West of Puisseguin

A very gently undulating route through vineyards, past castles and through woodland.

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    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.62 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 144 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 144 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 318 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 148 ft
  • ⚐ Country: France
  • ⚐ City: Puisseguin (33570)
  • ⚑
    Start/End: N 44.923382° / W 0.072925°
  • ❏
    IGN map(s): Ref. 1636E
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Description of the walk

(S/E) From the Place de l’Église, take Avenue Beauséjour and take the first left onto Rue Dr Leroux towards Château Beau Séjour, passing in front of it. Turn left, then right at the first path and continue straight on until you reach the road.

(1) Turn right for 20 metres, then left for 50 metres, then turn right onto Route des Anciens Combattants. Walk past the cemetery and continue along the path. Before the last plot, in front of a house, turn left to join the D17.

(2) Follow it for a few metres to the left, then turn right through the vineyards. At the end of the first plot, turn left, passing Lamanieu. Head diagonally right towards the woods, then follow the vineyard until you reach the road at the hamlet of Listrac.

(3) Turn right until you reach the first bend; leave the road and take the path on the left. Continue straight on until you reach the road, which you follow for about 50 metres. At the bend, continue straight on along the path through the vineyards, skirt the woodland, go round it and join a dirt track. 150 metres further on, turn left onto the path leading towards a copse.

(4) Once you reach Léonard, head slightly to the right (south) along the road until you reach the Route de Montagne. Cross over, walking 20 metres to the left, then turn right to walk alongside the greenhouses opposite you (orchid nursery). Pass the hamlet of Mouchet.

(5) Continue downhill to the bend, then turn left onto the road, which becomes a track. Cross the small bridge over the Barbannotte, then, after a copse, cross the vineyard to the south, go round the small copse to the right and then to the left to stay on course.

(6) Turn left, staying on the track towards the woods, and follow it until you reach the road leading towards Le Chais.

(7) At the T-junction, veer left towards La Baisse and, at the fork, keep right, taking the track to join a road.

(8) Turn right onto the road and, 50 metres further on, turn left onto the unpaved track. Follow the edge of the woodland, take a wide right-hand bend, then a 90° left-hand bend.

(9) Head back up towards Guillotin. In the hamlet, turn right, cross the Route de Saint-Émilion (D130) via a short left-right bend and return to the junction of the circular route you took at the start.

(1) Follow the path in the opposite direction, to the right, to return to the car park, going round Château Beau Séjour (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 289 ft - Church car park
  2. 1 : mi 0.63 - alt. 295 ft - Junction D17
  3. 2 : mi 1.04 - alt. 318 ft - Turn left onto the D17
  4. 3 : mi 1.65 - alt. 233 ft - Turn right at Listrac
  5. 4 : mi 2.59 - alt. 253 ft - Léonard
  6. 5 : mi 3.12 - alt. 213 ft - Turn left at Mouchet
  7. 6 : mi 3.53 - alt. 154 ft - Turn left towards a wood
  8. 7 : mi 3.86 - alt. 210 ft - Turn left towards La Baisse
  9. 8 : mi 4.2 - alt. 217 ft - Keep to the right at the road
  10. 9 : mi 4.68 - alt. 240 ft - Turn left towards Guillotin
  11. S/E : mi 5.62 - alt. 292 ft - Church car park

Notes

Important: this route takes you off the beaten track; all the landmarks mentioned in the description (local place names, castle names, as well as high-voltage power lines, bridges, etc.) are shown on the corresponding IGN 1:25,000 map but are not always included on the scaled-down map.
It is strongly recommended that you either obtain the aforementioned map or use the app on a smartphone, which will also allow you to be geolocated at all times, enabling you to track your progress accurately.
The route may cross or follow other signposted routes. It is tempting to follow the signposts! Unless otherwise specified, do not stray from the route.
Using walking poles can be very useful and reassuring; as well as providing stability, they help distribute the strain more evenly.

Reviews and comments

3.9 / 5
Based on 3 reviews

Reliability of the description
3.3 / 5
Ease of following the route
3.7 / 5
Route interest
4.7 / 5
delangeb
delangeb

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 11, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant walk – fairly easy and varied.
We’re going to do it again in the opposite direction, to enjoy the view from the other side.

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Great . Thank you all, and Happy New Year 2018.

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Bruno33500
Bruno33500

Thank you for these valuable details; the maps may change over time or become more accurate...
I’ve taken this on board and made the necessary corrections.
See you soon on more walks…
Bruno 33500

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Thank you, saintcaprais, for these suggestions, which will certainly be very useful to the author.

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saintcaprais
saintcaprais

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 25, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

A lovely route. However, the description could be improved in the following three respects:

1. Starting from the church square, the names of the streets to take should be specified: Avenue de Beau Séjour and the first left, Rue du Docteur Pierre Leroux.

2. In paragraph 2, the GPS route takes us along a vineyard row rather than a vineyard path, before passing in front of Lamanieu.

3. Point 9: it’s not possible to reach the road by turning right, as the area is completely fenced off. There’s no alternative but to go via Guillotin – which, incidentally, is a lovely hamlet.

Kind regards.

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Bruno33500
Bruno33500

"The author of this walk mapped it out on a map rather than walking it in the real world!!!"
I cannot let such a false claim go unanswered; I have been walking these routes in the actual terrain for the 12 years I have lived in this region, at a rate of around fifty a year.
As for the châteaux, yes, they are wine-producing estates, which is hardly surprising in this area...
I’d prefer to end this exchange here.
Bruno 33500

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marou33
marou33

It certainly deserves it, especially as you very quickly get the impression that the person who planned this walk did so on a map rather than on the ground!!! You mention castles in the description, but they’re wine-growing estates, so there’s nothing tangible to go by – though I didn’t say the walk wasn’t interesting! Luc

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gazok54
gazok54 ★

Thank you, marou33
You shouldn’t try to follow a signposted route, especially if the author of the walk doesn’t mention it. In the practical information section of the fact sheet, the author draws walkers’ attention to the specific features of this route.
Also, I don’t think this walk deserves a ‘Disappointing’ rating for the description.

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marou33
marou33

Overall rating : 3 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 23, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

The signage on the route is a right mess: broken posts, the barrier tape isn’t always the same colour, orange markings on the ground – in short, not great.

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