Black wood, white wood in Quercy

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This hike combines two shortPR® trails published by the Quercy-Rouergue Community of Communes, linked by a road and aGRP® trail. Through oak woods, fields and meadows, the route offers typical examples of Quercy rural architecture: bolet houses, dovecotes, wash houses and old farms.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 19.35 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 6h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Difficult
  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 324 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 326 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 424 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 268 m
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Description of the walk

Parking near the church.

(S/E) Join the main road and turn left onto Route de Limogne (D97); pass the village hall and the stud farm.

Yellow markings:PR®

(1) Turn left and pass through the hamlet of Caillol. Leave the D97 and take a small road towards Masgaline.

(2) At the crossroads, take a path parallel to the road on the left.

(3) At the four-way junction, turn left at the Paris farm. Then cross the hamlet of Pers and continue along the path parallel to the Laborde stream towards the south.

(4) When you reach an old farm in the hamlet of Igue, turn completely left and continue to a small road, which you should follow to the next crossroads.

(5) Turn right. The small road turns left towards the Bosc Blanc stream valley.

(6) Before reaching the bottom of the valley, in the left-hand bend after Lardide, take a small path on the right that follows the road (D97) below.

(7) In the bend, continue on the D97.

Temporary end of the yellow markings (PR®)

(8) After passing a bridge and a wash house, turn left onto aGRP® trail, marked in red and yellow, and reach the start of a path that descends to the left.

Not marked

(9) Leave theGRP® and follow this wide path down to the Ruisseau d'Escaude stream and cross it. At the Boudourisse farm, turn left and ignore the farm and La Vaysse on your left.

Yellow markings

(10) At the crossroads, continue straight ahead, cross Salesses and join a cross path.

(11) Turn left towards Bénac.

(12) A few metres before Bénac, follow the road to the right towards Les Granges. Continue to the right at the next crossroads and at the three-way junction, turn left and continue for a few metres.

(13) Just after the house, follow a path on the left that continues into the oak woods. Cross a small road and continue to a crossroads.

(14) Turn left and go straight ahead at the four-way junction.

(15) A few metres after the hamlet of Toural, turn right onto a path that leads to the hamlet of L'Oulet, continue along the path and turn right at the next crossroads. You will reach the Chapel of Notre-Dame de Lugan, then continue to the left and arrive at the house in the hamlet of Lugan.

(16) Continue along the road opposite and turn left at the first road towards Laurens. At the houses, turn right onto the path.

(17) At the four-way crossroads with a cross, turn right towards the village in sight and head for the church (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 422 m - Église Saint-Laurent (Puylagarde)
  2. 1 : km 0.45 - alt. 414 m - Fork
  3. 2 : km 1.26 - alt. 404 m - Masgaline
  4. 3 : km 2.26 - alt. 388 m - Paris
  5. 4 : km 4.31 - alt. 339 m - Karstic cave
  6. 5 : km 5.58 - alt. 384 m - Les Peyrades
  7. 6 : km 6.3 - alt. 351 m - Trail start
  8. 7 : km 6.81 - alt. 305 m - Small road
  9. 8 : km 7.63 - alt. 272 m - Trail start - GRP junction
  10. 9 : km 8.93 - alt. 342 m - Intersection - Abandoned GRP
  11. 10 : km 11.4 - alt. 418 m - Crossing the D33
  12. 11 : km 12.48 - alt. 377 m - T-junction
  13. 12 : km 12.79 - alt. 373 m - Entrance to Bénac
  14. 13 : km 13.23 - alt. 375 m - Les Granges
  15. 14 : km 15.16 - alt. 390 m - T-junction
  16. 15 : km 16.83 - alt. 372 m - Toural - Trailhead
  17. 16 : km 17.94 - alt. 385 m - Luga - Via the road opposite
  18. 17 : km 18.88 - alt. 399 m - Crossroads - Cross
  19. S/E : km 19.35 - alt. 423 m - Église Saint-Laurent (Puylagarde)

Notes

No water points along the route.

Worth a visit

Worth seeing: the Chapel of Notre-Dame de Lugan.

Always be cautious and plan ahead when you're outdoors. Visorando and the author of this route cannot be held responsible for any accidents occurring on this route.

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

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Reviews and comments

4.5 / 5
Based on 6 reviews
Reliability of the description
4.7 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.3 / 5
Route interest
4.5 / 5
Pierremi
Pierremi

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 28, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Very beautiful route. The course is very varied. Lots of shaded sections. No difficulty despite the relative length.

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Casty
Casty

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 06, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

To be repeated in autumn
A very beautiful hike, even on the short stretch of road

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randovolant
randovolant

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Mar 07, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★☆☆ Average
Very busy route : No

Hike without major difficulties, well marked
Worth doing once

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jab31
jab31

Hello

To connect municipal PRs, you need to work on the IGN map, looking for black connecting paths or small roads.
This can be difficult when planning a long linear hike!

Or search on websites such as Visorando, Sity Trail, and Open Runner.
Good luck!

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047
047

Hello,
I haven't hiked there! I was looking for a PR junction model for roaming. We are "chemins en Quercy" (website) working on a long-term project because the ADT 46 and 82 don't want to take us on!!! ( = too much work and "it's not a circular PR or a GR. We already have the GR65 to take care of"!! ).
On our north-south axis, we encounter 18 PRs from village to village. There are many circular loops to choose from, depending on hikers' physical fitness and cultural or gastronomic interests!

The last "office" considered joining Visorando, which is nicer! But how?

Thank you for your help.

Pierre Baffalie
Secretary and responsible for red and blue markings
email: pierre.baffalie@orange.fr

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jab31
jab31

Hello, and thank you for this information. I will modify the route accordingly!

Have a nice day

jab31

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Le jacquet
Le jacquet

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 08, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

P.B.
The section of the route between Lugan and Laurens is no longer accessible, as it no longer exists (it has become private property).
You must walk along the road to reach Laurens and continue along the route.

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jab31
jab31

Good evening,

At point 9, you cross the stream and climb a wide path heading north-east to reach the Bardanisse farm, then La Vaysse.

I don't understand how you could have reached La Naute: you must have gone north from point 7!

But you caught up with the route further on!

The important thing is that you enjoyed the hike!

Have a good evening, best regards,

Jab 31

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artifice
artifice

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 02, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

At point 9, there was a problem: after crossing the stream, we came across a fence on the right that runs alongside the stream, then another perpendicular fence that goes north. We found ourselves in Naute. From there, we connected to Puylagarde and resumed the path to Salesses. With the magnificent scenery, we had a beautiful trip.

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Pyrene82
Pyrene82

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 23, 2022
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A pleasant and easy route to follow, discovering small rural heritage sites, views from the high plateaus, gentle slopes and a region that is well worth exploring for those who are unfamiliar with it... Avoid this route in hot weather, as some of the tarmac sections can be unbearable...

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