Revel welcomes you with a large square and a wooden market hall that looks as if it has stood there for centuries. You put your rucksack down and only then realise how little this day has asked of you.
The 17 kilometres from Dourgne are easy going. The route passes through rolling countryside, along woodland and open fields, with hardly any climbing or descending. At just over 4 hours of walking, there’s no need to rush anywhere. This is a day to simply walk, at your own pace, with time for a long coffee stop. For the last stretch you walk into Revel. You come out on the square, find a spot on a terrace under the arcades and watch the town go about its day around you.