Boucle des cabanes à Sergeac

From Montignac, follow the CD65 for 10 km, along the left bank of the Vézère, to the village of Sergeac. Continue to the Route des Fleurs picnic area and its sign.

(S/E) Turn left towards the cemetery, then right just before it, following the cemetery wall to Chemin du Séchoir.

(1) Take the track on the left, then turn right to cross the valley to La Guinotte. Continue to a sharp right-hand bend leading to the farm of the same name.

(2) Leave the rural path for the marked trail, on natural ground, which climbs the hill. Arrive at the path on the ridge.

(3) Descend on the right. The path widens between the walls. At the bottom of the descent, rejoin the tarmac road and continue to the hamlet of Castel Merle.

(4) Before the buildings, leave the road and take the marked path on the left. At the various junctions, always stay on the path on the right. Cross the rocky valley and its small stream. The path continues to the left through the undergrowth to the next buildings. Reach the ridge in front of the hamlet of Chaillac.

(5) Turn right and walk a few hundred metres along the tarmac road (with a fountain and wash house on your right). Pass Chaillac and continue to the crossroads, then turn onto the Route des Chênes Verts.

(6) First turn right then left, crossing the Route de la Vézère. Continue straight ahead towards Montignac until you reach the junction with the Route de Lestrade.

(7) Turn left onto the castiné path on the Estrade plateau (an old Roman road). First turn left then right at Impasse de la Font du Pré to join the local road, Route des Coteaux. Continue on the right towards the hamlet of Les Berboules until you reach the EDF transformer.

(8) Descend to the left, following the power line along a natural path. Halfway down, a panoramic view opens up over the valley with Belcayre Castle on the river, the Côte de Jor opposite, the village of Saint-Léon at the bottom of the valley and Sergeac. Return to the Route de la Vézère (D65).

(9) Cross it and follow the road downhill for about 50 metres, then take the path on the left under the trees to return to the village. Then return along the same path you came on.

(1) Take the path on the right to reach the (S/E).

(1) Village of Sergeac
(4) Along the way, you will see numerous dry stone huts, some collapsed, others still well preserved, such as "les cabanes des boucs" on the right-hand side of the path (on private land).
(4) Castel-Merle
(8) Halfway along the route, a panoramic view opens up over the valley with Belcayre Castle on the river, the Jor coast opposite you, the village of Saint-Léon at the bottom of the valley and Sergeac at your feet.
Côte de Jor viewpoint