Limeuil Circular

Limeuil is one of the most beautiful villages in France, awarded this status in 1990, and bears witness to an exceptional past. Steep narrow streets, medieval houses, craft workshops... A medieval village full of character, Limeuil ranks among the jewels of the Périgord, situated at the junction of two rivers: the Vézère and the Dordogne.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 12.88 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 4h 10 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 162 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 157 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 206 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 48 m

Description of the walk

From Le Bugue, take the D703 towards Pézuls, and after two kilometres, immediately after the first stream, turn left onto the D31. Drive to Limeuil and park at Place du Port.

(S/E) From the square, cross the Route de la Dordogne to continue along the street opposite and pass under the medieval gate. Continue to Rue du Port.

(1) Turn right onto this street and continue towards the upper part of the village. Keep to the right until you reach Place des Fossés.

(2) Keep going straight on, then take the first left at the junction (Rue de la Porte de Marquisat). Walk past Sainte-Catherine Church and continue to the medieval gate on the Route des Crêtes.

(3) Follow the tarmac road, leave the village and reach the first path on the left

(4) Turn left onto this path, following the PR® (yellow) and GR® (white and red) markings. Keep going straight on until you reach the next road.

(5) Turn left onto the tarmac road and continue straight on until the next hairpin bend on the right.

(6) Turn right at Bois d'Amour and follow the path through the woods. Continue straight on at the first fork to reach a second one.

(7) Take the path on the right and follow it to the tarmac road.

(8) Continue straight on twice and pass a water reservoir. Then head straight on along a shortcut to rejoin the road on the left and arrive at Queyrelevat, at the Route de Carlux.

(9) Turn right onto the small tarmac road until you reach the junction, after Carlux, with the Chemin de la Porte.

(10) Cross the road and continue left along the path to descend into the valley and pass in front of Queynat Castle.

(11) Turn left onto the path and walk past the La Tour estate

(12) Cross the main road and continue straight on along the path; at the end of it, turn left then right to reach the river.

(13) Turn right and follow the Vézère for 2 km, then return to Place du Port, keeping to the left at every junction (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 49 m - Place du Port - Dordogne (fleuve)
  2. 1 : km 0.11 - alt. 57 m - Rue du Port
  3. 2 : km 0.39 - alt. 90 m - Place des Fossés
  4. 3 : km 0.62 - alt. 112 m - Medieval gate - Route des Crêtes
  5. 4 : km 1.53 - alt. 122 m - Path on the left
  6. 5 : km 3.33 - alt. 143 m - Route du Château d'Eau
  7. 6 : km 4.06 - alt. 169 m - Hairpin bend
  8. 7 : km 4.88 - alt. 195 m - Path on the right
  9. 8 : km 5.79 - alt. 186 m - Water tower road
  10. 9 : km 6.96 - alt. 165 m - Route de Carlux
  11. 10 : km 7.31 - alt. 163 m - Chemin de la Porte
  12. 11 : km 8.2 - alt. 105 m - Domaine de La Tour
  13. 12 : km 8.71 - alt. 68 m - D31
  14. 13 : km 9.86 - alt. 52 m - Vézère (rivière)
  15. S/E : km 12.88 - alt. 49 m - Place du Port - Dordogne (fleuve)

Notes

Public toilets next to the Tourist Office.

Water point in front of the Place du Port.

Worth a visit

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.

Reviews and comments

4.3 / 5
Based on 6 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.4 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.5 / 5
Route interest
4 / 5
User 13722180

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 04, 2025
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A lovely walk, especially the first two-thirds, the very pleasant village of Limeuil and the forest paths with some beautiful views.
The last part is disappointing, especially the section along a busy road with no pavement, which is quite dangerous. Following the Vezere is not very interesting; you can't see the river and you walk on a white path with little shade in summer.

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huito
huito

Overall rating : 4.5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 07, 2024
Reliability of the description : Not used / Not applicable
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : No

A shaded route through woodland or along quiet country lanes.
I do the walks using my app and don’t pay much attention to the details, but at point 10 you need to follow the yellow markings to avoid private property.

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Dorothee33740
Dorothee33740
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At first everything went smoothly, but as soon as we started talking about the ‘wood of love’ that we’d never found, we lost our way and missed the sign for Limeuil, so instead of 14 km we ended up doing 25 km

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epiluc91
epiluc91

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 02, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A lovely, easy, varied and pleasant walk. As previously mentioned, after 10, the Chemin de la Porte leads onto private property and does not continue. You need to turn right just before the property (an arrow points to ‘chemin rural’) and follow a more or less marked track; you’ll rejoin the path a little further on at the entrance to a wood. Limeuil is a very pretty village with some interesting craftspeople.

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Chantal&Olivier
Chantal&Olivier

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Sep 29, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pretty village; very pleasant up to point 11, after which it’s just average

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crymatour
crymatour

Overall rating : 2.7 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 11, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★☆☆☆ Disappointing
Very busy route : No

Too much tarmac. The path indicated at point 10 (Chemin de la Porte?) ends at the entrance to a private property.

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isèrevercors
isèrevercors

Overall rating : 4 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 31, 2023
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good
Very busy route : Yes

After visiting the village of Limeuil, a lovely walk through beautiful countryside

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