Saint-Avit-de-Soulège circular

You will walk alongside the Soulège, a small 13km stream, and discover the village church, rebuilt in 1866. You can also visit the Moulin de Moustelat, built in 1724 and still in operation.
Also worth seeing is the elm tree planted in 1848, symbolising the freedom won after the Revolution, which is in perfect health. It still resists the disease that has struck other trees of its species.

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 5.51 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 1h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Moderate

  • ⚐
    Back to start: Yes
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 75 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 76 m

  • ▲
    Highest point: 98 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 11 m

Description of the walk

The walk starts at the town hall square in Saint-Avit-de-Soulège at a place called "J'y vois clair".

(S/E) Continue straight ahead between the vineyards for 280 metres.

(1) At a place called Rauly, at the marker, continue straight ahead for 175 metres. You will arrive at the tree of liberty, which was planted in 1848 on Place du 8 Mai. At the marker, continue straight ahead, reach a place called Gros œil and continue straight ahead. Then follow a descent from where you can enjoy a superb panorama.

(2) Turn left and continue straight ahead into the Soulège valley on a tarmac road. You are now in the woods. After 100 metres, continue straight ahead and take a dirt track alongside a house.
Turn left at the signpost, following the Soulège stream. You are now between woods and vineyards. Turn right at the signpost, continuing to follow the stream, and pass in front of a tomb.

(3) Turn right at the signpost between the tomb and the Soulège stream, then continue straight ahead along the Soulège and the vineyards on the other side.
At the signpost, turn right into the undergrowth: admire "La Soulège". After 150 metres, return to the original dirt track. Enter the Moulin de Moustelat estate. Turn right, continuing to follow the Soulège.
At the marker, continue straight ahead into the undergrowth. Then, 150 metres further on, cross a small bridge over the stream to reach the 18th-century Moustelat watermill on the other side, in the commune of Pessac-sur-Dordogne. Continue straight ahead, still following the same stream.

(4) At the signpost, continue straight ahead. Then do the same at the second signpost, staying on the path to your left as you climb. Next, return to a path that passes through the woods and continue straight ahead. After about 400 metres, you will come to a crossroads where you go straight ahead. Then follow an uphill path. After this climb, at a place called Pierrousselle and at the signpost, continue straight ahead. You are now on the border between the communes of Saint-Avit-de-Soulège and Saint-Quentin-de-Caplong in the vineyards. After 100 metres, rejoin a tarmac road and continue straight ahead.
At the signpost, continue straight ahead on a grassy path, leaving the tarmac road.

(5) At the second signpost, turn left and take the tarmac road. Return to Saint-Avit-de-Soulège and leave the commune of Saint-Quentin-de-Caplong. You will arrive at a place called Dignac, where you can enjoy a superb panorama. At the signposts, continue straight ahead and then, after the small cemetery, turn right at a place called Gas.
Turn left at Vircoulon and continue straight ahead on a tarmac road.

(6) At the signpost, turn left at Migouterie. Turn left at the signpost and continue straight ahead. At the signpost, leave the tarmac road and take the grassy path on the right. At the signpost, go straight ahead: you are at J'y vois clair. 110 metres further on, turn right and continue straight ahead to your starting point, the Town Hall car park (S/E).

Waypoints

  1. S/E : km 0 - alt. 86 m - Town hall car park
  2. 1 : km 0.29 - alt. 77 m - At Rauly, continue straight ahead.
  3. 2 : km 1 - alt. 20 m - Turn left at the place called Gibaud.
  4. 3 : km 1.53 - alt. 12 m - Walk along the Soulège river, passing the Moulin Moustelat mill.
  5. 4 : km 2.47 - alt. 20 m - At Pierrousselle, continue straight ahead.
  6. 5 : km 3.53 - alt. 79 m - At Gas, on the left
  7. 6 : km 4.8 - alt. 81 m - At Migouterie, on the left
  8. S/E : km 5.51 - alt. 86 m - Town hall car park

Reviews and comments

4.6 / 5
Based on 10 reviews

Reliability of the description
4.5 / 5
Ease of following the route
4.6 / 5
Route interest
4.7 / 5
mithe.leblanc
mithe.leblanc

Overall rating : 4.3 / 5

Date of your route : Dec 27, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

A very pleasant, bucolic hike. The terrain was very wet but passable with hiking boots.
Highly recommended.

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DenisBo
DenisBo

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : May 14, 2024
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Good application

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Regine24.
Regine24.
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Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Nov 22, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

Beautiful signposts throughout the hike, the path is very well maintained, a great hike that comes highly recommended!!!

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Regine24.
Regine24.

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Oct 14, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : No

The Dordogne is magnificent. Easy because there are no hills. Perfect directions.

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delangeb
delangeb

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 03, 2021
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good
Very busy route : Yes

The end of the route is not very precise, but the signposting is adequate. However, we did not see the mill.
The sections through the undergrowth and along the river are very pleasant.

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natureln
natureln

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Jan 26, 2020
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Thank you for the well-described and easy-to-follow hike (the map is perfect). La Soulège is very relaxing and beautiful with its meandering paths. The passage through the woods allows you to get some fresh air and gain a little height. The daffodils are starting to bloom on this 26th of January 2020!

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Alice P
Alice P

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : Jun 09, 2019
Reliability of the description : ★★★★☆ Good
Ease of following the route : ★★★☆☆ Average
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

After passing the place called Vircoulon, it was very difficult to follow the directions and the route on the map was not accurate.
We got a little lost before finding the path again thanks to a marker!

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isèrevercors
isèrevercors

Overall rating : 5 / 5

Date of your route : Aug 13, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★★ Very good

Hello, a very pleasant hike, with a surprising 12th-13th century church in the countryside. And fishing enthusiasts can enjoy trout fishing while hiking... Also nearby in St Avit is an alpaca farm...
and the mill where the owner can offer you a taste of his wine...
Be careful before arriving in St Avit, there is a 15% incline just after a bend...

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pvanghelle
pvanghelle

Overall rating : 3.7 / 5

Date of your route : May 16, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★☆☆ Average
Ease of following the route : ★★★★☆ Good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

The description does not always match or is out of sync with the map.
A lot of hesitation

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VB01
VB01

Overall rating : 4.7 / 5

Date of your route : Feb 26, 2018
Reliability of the description : ★★★★★ Very good
Ease of following the route : ★★★★★ Very good
Route interest : ★★★★☆ Good

Without extending the route too much, we could have visited the memorial commemorating the "balloon" from the 1870 war that came from Paris and landed in St Avit de Soulège.
We did this hike on 21 February and the banks of the Soulège were covered with daffodils!

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belle randonnée
belle randonnée
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I am waiting for autumn to resume my hikes and will be sure to give my opinion at that time.
Best regards.

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