Biodiversity walk: Short circular loop around Coly

During your walk, you’ll pass close to one of the “most beautiful villages in France”: Saint-Amand-de-Coly.

Details

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 3.01 mi
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Easy

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 282 ft
  • ↘
    Descent: - 282 ft

  • ▲
    Highest point: 640 ft
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 367 ft

Description of the walk

Park in the town hall car park near Coly Church

(S/E) Leave the car park by turning right onto Route du Gatinou, towards the church. Follow the sign for “Circular Route on the Causse de Coly”. Walk past the church, then turn left onto Rue de la Brasserie. Ignore the first junction and continue until you reach the second one on Chemin du Claud Pouchoux.

(1) Continue straight on until you reach the hamlet of Gourson and the Route des Grandes Vignes.

(2) Follow this road to the right, and at the hamlet of the same name, carry on straight ahead along the path until you reach the junction.

(3) Stay on the path on the right until you join theGR®461.

(4) Turn right onto theGR® and follow it until you reach the road, keeping to the right at every junction. Turn right until you reach the hamlet of Biat and return to the junction you passed on the way there.

(1) Turn left and head for the town hall car park (S/E) by following the route in reverse to the one taken on the way out.

Waypoints

  1. S/E : mi 0 - alt. 371 ft - Coly Town Hall car park - Coly (cours d'eau) - affluent de la Vézère
  2. 1 : mi 0.15 - alt. 381 ft - Crossroads at the end of the circular loop
  3. 2 : mi 0.8 - alt. 404 ft - Route des Grandes Vignes
  4. 3 : mi 1.14 - alt. 394 ft - Junction, path on the right
  5. 4 : mi 1.68 - alt. 630 ft - GR 461
  6. S/E : mi 3.01 - alt. 371 ft - Coly Town Hall car park

Worth a visit

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The GR® and PR® markings are the intellectual property of the Fédération Française de Randonnée Pédestre.

Reviews and comments

4.8 / 5
Based on 2 reviews

Reliability of the description
5 / 5
Ease of following the route
5 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
Alain_42
Alain_42

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 15, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk, not very long

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Baloo19
Baloo19

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 03, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

This short circular route around Coly is lovely, easy and a great way to explore the village’s surroundings at a leisurely pace
What’s more, it’s very well signposted

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