 stage between Saugues and Le Sauvage

Set down your pack in the heart of the Margeride.

Five rooms, a shared dinner every evening and a stamp for your credential, in the hamlet of Le Pin, Chanaleilles.

Illustrative photo

The granite church of Chanaleilles with its comb bell-gable
Chanaleilles church

15:30 — The threshold

In the hamlet of Le Pin, less than a kilometre from the GR65

About sixty kilometres from Le Puy, in the municipality of Chanaleilles, a five-room guest house for pilgrims and walkers on the GR65, with a reception room, a small lounge, a library and board games.

1,130 m
above sea level, in the Margeride
km 59
from Le Puy-en-Velay
< 1 km
from the GR65, the Le Puy route

16:00

Rest

Wood-panelled room with a white-linen bed
Illustrative photo

The rooms

Four single rooms and one room with a double bed. Sheets and towels provided if needed at no extra charge; travel cot for babies on request.

Burgundy and cream balls of wool
Illustrative photo

Living spaces

A reception room and a small lounge, with a library and board games. One bathroom on each floor and three toilets. Outside, sun loungers to rest after the day's walk.

Granite interior and timber roof of the Le Fraisse bread oven
Le Fraisse bread oven, Chanaleilles

Prices

Prices on request: we will give you the exact price in our reply.

See the accommodation

Country loaves on a red gingham tablecloth
Illustrative photo

19:00 — The shared table

Local food, served at 7 pm

Local cooking: soup, country bread, green lentils from Le Puy, cheeses.

Green lentils in a wooden bowl
Green lentils from Le Puy · illustrative photo

21:30 — Night

Silence over the Margeride.

Morning mist over a Massif Central plateau
Illustrative photo

07:00 — Dawn

  • Breakfast from 7 am.
  • Bags ready at 8 am for luggage transfer.
  • Credential stamp at reception.

08:00

Back on the trail

Next stages

  • Le Sauvage≈ 6 km
  • Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole≈ 20 km
  • Aumont-Aubrac≈ 35 km
The Dômerie du Sauvage, a granite farm among meadows
The Dômerie du Sauvage, about 6 km away.
  1. Le Puy-en-Velaykm 0 · 633 m
  2. Saint-Privat-d'Allierkm 24 · 890 m
  3. Saugueskm 44 · 960 m
  4. Chanaleilles — Gîte des Capucinskm 59 · 1,150 m
  5. Le Sauvagekm 64 · 1,292 m
  6. Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnolekm 77 · 953 m
  7. Aumont-Aubrackm 92 · 1,050 m
Simplified profile of the Via Podiensis, from Le Puy-en-Velay to Aumont-Aubrac (kilometres from Le Puy · altitude).
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