Around Saint-Sulpice-de-Faleyrens

An easy route, completely flat on small, quiet roads through vineyards and along the banks of the Dordogne. The verges and vineyards mean you don't always have to walk on tarmac.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 9.69 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 2h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 4 m
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    Descent: - 4 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 8 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 m

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Description of the walk

Hiker car park: Rue de la Cité, arriving from Libourne, on the right just after the cemetery.

(S/E) Set off by turning right onto the D19, then right again onto Rue de la Dordogne.

(1) At the crossroads, turn right, then left at the first Y-junction. Follow the road and ignore the two roads on the right.

(2) At the Y-junction, keep right, follow the road to the end and continue along the path.

(3) At the foot of a tree, turn left to rejoin the road and turn right. Pass in front of the hamlet of La Longa and continue along the vineyards. Leave Le Meynot on your left and you will come to a Y-junction.

(4) Turn left and walk straight ahead to the Dordogne, where you will see the poplar trees.

(5) At Lacayot, turn right, walk along the riverbank and pass the first hamlet, Terre de Grand, then the next one, Le Sourd.

(6) When you reach Bernachot opposite the port of Moulon, turn right.

(7) At the next crossroads, follow the road to the left until you reach a property on your left with a pond and beautiful trees.

(8) After a right-hand bend, turn left and then 50 metres further on, turn right to enter the car park opposite the housing estate, which you should be able to see (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 7 m - Parking Rue de la Cité
  2. 1 : km 0.72 - alt. 7 m - On the right Rue de la Dordogne
  3. 2 : km 1.97 - alt. 5 m - At the Y-junction, turn left.
  4. 3 : km 2.5 - alt. 4 m - On the left, at a tree
  5. 4 : km 3.3 - alt. 4 m - Turn left at the Y-junction.
  6. 5 : km 4.72 - alt. 6 m - Lacayot
  7. 6 : km 6.44 - alt. 5 m - Right at Bernachot
  8. 7 : km 7.3 - alt. 4 m - Turn left at the crossroads.
  9. 8 : km 8.36 - alt. 4 m - Right turn
  10. S/E : km 9.69 - alt. 7 m - Parking Rue de la Cité

Notes

N.B. All the landmarks mentioned in the description (places, castles, power lines, bridges, etc.) are shown on the corresponding 1:25,000 IGN map but are not always shown on the reduced map. We strongly recommend that you either purchase the map or use the app on a smartphone, which will also allow you to be geolocated at all times so you can track your movements accurately.

The route may cross or follow other marked trails. It is tempting to follow the markings... Unless otherwise specified, do not stray from the route.

The use of walking sticks can be very useful and reassuring: in addition to providing stability, they improve the distribution of effort.

Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 10 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.8 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.9 / 5
Route interest
3.9 / 5
Gegegadjo
Gegegadjo

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 19, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Route as described.
Three-quarters tarmac and one-quarter dirt track, all on quiet roads.
As suggested by previous comments, it is better to continue at point 6 along the Dordogne.

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bx86
bx86

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 11, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Hello
Walk taken today, 11 November 2024. Already taken on 11 February 2020. Nothing to report except that this time we walked clockwise, extending the route from Bernachot to Belle Rive along the dyke.
More donkeys, storks and flocks of cranes flying south.
The church is listed as a historic monument... (certainly not for the bell tower! but for the apse...) but there are no small explanatory signs like you see in some villages.

Thank you for this trail.
Kind regards.

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VeroD
VeroD

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 19, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

The start of the walk, leaving the village, seemed a little long to me. There was a lot of tarmac on this short walk, which I would suggest doing by bike instead. I was walking with a young dog and, apart from two unpaved sections, we had to walk along small, little-used roads, but still... so we kept him on the leash. The ditches are quite wide (for rainwater drainage) and often grassy, so it's difficult to walk on the vineyard side as there are few paths. Walking along the Dordogne is still a pleasant experience.

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Gérard 33
Gérard 33

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 10, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Very easy and pleasant route, enjoyable and well shaded in places, beautiful walk along the Dordogne with views of the Château de Montlau on the Moulon side.

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nini750
nini750

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 04, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very enjoyable hike. Easy, suitable for families with children who can keep up (2 hours).
Very pleasant location, quiet in the morning, very friendly encounters. We had a great time
Very little driving involved too. A moment of calm.

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CHANTECLER
CHANTECLER

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 10, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

Pleasant route

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vivoune
vivoune

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Apr 08, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

No difficulty for this hike. Small roads and pleasant routes along the Dordogne.
We extended the route by continuing along the Dordogne to Bernachot and coming out at Belle Rive.

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bx86
bx86

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 11, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

No problem at all.
We chose this route because there are lots of small roads, allowing us to avoid the paths and vineyards after the rains in December and January.
Storks (and their nests), goats, sheep and draft horses can be seen.
You can "extend" the route a little by continuing after Bernachot along the Dordogne to Château Belle Rive and returning to the route (anti-clockwise). Clockwise, turn right towards Belle Rive (yellow/green marker) and follow the Dordogne to Château Lacayot.

Hervé

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macouillard
macouillard

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 27, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

The hike is very pleasant, with very few cars despite a section on small tarmac roads.

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Tortue 33
Tortue 33

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 26, 2017
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Good, easy hike. Flat route, a bit too much road, but very quiet. Beautiful view of the Dordogne River and stork nests? Perfect GPX track.
tortue 33

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