Straight after Conques the road heads uphill, and not gently. You climb around 360 metres in one go. It’s a wake-up call without the coffee. It gets easier at the top, but the day is far from over.
After that, one ridge follows another, constantly up and down. You descend more than you climb in the end, and you’ll feel that mostly in your knees. Allow almost 8 hours, not counting breaks. Livinhac-le-Haut lies on the Lot and welcomes you as a quiet village. Take the first climb at your own pace. The rest will follow naturally.